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Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews May 3, 2021 2:36 PM A 26 year old man from Hankinson, ND, faces a handful of charges after a Saturday night (May 1, 2021) pursuit in Hughes, Stanley and Haakon counties. Hughes County Sheriff Darin Johnson says approximately 9pm, a County Deputy attempted to stop a 2008 Ford Fusion that was speeding excessively on Highway 14 just east of Pierre. The car did not stop and a pursuit ensued. The chase went through Pierre and across the Missouri River Bridge into Fort Pierr...

PUBLISHED 9:15 PM ET Apr. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:15 PM EDT Apr. 16, 2021 SHARE Bill Newcomb lives on an acre of land in Columbia County that’s been in his family since his childhood in the 1940s. “I always say, when I was a kid, I used to run around here, but now I limp,” Newcomb joked. “I lived in other areas. I was in the service, but it’s nice to come back. This is home, this is where I grew up.” The property in the Town of Co...

Planned solar farm in Columbia County drops battery plan Hecates proposed Sheperds Run plant has gotten smaller FacebookTwitterEmail A proposed solar farm in Columbia County is dropping plans for a battery storage unit.Times Union file photo COPAKE — The developer proposing a 60 megawatt solar farm in Columbia County has downsized its plans, saying that in response to public input, they are eliminating the battery storage component of the project. The news cam about a month after Hecate Energ...

PREP ROUNDUP: Cougars win Alexandria Holiday Invite Staff Report ALEXANDRIA — The Greenfield-Central boys basketball team won two straight to seize the Alexandria Holiday Invitational championship on Wednesday. The Class 4A Cougars opened the holiday tournament with a 60-53 victory over 2A Sheridan in the morning session before knocking off the host 2A Tigers, 59-37, in the championship game. Greenfield-Central stormed out to a 20-6 lead during the title game and built a 29-20 advantage by ha...

WELCOME HOME: Homebuyer program celebrates latest project For most homebuyers, the move to a new house is marked by the removal of a “for sale” sign and little fanfare. However, for first-time homebuyers Emmalee Mitchell and Daniel Bautista, their move was heralded by a ribbon cutting — the celebration of a home more than a year in the making. The house, located at 925 Eighth St., is the second home built as part of the Lincoln Central Neighborhood Homebuyer Program. Its completion was ce...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Dec 15, 2020 10:53 AM A handful of charges have been filed against the 19 year old suspect in an early morning shooting yesterday (5:45am Dec. 14, 2020) in rural Hughes County. Information from the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office says Juan Manuel Pinela has been charged with Aggravated Assault, Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, Ingestion of a Controlled Substance, Zero Tolerance DUI, Failure to Report an Accident (traffic) and Driving While License Suspended. Sheriff D...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Dec 14, 2020 1:38 PM A 21 year old man was flown to a Sioux Falls Hospital and a 19 year old male is in custody after a shooting about 5:45am today (Dec. 14, 2020) in rural Hughes County. Sheriff Darin Johnson says the suspect shot the male victim in the chest with a handgun at a residence in the northeastern part of the county. A 19 year old female witness called 911. The victim was taken by ambulance to Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, then was air lifted to Si...

A 21-year-old man was shot in the chest early Monday morning at a residence in northeast Hughes County by a 19-year-old man who used a handgun and is an acquaintance, according to the investigation so far, Hughes County Sheriff Darin Johnson said in a news release. Johnson said a 911 call came in at 5:46 a.m., Monday, Dec. 14, made by a 19-year-old woman who witnessed the shooting. By the time law enforcement officers got to the scene, the shooter had left in a vehicle. The victim was taken by ...

Project developer Alex Campbell presented information about the proposed project from the company’s standpoint. The initial public release noted Hecate was developing a project that would encompass approximately 900 total acres, Campbell said. The proposed project will be cut down to 360 total acres, 280 of which would contain the project’s solar panels. “This is a complicated project. There are a lot of hills, there’s a lot of wetlands,” Campbell said. “We’ve...

Playing Spoiler: Cougars power past Dragons on Senior Night 12/9/20 11:54 PM NEW PALESTINE — The Greenfield-Central Cougars jumped out fast with a pair of pins and held strong late to spoil New Palestine’s Senior Night on Wednesday. In their first match of the season after a two-week COVID-19 quarantine period, the Dragons wrestling team trailed 12-0 initially and cut the deficit to two points with one match left, but the Cougars were able to secure the victory, 38-30. “We know they haven...