Local News
Impact Of Wet Week Yet To Be Known As Drought Continues To Grow Across South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- It's yet to be seen what impact rain and snow this week will have on drought across South Dakota, but this week's update of the U-S Drought Monitor for South Dakota continues to show expansion of dry conditions. Severe level, D-Two drought now fully encompasses Tripp and Brule Counties and takes up 86...
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Fourth Candidate Gets Petitions For Hughes County Commission In Under Deadline
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- It turns out there WILL be a primary election for the Hughes County Commission. Thursday the South Dakota Secretary of State's candidate list website posted a four candidate for the Commission election June 2nd. Pat Steber of Pierre filed his petitions on the final day a candidate could on March 31st....
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America's 250th South Dakota Commission Sets Out Items For National Time Capsule
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The planning for South Dakota's celebration of the 250th birthday of America continues. The America's 250th South Dakota Commission met Wednesday. State Historical Society Chair Dr. Ben Jones says South Dakota's contribution to a national time capsule is coming together... The Commission also approved...
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Work To Start Next Week On Highway 47 Bridge Over The White River On The Lyman/Tripp Border
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation will begin work on two bridge structures next week in Lyman and Tripp Counties. Starting Monday, April 6th work will start on the White River Bridge on South Dakota Highway 47. Later this year, work will begin to repair the Willow Creek Bridge near Clearfi...
Apr 01, 2026
Work On Wynoka Street Nearing Highland Avenue
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Work crews rebuilding Euclid Avenue plan to push through snowy, wet weather as much as possible to keep the reconstruction of South Dakota Highway 1889 on track. T-J Gallagher with Morris Incorporated says work to install storm drain under Wynoka Street is nearing Highland Avenue... Crews have been co...
Apr 01, 2026
Local Sports
Governor Baseball Postponed Due to Weather
The Pierre Governor baseball team had two great weather days for baseball on Saturday and Sunday to start the season, but on Thursday the weather didn't cooperate to play against Harrisburg. The Governors and Harrisburg Tigers were set for baseball on Thursday in a doubleheader in Harrisburg as it would have been the T...
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Stanley County Opens Season with DWU Indoor Meet
The Stanley County Buffaloes competed on Tuesday in Mitchell at the DWU High School Indoor Open as Brianna Sargent had the highest finish with a top ten placement. Sargent would get tenth in the 400 meters to start her senior season while Gracie Rutherford would place 25 at the 800 meter run. Sargent also had a 26th pl...
Apr 01, 2026
Governors Stomp Aberdeen Central in Opening Day Win
The Pierre Governor softball team wasted no time to get runs and plenty of them as the Govs would have a three inning 17-0 win over Aberdeen Central on the road on Tuesday to open the season. Pierre scored nine runs in the top of the first and added another seven in the second and then a run in the third to get the 15 ...
Apr 01, 2026
Class AA Girls Highlighted by O'Gorman, Brandon Valley
The top two teams in Class AA each receive two girls on the All-State First Team as O'Gorman and Brandon Valley showed why they were the best two teams in the state all season. Both O'Gorman and Brandon Valley lost one game each. OG lost to Brandon Valley in the first game of the season and Brandon Valley lost the stat...
Apr 01, 2026
Koupal Becomes Two Time Class A Player of the Year
The All-State teams for all three classes for both the girls and the boys teams were awarded over the past week and Wagner's Ashlyn Koupal headlines the girls Class A All-State team. It's the second straight player of the year award for Koupal as the 6'3 senior averaged 28.3 points per game with 14 rebounds a game, 4.4...
Apr 01, 2026
National News
China's Expanding Nuclear Infrastructure Draws Global Attention
New satellite findings have raised fresh questions about China's nuclear capabilities, with analysts pointing to a series of construction projects tie...
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Trump Signals Possible Endgame as Iran Conflict Shakes Oil Markets
A new phase in the conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran is beginning to take shape as officials point to signs of a slowdown in figh...
Apr 01, 2026
TSA Shutdown Crisis: Paychecks Finally Arrive as Record-Breaking Airport Delays Ease
Travelers moving through major U.S. airports faced long security lines and missed departures as federal screening operations struggled to keep up with...
Mar 31, 2026
National Sports
2026 NFL Draft: The Book on Alabama QB Ty Simpson
Former NFL scout Bucky Brooks breaks down Alabama QB Ty Simpson, the most polarizing prospect in the 2026 class.
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2026 NFL Uniforms: Atlanta Falcons Drop New Jerseys
Here are the teams that have unveiled new uniforms for the 2026 NFL season.
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China's Expanding Nuclear Infrastructure Draws Global Attention
New satellite findings have raised fresh questions about China's nuclear capabilities, with analysts pointing to a series of construction projects tie...
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