DRG Media Group Beyond the Mic podcasts

Cortana Mancuso talks to Darrien Lawrence about the boxing program and hero gym and his involvement in the fine arts.

The Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 23, 2026, at the Community Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre. FP Chamber Executive Director Shane Kramme emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Republican District 24 House candidates on the ballot (L to R) are (2 year term): Mike Wisegram– incumbent, Brian Burge, Laurie Gill, Regan Bollweg, and Tim Rounds.

The Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 23, 2026, at the Community Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre. FP Chamber Executive Director Shane Kramme emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Republican District 24 Senate candidates on the ballot are (2 year term): Jim Mehlhaff– incumbent, Brian Murphy, and Mark Nelson.

The Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 23, 2026, at the Community Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre. FP Chamber Executive Director Shane Kramme emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Fort Pierre Mayor candidates are Mayor Gloria Hanson and Fort Pierre city council member Greg Kenzy.

The Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 23, 2026, at the Community Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre. FP Chamber Executive Director Shane Kramme emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Fort Pierre City Council– Positions on the ballot are (2 year terms) (L to R): Ward 3– Kristin Gabriel and Rick Cronin Ward 2– Mike Jacobson, unchallenged Ward 1– Kevin Tiger and Larry Cronin

The Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 23, 2026, at the Community Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre. FP Chamber Executive Director Shane Kramme emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Stanley County Commission– Positions on the ballot are (4 year terms) (L to R): Commission District 3 – Darby Nutter and Dana Iversen Commission District 1 – Craig Heller, unchallenged Commission District 5 – Chris Carter and Gary Grittner

The Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 23, 2026, at the Community Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre. FP Chamber Executive Director Shane Kramme emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Stanley County Sheriff-- candidates on the ballot are (L to R): Gary Nickerson, Dustin Baxter, and Greg Swanson.

The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 27, 2026, at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre. Chamber Government Outreach Committee member Mary Duvall emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Pierre School Board candidates (L to R) Rochelle Kenzy and Madisyn Neibauer. Unable to attend, George Seamon, Jr.

The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 27, 2026, at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre. Chamber Government Outreach Committee member Mary Duvall emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Pierre Mayor candidates (L to R)– Steve Harding and Todd Johnson (3 year terms).

The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 27, 2026, at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre. Chamber Government Outreach Committee member Mary Duvall emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Hughes County Commission (L to R) Rob Fines and Pat Steber. Not able to attend were Connie Hohn and Bill Abernathy. (4 year terms).

The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 27, 2026, at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre. Chamber Government Outreach Committee member Mary Duvall emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Republican District 24 Senate candidates on the ballot are (2 year term): Jim Mehlhaff– incumbent, Brian Murphy, and Mark Nelson. Republican District 24 House candidates on the ballot (L to R) are (2 year term): Regan Bollweg, Brian Burge, Laurie Gill, Tim Rounds, and Mike Wisegram.

The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum April 27, 2026, at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre. Chamber Government Outreach Committee member Mary Duvall emceed and the moderators were DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra and Riverfront Broadcasting News Director Zach Nelson. Hughes County Sheriff candidate Jeff Metzger is unchallenged.

The size of the U.S. cattle herd is around the lowest it's ever been, but one cattle marketer says larger animals are helping to keep beef readily available for consumers. In this episode, DRG Media Group Pierre News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra chats with Dennis Metzger from the Whitman, Nebraska, area to get his impression of the situation. Metzger works with seed stock, feeder calves and feeder calf marketing, among other things.

On April 18, 1775 a British order went out to seize "all military stores" in Lexington; and thus American's war of independence began.

Our host, Cortana Mancuso, interviews two seniors who qualify to go to national oral interpretation (Chloe Bowers and Harper Reichling) on their experience on the TF Riggs forensics team. @tfriggsforensics on Instagram (gofundme linked in bio)

Is the moon moving away from Earth, one Princeton academic conviced NASA that that question should be the first experiment left on the surface.

Considered the father of guerillia warfare, Francis Marion commaned an unconvential army during the American Revolution.

Wildest story of the year... Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and insider Dianna Russini are in boiling hot water after their affair has been made public. We go through the storyline, the lies, the pictures and everything else. After that, we dive into what has been an awesome NHL Postseason, and it's only the first round! To close, we talk about what a disastrous two weeks it has been for LIV Golf and Bryson DeChambeau. Once a fan favorite, he has fallen back to the ultimate villain once again. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you! So come on into Cowart's Corner!

Our host, Cortana Mancuso, interviews 8th grader Hailey Finn on her experience in middle school. Cortana then uses her knowledge from a year at high school to answer questions Hailey has about high school.

Mild weather has allowed farmers in central South Dakota to do spring fieldwork and planting without interruption. In this episode, farmer Chris Fosheim talks about wheat condition, fertilizer available and more. Agriculture In-depth is brought to you by Kimball Livestock Exchange. You can find previous episodes of Agriculture In-depth, for free, by going to the DRG Media Group Beyond the Mic Podbean podcast platform, https://kgfxbeyondthemic.podbean.com/.