PIERRE, (KCCR) -- New pavement is in place or going in place along the construction zones inside the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallagher says new asphalt and concrete is just the beginning of big changes for the project going into August... Officials are als...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The name of a Murdo firefighter has been released by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. The South Dakota Local And State Team or S-D LAST has also confirmed 37 year-old Nicholas Van Dam was killed July 26th while responding to the War Creek Fire in rural Jones County north of Draper. Van Dam served eigh...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Congress is in the process of learning more about artificial intelligence and how to harness it's power for good in the future. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is chair of Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. The Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment met Wednesday to ge...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Harrold man is sentenced to serve half a year in federal prison for having a firearm when he wasn't supposed to. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 47 year-old Jerrod Fallis was given a six-month federal prison term last week by U-S District Judge Eric Schulte. The sentence includes three years of su...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The City of Pierre will be rolling out the red carpet for the second time to welcome the return of SkyWest Airlines to Pierre Regional Airport. Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga says SkyWest will be assuming air service from Denver Air Connection Friday... Huizenga sa...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A sixth person has been sentenced for their role in a central South Dakota methamphetamine distribution ring. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 42 year-old Misty Stahlhoefer of Pierre was sentenced to a 21 year federal prison term with five years of supervised release after prison. Stahlhoefer was inv...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Pierre police were busy last weekend with no less than nine people being arrested for everything from outstanding warrants to public indecency. On Saturday around 9:15 pm officers were called to the 900 block of West Sioux Avenue to a reported sexual assault. The investigation discovered that a 15 yea...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Republicans in Congress continue to push forward the agenda of President Donald Trump. Despite having the majority in both chambers South Dakota Senator John Thune says Democrats continue to delay that progress... Thune says Democratic obstruction of the nomination process could set a dangerous...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Another short agenda will greet Commissioners this evening. In special business, Commissioners will hear an update on the Capital City Campus then consider approval of a short three-item consent calendar containing only me...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- An exhibit is open at the South Dakota Discovery Center in Pierre that is opening the galaxy to those both young and hold. Exhibit Hall Manager Allison Graviett-Pfaff says LUNAR LIFE: Destination Mars is a collaborative effort between students and staff at South Dakota State University and NASA... ...