Local News
Harvard Includes Pierre School District In Report On Education Gains With Students Post Covid
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School District has been singled out among districts across the state and nation for showing gains in educational success with students. So much so, Harvard University featured Pierre's improvement. Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt was skeptical of a recent phone call... The report states tha...
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Workforce Development And Education Center Nears Completion
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission was given a virtual tour of sorts of the new Workforce Development and Education Center in Pierre. South Dakota Department of Health officials presented a slide show walk-through of the building that will also house an expanded state health laboratory. Deputy Lab Director La...
May 15, 2026
Drought Continues Spread North Through South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Drought has expanded its grip on South Dakota. This week's update of the U-S Drought Monitor for the state shows a massive expansion of abnormally dry areas across the state. Abnormally dry areas have moved up the Missouri River Valley and is not 79-percent of the state. Drought free areas declined se...
May 14, 2026
Weather Holds Back Use Of South Dakota Campgrounds In April
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- April camping use at South Dakota state park and recreation areas was down. Parks Division Director Jeff VanMeetern with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says a cool spring impacted camping use... Camping services revenue for April is down about 200-thousand dollars however annual camp...
May 14, 2026
Riverfront Broadcasting To Acquire Six Watertown Radio Stations From Connoisseur Media
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Riverfront Broadcasting is growing again across South Dakota. Multiple broadcasting industry websites are reporting that Riverfront has agreed, pending regulatory approval by the Federal Communications Commission to purchase a cluster of stations in Watertown from Connoisseur Media. Connoisseur purcha...
May 14, 2026
Local Sports
Pierre Takes 11th in Mitchell Invite
The Pierre Governor golf team would finish in 11th place as a team on Friday at Lake View Golf Course in Mitchell as Sittie Kasan would lead the team for Pierre. Kasan would shoot 19 over par, 91 to finish tied for 41st on the day. Hadley Hart would be at 25 over par, 97 tying for 56th and Taylor Crawford at 26 over pa...
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Governors Fall to Sturgis on the Road
The Pierre Governor softball team would drop a 9-3 decision on the road on Friday to the Sturgis Scoopers as the Govs fall to 5-12 with just two games remaining in the regular season. Sturgis would score seven runs in the first three innings including four first innings runs. Pierre would get two back in the top of the...
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Governors Reach State Quarterfinals with Sweep of Mitchell
The Pierre Governor baseball team would take advantage of errors in game two of the best of three series to sweep Mitchell with a 6-2 win on Saturday, advancing to the state quarterfinals next Friday. The Govs would go down 1-0 in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly by Stratton Forst, but would answer in the to...
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Govs Grab Game One Win
The Pierre Governors had two RBIs from Carter Schiefelbein and a complete game from Carter Templeton to win 3-1 in game one of the best-of-three series against Mitchell on Friday night. Schiefelbein's first RBI in the bottom of the third was the first hit of the ballgame for either team as it was an unearned run with B...
May 16, 2026
Governors Set for State Tennis Tournament
The Pierre Governor tennis team will officially wrap up its season this Monday and Tuesday in Rapid City playing in the Class A State Tournament. After an eighth place finish in the ESD tournament this past Monday and Tuesday, the Govs will only see the Huron Tigers in the Class A state tournament from the conference. ...
May 15, 2026
National News
Suspected Cyber Intrusions Target U.S. Gas Station Fuel Monitoring Systems
U.S. officials suspect Iranian-linked hackers may be behind breaches of systems used to monitor fuel levels at gas stations in multiple states. The in...
19h ago
Trump Claims China Eyes Major US Oil Purchases Following Beijing Summit
President Donald Trump said China is interested in buying oil from the United States, adding energy to the list of issues tied to the relationship bet...
May 15, 2026
U.S. Calls on China to Help Press Iran Over Gulf Tensions
U.S. officials are urging China to use its influence with Iran as concerns continue over Tehran's actions in the Gulf. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
May 14, 2026
National Sports
Aaron Rodgers Will Reportedly Return To Steelers, Agrees To 1-Year Deal
Aaron Rodgers made it official, he will return to Pittsburgh for the 2026 season on a one-year deal.
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Rain Postpones Indy 500 Qualifying To Sunday
Inclement weather has put a damper on Indy 500 qualifying weekend.
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4 Takeaways From France's World Cup Roster Selection
Even with some notable omissions and Kylian Mbappé's drama at Real Madrid, this France squad is simply the team to beat.
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