PIERRE, (KCCR) -- As Pierre Police Chief Jason Jones prepares to retire from his service with the Pierre Police Department additional administrative changes are taking place in the department. In mid-August, Captain Dusty Pelle was announced as the heir apparent to Jones' role as chief. Now, filling Pelle's role as Cap...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The owner of a Pierre business has been indicted by a Hughes County Grand Jury on multiple felony drug-related charges. The indictment has been sealed and an arrest warrant issued for 29 year-old Bristol Jade Nielsen. The court documents on file in Hughes County list Nielsen as doing business as Maste...

PIERRE, (KCCR) - Regardless of how the Pierre Governor Homecoming football game turns out tonight, one thing is for sure, homecoming will be celebrated again, community wide with a fireworks show... Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says he appreciates what the District does to make homecoming a community celebration....

PIERRE, (KCCR) - One of the most expensive items included in the Pierre City Budget for 2026 is money to pay for a new ladder truck for the Pierre Fire Department. The design and building process is underway and Chief Ian Paul says final decisions on the truck are being made... Construction on the truck is expec...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Two North Dakota men have been sentenced for their role in robbing a bank in Eagle Butte. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 40 year-old Jason Cook and 38 year-old Conrad DeMarce were sentenced to seven years of federal prison time. The men were also ordered to pay 99-dollars and 91-cents to be paid jo...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- After a fairly rain-free period, heavy rains are slowing work on the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project, Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallagher since last week the work zone has had nearly three inches of rainfall.... Gallagher says another goal is to pave Euclid Avenue from Cap...

PIERRE, (KCCR) - The South Dakota State Railroad Board was updated Wednesday on a number of pending projects using various federal grant programs. Air, Rail and Transit Program Manager Jack Dokken says the biggest project, rebuilding the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern line from Fort Pierre to Rapid City is moving quick...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- September is Hunger Action Month and Feeding South Dakota is opening it's doors this month to show the public just how fighting hunger works. Vice President of Public Relations Stacey Andernacht says the open house events are in conjunction with Feeding South Dakota's 50th anniversary... Feedin...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Future Farmers of America project from the Philip chapter has been awarded funds to complete their project. The Philip chapter of F-F-A wants to construct a shed for the Philip rodeo grounds. The grants are being provided as a special project to t the South Dakota F-F-A Foundation with the Wayne and...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission has approved a grant application to help the city look at future use of Pierre Regional Airport. Airport Manager Casey Pamperien says the grant would help the city create a new blueprint for the airport... Pierre Regional currently has space for two additional hangars...