Local News
Officials Unveil Restored State Capitol Rotunda Friday
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A ribbon cutting was held Friday celebrating the labor put in at the start of the Labor Day weekend to restore the interior of State Capitol Rotunda. Bureau of Administration and Human Resources Commissioner Darin Seely says the Capitol is more than center of state government... Funding for the restor...
Sep 04, 2026
Banner Associates To Conduct Wastewater Collection Study
PIERRE, (KCCR) - The City of Pierre is retaining Banner Associates to help conduct a study of the city's wastewater system. City Engineer Nick Waters says began looking at the review process last year... The contract has a not to exceed cost of 361-thousand 750 dollars. Pierre maintains approximately 80 miles of sanita...
Sep 04, 2026
Triple A Expecting Solid Travel During Labor Day Holiday
PIERRE, (KCCR) --- The Labor Day holiday weekend is bringing the last hoorah for summer. Shawn Steward with Triple A South Dakota says holiday travel throughout the year has remained active and expects that to continue one more time... Labor Day travel costs this year are seeing flights up two-percent; hotels up nine a...
Sep 04, 2026
Drought Improves Through Central South Dakota While Expanding Statewide
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Recent rains are making a dent in South Dakota's drought. Drought free areas in central South Dakota have expanded in the last week. Hughes County is now 88-percent drought free, up 22-percent from last week with abnormally dry areas declining 22-percent to 11-percent. Drought is unchanged this week i...
Sep 03, 2026
Concrete Work Progressing North On Euclid Reconstruction
PIERRE, (KCCR) - Progress continues to be made on the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. T-J Gallagher with Morris Incorporated says sidewalk work on the east side of Euclid is nearing completion... Crossing guards will also be deployed at Fifth Street for the crossing change.
Sep 02, 2026
Local Sports
Shaffer Leads Governor Cross Country at Twilight Meet
The Pierre Governor cross country teams would travel to the Augustana Twilight Meet on Friday in Sioux Falls where Harper Shaffer had the best finish of any Governor between 419 girls and 502 boys in the varsity meets. Shaffer would finish at 108 at 20:49.52. Shaffer was just a minute behind 53rd place so the amount of...
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Governor Dance Places Third, Cheer Sixth Overall at Home Invite
The Pierre Governor cheer and dance team had its lone home invite of the season on Saturday and the dance team would take home third place while the cheer team would be sixth overall. The cheer team would score a total of 215 points, beating Crazy Horse by 75 points as the two coed teams competing as the Govs would be ...
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Governors Drop Weekend Matches in Mitchell, Harrisburg
The Pierre Governor tennis team would have four matches over two days with a trip to Mitchell Friday and Harrisburg on Saturday as the Govs drop all four contests. The Governors started the day against Mitchell on Friday falling 7-2 to the Kernels as Eliza Mayer and Adrian Hand in flights two and three would get wins 1...
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Governors Remain Undefeated, Boys Fall in Close Match
The hot weather would force the start times to move up of the boys and girls soccer matches against Spearfish on Saturday. The Gov girls would win 3-1 while the boys would fall 2-1. The Governor boys would get its lone goal from Caiden Ahartz, but just could not find the equalizing goal. Its only the first loss in the ...
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Stanley County Battles, Falls to Bennett County
The Bennett County Warriors didn't get to use their speed like they would probably like to do, but would still knock off the Stanley County Buffaloes 24-6 Friday night in Martin. The Buffalo defense stood tall against the athletes of Bennett County forcing the Warriors to use long drives and stalled out several drives ...
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National News
U.S. Strikes Three Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attack on Navy Ships
The U.S. military struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on September 5 after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles toward...
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North Texas Wildfire Destroys 167 Structures Amid Extreme Heat
A major wildfire in North Texas has burned about 90,400 acres while crews continue working to strengthen containment and control remaining hot spots. ...
Sep 04, 2026
Minneapolis Police Officers Injured in Deadly Downtown High-Rise Shooting
Two people were killed, and at least five others were injured in a shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building on September 2, including thr...
Sep 03, 2026
National Sports
College Football Rankings: Where Michigan Landed After Its Week 1 Hail Mary Win
FOX Sports' RJ Young shares his latest college football rankings after a long Week 1.
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Bryce Underwood Saved Michigan - Now Comes The Hard Part: Building On The Miracle
Michigan needed a miracle from Bryce Underwood to survive. Now comes Oklahoma and a chance to find out whether that miracle can spark something bigger.
6h ago
4 Takeaways From Scott McLaughlin Snapping 35-Race Winless Streak At Laguna Seca
Scott McLaughlin snapped his winless streak at Laguna Seca, while Scott Dixon fell short before he begins his next chapter.
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