PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) The elevator at the Hughes County Courthouse is out of service for a few weeks.  County officials say the elevator broke down yesterday.  County Manager Kevin Hipple says it’s been determined that new parts are needed to get the elevator repaired and it will take a week for the...

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) A Rapid City man was arrested Tuesday evening after police were told that he had threatened two people at a Pierre hotel.  Pierre Police Captain Elton Blemaster says officers were called to the Pierre Inn and Suites about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.  They later took 29-year-old Jonathan Packard into custody. ...

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) A Pierre man pleaded guilty Wednesday to separate counts of Grand Theft in two cases-one from Stanley County and the other from Hughes County.  Authorities charged 19-year-old Robert Daniel Larson with the thefts of motor vehicles in Pierre and Fort Pierre in January.   Stanley County States Attorney Tom P....

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The economy in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states remains strong as healthy rainfall this spring helps crops get established. The overall economic index for the region grew to 60.5 in June from May’s 58.8. That suggests growth in the months ahead. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who...