PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Pierre man, found guilty by a Hughes County jury earlier this year, will now spend the rest of his life in prison. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 25 year-old David Shangreaux, Jr. was sentenced Tuesday morning to a life prison term with no possibility of parole. A jury found Shangr...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A freak microburst caused damage around Pierre Monday night. Mike Connelly at the National Weather Service in Aberdeen says conditions over Pierre were just right for destructive winds to descend on Pierre's east side... Ninety-three mile an hour

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. The Commission will consider approval of a brief two-item consent calendar containing only the usual claims and minutes of previous meetings for approval. Commissioners will get an update on progress with the Missouri Rive...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- City of Pierre officials are preparing for another project at Pierre Regional Airport. City Engineer Nick Waters says they are looking to improve more taxiways for aircraft at the airport... The design services agreement with H-W Lochner is for 580-thousand dollars and was approved by the Pierr...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Army Corps of Engineers last week reported June runoff into the Missouri River was 60-percent of average. Lisa Holts with the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center says drought conditions across the Missouri River basin are improving... John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Water Managemen...

Coming up this Wednesday, the Pierre Fastpitch will have an informational meeting at Faith Lutheran Church for those interested in playing softball in a fall league. If you have a daughter between sixth and 12th grade this fall and she would like to continue playing softball this fall, she can sign up for the league...

The Oahe Zap had to deal with a weather delay, and a ninth inning comeback bid by the Casper Spuds to hold on for the 7-5 win to split the four game series with the Spuds at home. The two teams traded runs in the first four and a half innings to be 2-2 heading into the bottom of the fifth. Mason Lang would come up w...

For the final time in the regular season Pierre Post 8 will play at Hyde Stadium as they host out of state rival, Bismarck Governors which also starts the final week of the regular season. The Eights come in at 3-1 over the last weekend and 18-11 overall and 14-9 in South Dakota games. The Eights have set themselves...

Post 8 U13s and U14s had great success at the Mid-Summer Classic Baseball Tournament held in Sioux Falls, SD, this past weekend. With over 20 teams in each division from South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa, both teams earned a shot at the Championship. Over the entire weekend, the U14s scored 59 runs an...

The Pierre Swim team competed in Aberdeen on June 13-15 and then against at Vermillion and Rapid City on June 20-22 with multiple place winners as well as a high point winner. 2025 SD Aberdeen Summer High Point Swim meet In the Girls 9-10 Division, we had 1 swimmer: Kodi Spaid: 50 back-15th, 100 breaststroke-15...

President Trump warned Russia of heavy tariffs if a ceasefire deal with Ukraine isn't reached by September. He also promised that NATO countries will acquire billions in U.S.-made weapons, including Patriot air defense systems, to provide to Ukraine. T...

Central Texas is facing more heavy rain following the flash flooding on July 4th that tragically claimed the lives of at least 129 people. As a result, search efforts for victims have been suspended. With 160 people still unaccounted for, there is conc...

A federal judge in New Hampshire has halted President Trump's executive order that aimed to end birthright citizenship, and granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the executive order. This decision allows children born in the U.S. to fore...

The Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly agreed to a historic four-year extension with Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith.

The Indiana Hoosiers announced the return of "Hoosier the Bison" who had been out of commission for nearly 60 years.

Is there a curse that comes with hosting the MLB All-Star Game? The facts say "yes," and the Braves are on pace to continue it.