Local News
Pierre School Board Candidates Take Part In Chamber Forum
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Three Pierre School District residents are seeking to replace Dan Cronin on the Pierre School Board in the upcoming June 2nd primary election. Two of the three personally attended a candidate forum hosted at the Ramkota Monday by the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce. George Seamen, Jr. could not attend...
May 01, 2026
River Cities Transit Staffing Brings Back Regular Service
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission received an update on activities with River Cities Public Transit at its last meeting. Adam Sharkey with River Cities says they have managed to improve staffing to the point of returning to regular service... Sharkey says he wants to expand the online booking feature to ni...
May 01, 2026
Mitchell Crash Kills Pierre Man, Woman; Two Infants Injured
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A single vehicle crash in Mitchell has taken the life of a two Pierre adults. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened Wednesday afternoon around 5:12 pm near Interstate 90 mile marker 331. The preliminary investigation into the crash indicates a 2018 Dodge Ram was traveling east on the...
Apr 30, 2026
PIerre/Fort Pierre Highway Restriping To Begin Next Week
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Starting Monday, the South Dakota Department of Transportation, through a Minnesota-based contractor, will begin removing and replacing pavement markings on state and U-S Highways in and around Pierre and Fort Pierre. The project will be taking place on sections of U-S Highways 14/83 and state Highway...
Apr 30, 2026
Rain Brings Minor Improvement To South Dakota Drought
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Rain last week stalled out the expansion of drought in some parts of South Dakota. The biggest change on the county level was the removal this week of extreme drought from Tripp and Lyman Counties. Extreme drought in Tripp County fell from 42-percent to zero this week. Tripp remains in 100-percent sev...
Apr 30, 2026
Local Sports
Hart Ties for Ninth in Aberdeen
The Pierre Governor golf team quickly was back on the course on Thursday in Aberdeen with Hadley Hart having the best finish for Pierre tying for ninth place. Hart would shoot 11 over par, 83 to tie for ninth place, three shots back of eighth and five shots back of a top five finish. Kyley Wirebaugh would beat teammate...
May 01, 2026
Governors Fall to Unbeaten Stevens
The Pierre Governor softball team would fall to the Stevens Raiders Thursday afternoon 11-5 as the Govs couldn't win three straight and Stevens remains unbeaten on the season. Pierre jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI double by Micah Buffalo. Pierre tied the game on a solo shot from Ava Nelson i...
May 01, 2026
Sully Buttes Picks up Six Wins at YTC Meet
The Sully Buttes Chargers would have its Yellowstone Trail Conference Meet on Thursday in Gettysburg as the Chargers would get six wins overall with the seven teams competing. The Chargers would get wins from Jett Yackley in the javelin, Easton Moore in the discus, Kaydn Westergren in the shot put and the team of Hudso...
May 01, 2026
Stanley County with Two Wins at Cecil Johnson Invite
19 total teams would be in Presho on Thursday for the Cecil Johnson Invite including Stanley County, Miller, Highmore-Harrold, Jones County with host Lyman. Stanley County The Stanley County Buffaloes would get two wins with Trevor Caldwell winning the shot put and Jaxton Hoftiezer winning the discus throw. Caldwell wo...
May 01, 2026
Governors Go Across State with Doubleheaders Saturday, Sunday
It will be a lot of windshield time for the Pierre Governor baseball team this weekend as the Govs will now head to Sioux Falls on Saturday to face Roosevelt before driving across the state to face Sturgis on Sunday. It was originally supposed to be a home doubleheader against Roosevelt on Saturday, but with the Howard...
May 01, 2026
National News
US Passes Legal Deadline for Iran Military Authorization
A legal deadline tied to U.S. military action against Iran is approaching, placing renewed focus on the scope and duration of the conflict. Under the ...
May 01, 2026
Oil Prices Rise as Strait of Hormuz Risks Intensify Amid Iran Tensions
Oil prices moved higher following escalating tensions linked to the Iran conflict, with officials pointing to increased risks around key shipping rout...
Apr 30, 2026
Federal Reserve Expected to Keep Interest Rates Unchanged
The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates steady Wednesday as policymakers face a difficult mix of elevated inflation, higher gasoline p...
Apr 29, 2026
National Sports
Steelers WR DK Metcalf Won't Face Charges for In-Game Altercation With Lions fan
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf will not face charges after an incident with a Detroit Lions fan last December
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Deshaun Watson may be the frontrunner now, but Shedeur Sanders should be the starting quarterback for the Browns in Week 1.
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How INDYCAR Drivers Can Win The Month Of May - And Contend For The Indy 500
Our James Hinchcliffe breaks down the keys to INDYCAR drivers and teams having a successful month, leading up to the Indy 500.
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