Local News
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
Capital City Band Ready For 2026 Season
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- One of the oldest municipal bands in the state is preparing for a full 2026 at the Steamboat Park Amphitheater. Rod Bauck, Mike Vassel and Gage Ruhlman are starting their second year guiding the Capital City Band and Bauck says they are starting a little later this year... This history of the Capital ...
May 13, 2026
Local Sports
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...
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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. ...
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Governors Win with Walk Off
The Pierre Governor softball team would win on a walk off dropped third strike on Thursday, beating the Mitchell Kernels 2-1 to snap an eight game losing streak with just now three games remaining in the season. Pierre was held to just two hits on the day as Ally Keyes and Emma Theilen would each get a single, but the ...
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Stanley County Picks up Two Wins in Kimball
The Stanley County Buffalo track and field team would compete in Kimball on Thursday and the team would grab two wins to close out its busy week. Jaxton Hoftiezer would win the discus throw for the Buffaloes on the boys side while Brianna Sargent, Brylee Larson, Austyn Norman and Addy Deal would win the girls 4x200 rel...
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Governors Face Mitchell in Playoff Series
The Pierre Governor baseball team is home this weekend taking on Mitchell in the first round best-of-three series with a trip to the state tournament on the line as the Govs will play Friday and Saturday. These two teams met back the day after Easter on a cool Monday afternoon as Mitchell would sweep the Governors at h...
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National News
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...
22h ago
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
Trade and Diplomacy: What to Expect from Trump's State Visit to Beijing
President Donald Trump's state visit to China is set to put trade, diplomacy, and global security on the same table as he meets with Chinese President...
May 13, 2026
National Sports
Top-10 Impact Freshmen Heading Into the 2026 College Football Season
From Mark Bowman at USC to Jared Curtis at Vanderbilt, FOX Sports' Michael Cohen details 10 freshmen who will have the biggest impact this fall.
5h ago
2026 NFL Schedule Release: 5 Bold Predictions After Unveiling Of Regular Season Slate
The Rams missing the playoffs headline five bold predictions after Thursday's NFL schedule release.
6h ago
MLB Roundtable: Subway Series, White Sox's Outlook, And A Dodgers Dilemma
Looking at how the Yankees and Mets can both improve. Plus, are the White Sox a playoff team?
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