Local News
Stanley County School Board To Consider Possible Device Ban
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Stanley County School Board is considering joining other schools across the state in limiting access to personal devices by students during the school day. Stanley County School Board president Chris Fosheim says it's been a conversation for some time... Fosheim says incoming new leadership, ...
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County Election Officials Doing What They Can To Bring Access To Absentee Ballots
PIERRE, (KCCR) --Absentee voting in South Dakota started last Friday, April 17th, however not many if any ballots have been cast. Changes to state law have put county election officials in the tough spot of getting ballots ready against the timelines of ballot deadlines and election day. Hughes County Finance Officer T...
Apr 18, 2026
Pierre/Fort Pierre Community Foundation Accepting Grants Through May 10th
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The grant application window is open for non-profit organizations seeking support from the Pierre-Fort Pierre Community Foundation. Foundation Advisory Council president Matt Brakke says those applying for the Youth Philanthropy Fund grant can use the same application... Applications can be found on t...
Apr 18, 2026
Review Shows Central South Dakota Communications Staying Steady With Call Loads
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- National Public Safety Telecommunications Week ends Saturday. Pierre Mayor Steve Harding issued a proclamation for the week Tuesday. Former manager of the Central South Dakota Communications Center Cindy Gross says 911 calls in 2025 were about average.... A total of 48 Text-to-911 calls were received ...
Apr 17, 2026
Fort Pierre Seeks Grant For Recreation Trail Improvement
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council adopted a resolution of support for the submission of an application for funding from the Recreational Trails Program. Fort Pierre Public Utilities Superintendent Brett Fergen says they are looking to improve a trail section between Waldron Street and Skerrols Street....
Apr 17, 2026
Local Sports
Governors Pitching, Defense Help Sweep Brookings
The Pierre Governor baseball team would get a sweep of the Brookings Bobcats on Sunday afternoon 4-1 and 2-1 in the home opener and the Govs have won eight straight. Pierre would open up the scoring in game one on a sacrifice fly by Tripp Lindekugel in the bottom of the third before a wild pitch would bring home the se...
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Muskegon, Dubuque Tied Series Through Two Games
The Muskegon Lumberjacks and Dubuque Fighting Saints are tied at one game a piece in the best of five Eastern Conference Semifinals of the USHL playoffs with the Lumberjacks winning game two on Saturday. Dubuque would take game one with a 2-1 score with both Fighting Saints goals coming in the third period. The Lumberj...
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High Scoring Late Games Give Govs Sweep of Aberdeen
A total of 29 runs in two games for the Pierre Governors would help the Govs get two wins over the Aberdeen Smittys on the road on Thursday as the Govs have now won six straight winning 15-11 and 14-9. Aydan Johnson would get everything going for the Govs as he would hit a bases clearing triple in the top of the second...
Apr 17, 2026
Governors Grab Three Wins at Track-O-Rama
The Pierre Governor track and field team competed against 20 schools from both South Dakota and Wyoming and the Govs would come away with three victories on the day. Caleb Morris would be a part of two of those three wins as he would pick up the 3200 meter run while also getting first in the sprint medley relay race wi...
Apr 17, 2026
Stanley County Grabs Five Wins at Todd County Invite
The Stanley County Buffalo track and field team would come away with five wins on the day in Mission at the Todd County Invite on Thursday as Trevor Caldwell grabbed two victories. Caldwell would win both the shot put and discus throws for the Buffaloes while Jaxton Hoftiezer was second in the shot put and third in the...
Apr 17, 2026
National News
Trump Signs Psychedelic Research Order With Joe Rogan at White House
President Trump signed an executive order on April 18, 2026, aimed at expanding federal research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine. Officials...
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Iran Re-imposes Strict Control on Strait of Hormuz Amid U.S. Blockade
Iran's armed forces said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz had returned to strict military management, reversing the brief reopening announced a day ...
Apr 18, 2026
White House Grants Limited Exception for Russian Oil Delivery to Cuba
The White House said the United States allowed a Russian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil to reach Cuba on humanitarian grounds, even as Washington k...
Apr 17, 2026
National Sports
What's Next: Giants Get a 'Steal' in Dexter Lawrence Trade, But Can They Replace Him?
Multiple league sources told Ralph Vacchiano that the Giants got a "steal" in the Dexter Lawrence trade. However, they also wonder how good the Giants will be on defense as we learned about Lawrence's final days in New York.
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Neymar Endorses Lamine Yamal for Future Ballon d'Or, Champions League Double
Lamine Yamal's performance in Barcelona's latest Champions League campaign left a lasting impression on one of the club's former greats.
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NCAA Tourney Star Braylon Mullins Opts To Stay at UConn, Chase National Title
NCAA Tournament star Braylon Mullins will stick around for one more season at UConn in hopes of winning a national championship.
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