Author Archives: Zach Nelson
Pierre City Commission Approves Emergency Declaration To Replace Water Plant Zebra Mussel System
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission approved an emergency declaration to move forward immediate repairs to the city's drinking water treatment plant. City Engineer Nick Waters says the city n...
May 08, 2026
Game, Fish And Parks Layout Plan Of Attack To Slow Zebra Mussel Spread In 2026
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- With warmer weather on the way more people will be bringing watercraft out for use on South Dakota rivers and lakes. With that will also be the risk of spreading aquatic invasiv...
May 07, 2026
Army Corps Of Engineers Lowers Missouri River Runoff Forecast
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The U-S Army Corps of Engineers continues to lower expectations for runoff into the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system. Ryan Larsen with the Corps in Omaha says April runoff ab...
May 07, 2026
Tourism Brings Big Impacts To Regional Counties Near Missouri River
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- National Travel and Tourism Week ends Saturday. The Travel Coalition of South Dakota has spent the week on a media tour across the state highlight in impact tourism has on the state ...
May 07, 2026
Memorial For State Law Enforcement Held Wednesday In Pierre
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The annual Law Enforcement Officers Memorial service was held in Pierre Wednesday. Before the memorial, an annual wreath laying ceremony took place.. A total of 58 law enforcement of...
May 06, 2026
Media Mogul, Long Time Stanley County Ranch Owner Ted Turner Passes Away At 87 Years Old
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The man who founded the Cable News Network or C-N-N in 1980, Ted Turner has passed away. While Turner is best known for forming a media empire with entities like television netw...
May 06, 2026
Paving Expected To Begin Soon On Sections Of Wynoka Street
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Nice spring weather is keeping work crews rebuilding Euclid Avenue ahead of the game and making good progress toward completion. T-J Gallagher with Morris Incorporated says paving sh...
May 06, 2026
Proclamation Made For National Tourism And Travel Week By Pierre City Commission
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- This week is National Travel and Tourism Week. The Tourism Coalition of South Dakota has been going across the state promoting the impact tourism has on the state and local level. A ...
May 06, 2026
District 24 Senate Candidate Take Part In Chamber Forums
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The District 24 candidates for Senate also took part in two forums in the last week-in-a-half in both Pierre and Fort Pierre. At the Pierre forum candidates Jim Mehlhaff, Brian Murph...
May 06, 2026
New Leadership Announced For Oahe Child Development Following Glodt Retirement
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- With the pending retirement of long-time Oahe Child Development Director Sue Glodt ahead, the organization announced a new leadership team to take over in June. Bill Kaiser will beco...
May 06, 2026