Local News
Pierre City Commission Approves Amendment For North Monroe Avenue Infrastructure Work
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission has approved an amendment to an agreement the city has in place with Brosz Engineering. Staff Engineer Scott Schweitzer says engineers discovered some complexities when designing the original project... The Pierre City Commission first considered the work in June of 2025 wit...
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South Dakota Housing Offers New Program For Down Payment Assistance On Manufactured Homes
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Housing Board of Commissioners approved a new program aimed at helping increase access to manufactured housing in the state. The Manufactured Housing Downpayment Program will provide assistance with down payment funds for the purchase of a manufactured home. District 24 Representative...
20h ago
Camping Improves At State Parks In May From Lower April
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Camping in May rebounded from a slower April due to weather. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks and Recreation Division Director Jeff VanMeeteren says May camping also surpassed last year... Camping services revenue was down three-percent in May, but nine-percent in April, recovering some of the loss r...
Jun 16, 2026
Drought Meetings To Be Held In Winner, Hot Springs And Yankton
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- In response to drought across South Dakota, South Dakota State University Extension is conducting drought meeting across the state. All three meeting, including one in Winner are being conducted simultaneously with meetings in Hot Springs and Yankton. Extension Forage Field Specialist Kim Ricardo say ...
Jun 16, 2026
Light Agenda For Pierre City Commission Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Again, a lighter agenda will greet Commissioners this evening. First up is consideration of a four-item consent calendar including approval of claims, meeting minutes and two personnel matters. One is a new hire for Centra...
Jun 16, 2026
Local Sports
Gayton to Be Honored as Hometown Hero Friday
As it goes every year, Pierre Post 8 recognizes a Hometown Hero whether it's someone in the community being a huge supporter of Post 8 or someone who has directly been involved with Post 8. This year, the award goes to the late coach, Bill Gayton. Gayton was part of the coaching staff when the Eights won the state cham...
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Eights Head to Rapid City to Battle Tough Post 320 Stars
Pierre Post 8 will start a long stretch of South Dakota games tonight and it opens with a difficult first opponent as the Rapid City Post 320 Stars will host the Eights in a doubleheader. While it's been inconsistent for Post 320 to make the state tournament, they seem to be a team continuing to be on the rise after ma...
10h ago
State Rodeo Begins Today in Fort Pierre
The annual State High School Rodeo Finals are back in its home place as Fort Pierre will host this week's state finals running from Tuesday through Saturday at the Stanley County Fairgrounds with the awards being on Sunday. Starting on Tuesday, the rodeo queen contestant interviews with horsemanship will start the high...
Jun 16, 2026
Pierre 13/14 Win Joe Kirley Memorial Tournament
Late Game heroics and a tournament MVP for Graham Hunsley helped propel Pierre Post 8 13/14 to win the 20th annual Joe Kirley Memorial Tournament on Sunday, beating Aberdeen 13U 6-5 in the championship game. Post 8 would finish the tournament at 4-0 scoring a total of 33 runs and giving up just 17. On Friday, Pierre op...
Jun 15, 2026
Kulesa Takes Third in Brandon
Pierre'e Rigley Kulesa would finish in third place in Brandon last week Thursday part of the South Dakota Golf Association Prep Tour, the first event of the season. Kulesa, who had varsity experience with the Pierre Governor boys golf team, started the Prep Tour Metro Region with a third place finish shooting five over...
Jun 15, 2026
National News
President Donald Trump Says Iran Agreement Text Will Be Released After Formal Signing
President Donald Trump said the text of a new agreement involving Iran will be released after a formal signing ceremony. CNN reported that the documen...
8h ago
US-Iran Agreement Raises Questions After G7 Talks
A new US-Iran agreement discussed around the G7 summit has raised cautious attention, but CNN reported that many of the most important details remain ...
Jun 16, 2026
Trump and Iran Say Agreement Will Be Signed Friday
President Donald Trump and Iran say an agreement aimed at ending the conflict is expected to be signed Friday, CNN reported. The deal is being describ...
Jun 15, 2026
National Sports
NFL QB Battles: Who Should Start for the Raiders, Browns, Vikings, Falcons?
Sizing up the top QB competitions around the league and deciding which candidates are the best options to start Week 1.
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Why The Braves Are The Best Team In Baseball: 'There's No Ego In Here'
The Braves are back, and reminding everyone of why that's bad news for the rest of MLB after a down 2025.
5h ago
President Donald Trump Says Iran Agreement Text Will Be Released After Formal Signing
President Donald Trump said the text of a new agreement involving Iran will be released after a formal signing ceremony. CNN reported that the documen...
8h ago





