PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Pierre City Commissioner has announced intentions to run for Mayor and challenge incumbent Mayor Steve Harding. On Friday, Todd Johnson announced his intentions to seek the gavel at the Pierre Municipal Building. In a press release to local media Johnson says he's worked hard to identify himself as ...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Stronger revenue projections for the State of South Dakota have caused South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden to amend his budget proposal to include a minor increase in funding education, state workers and providers... The official revenue estimates adopted by the Joint Committee on Appropriations this w...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission is working with the Blunt Volunteer Fire Department over the possible lease of a building to meet the growing needs of the Department. Fire Chief Travis Heuertz says the Department has expanded greatly the last eight years.... The Blunt Fire Department would be responsible...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A collective bargaining dispute between the City of Pierre and a union representing some city workers continues with no resolution. American Federation of Federal, State, Municipal and County Employees representative Darby Boyd stated her position for the second time during the public comment period o...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The House State Affairs Committee has defeated another bill that committee members believed would eliminate the use of ballot tabulating machines. Representative Tony Kayer says House Bill 1314 would increase election integrity... House Bill 1314 was sent to the 41st legislative day on a nine-to-three...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to federal prison time after pleading guilty to assaulting a federal officer in central South Dakota. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says U-S District Judge Eric Schulte sentenced 46 year-old James Holloway to two years and nine months in federal custody on a charge of A...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A community group in Pierre is looking to promote the idea of fundraising for an event facility to host indoor sporting events and much more. Brian Moser with the Central South Dakota Recreational Committee says his group has put the idea together over the last year... An informational kick off event ...

CHAMBERLAIN, (KCCR) -- World renowned South Dakota sculptor Dale Lamphere has gifted the copyrights for stature Dignity of Earth and Sky in Chamberlain to the South Dakota Hall of Fame. Lamphere and his wife Jane Murphy want the copyrights protected going into the future... A display documenting the construction and es...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- February is American Heart Month and Avera Health is using the month to create awareness about heart disease. Avera Medical Group Chief Medical Officer Mara Hermiston says heart disease is the leading killer in America. Nearly half of Americans have at least one of three key factors putting a person a...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Funding for the Department of Homeland Security ends on Friday and Congress is trying to get the final package of 2026 appropriations to the finish line. South Dakota Senator John Thune says some progress is being made... The Department of Homeland Security is currently operating under a 14-Day contin...