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Stanley County Girls Travel to Gregory

January 25, 2022

The Stanley County Lady Buffaloes will begin a three game week with two of the three games on the road as they travel to Gregory tonight to face the Gorillas.

The Lady Gorillas come in at 2-9 on the season but don’t let the record fool you. Of the nine losses, seven have come against teams at or above the .500 mark including a 10-0 Wagner, 11-2 Viborg-Hurley and 8-2 White River. Gregory has wins over Lyman and in its last game, a win over Gayville-Vollin. The Lady Buffs fell to Lyman early in the season and have dropped its last two games to Sully Buttes and Herreid/Selby Area.

Tipoff from Gregory is scheduled for 7:30 tonight at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium.

Summer Study On A-I, Kids And Internet Access Holds Final Meeting

October 23, 2024

PIERRE, (KCCR) — A legislative interim summer study committee investigating artificial intelligence and regulating Internet access for minors held its final meeting Wednesday in Pierre, District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram of Fort Pierre served as co-chair and says the group wants to rework a bill that a failed last year and mimics a bill being challenged in Texas….

Three other draft proposals were abandoned by the summer study…

Weisgram says the biggest hurtles for the study was keeping children safe from accessing harmful materials while maintaining rights to the First Amendment…

The group also discussed definitions of A-I. Weisgram and co-chair Senator Steve Kolbeck must produce a report on the results of the summer study to present to the Legislature’s Executive Board at a later date.

Pierre School Board Hears Annual Safety Report

October 23, 2024

PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre School Board received their annual safety update last week. School Safety Coordinator Todd Johnson says its been normal operations on the safety front…

Johnson has also been working with the Pierre Police Department on site surveys of buildings in the District…

Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says it wasn’t that long ago that restricting access to school buildings was event a consideration…

Glodt says the first call if there was ever a threat against the District would be to the Pierre Police Department…

Goldt added that the school has a great partnership with the Pierre Police Department and that the Department wants to have school resource officers in as many District schools as possible.

Area Law Enforcement Respond Wednesday To Hughes County Courthouse

October 23, 2024

PIERRE, (KCCR) — A mental health situation brought a large law enforcement presence to the Hughes County Courthouse around one-pm. Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pelle says units from both the Pierre Police Department and Hughes County Sheriff’s Office responded to the north parking lot at the courthouse for an incident involving a reported firearm. Pelle says due to the serious nature of the report a large presence of law enforcement responded. The situation was resolved quickly and no one was injured. Since the incident involved a mental health issue, no further information about the incident is being released by authorities.

Central South Dakota Railroads Awarded Federal Grant Dollars For Projects In South Dakota

October 23, 2024

PIERRE, (KCCR) — Two railroads that service central South Dakota have been awarded Special Transportation Circumstance grants by the Federal Railroad Administration. The funds will be administered to the railroads by the South Dakota Department of Transportation. The Ringneck and Western Railroad is getting 10-point-three million dollars for their grade stabilization and Repair Project. That project includes the installation of approximately 31-thousand 600 railroad ties, 17-thousand tons of ballast rock, 44 miles of surfacing and the replacement of culverts and bridgework along the former Mitchell to Rapid City line along Interstate 90 Ringneck and Western is providing a 20-percent match. The Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern is getting just over 20-million dollars for a project to upgrade 16 miles or rail, replace or upgrade 34 structures, install new turnouts, perform surfacing, crossing improvements and ballast enhancement in the Upper Black Hills portion of their mainline.

Volleyball Final Scores for Tuesday, October 22

October 23, 2024

Aberdeen Central High School def. Mitchell, 25-23, 25-11, 25-23

Aberdeen Roncalli def. Milbank, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21

Alcester-Hudson def. Freeman Academy-Marion, 25-23, 17-25, 26-24, 29-27, 29-27

Arlington def. Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, 25-20, 25-20, 25-17

Baltic def. Centerville, 25-16, 25-18, 25-18

Bennett County def. Philip, 25-13, 22-25, 25-19, 25-18

Beresford def. Vermillion, 25-15, 25-21, 25-11

Bowman County, N.D. def. Lemmon High School, 25-14, 25-11, 25-23

Chamberlain def. McLaughlin, 17-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-13

Chester def. Sioux Valley, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19

Clark-Willow Lake def. Tiospa Zina, 25-9, 25-6, 25-15

Colman-Egan def. Deubrook, 20-25, 21-25, 27-25, 25-18, 15-11

Corsica/Stickney def. Avon, 25-22, 23-25, 11-25, 25-14, 18-16

DeSmet def. Castlewood, 23-25, 33-31, 25-22, 27-25

Dell Rapids St Mary def. Elkton-Lake Benton, 18-25, 25-22, 28-26, 23-25, 15-12

Dell Rapids def. Madison, 25-15, 25-12, 25-15

Douglas def. Lead-Deadwood, 25-22, 25-13, 25-14

Edgemont def. Lakota Tech, 25-21, 25-7, 27-29, 25-23

Elk Point-Jefferson def. Tri-Valley, 25-12, 25-15, 25-19

Estelline-Hendricks def. Iroquois-Lake Preston, 25-21, 25-23, 25-16

Faith def. Timber Lake, 25-15, 25-16, 25-21

Florence-Henry def. Deuel, 20-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-15, 15-10

Garretson def. West Central, 25-22, 25-9, 25-20

Gayville-Volin High School def. Burke

Great Plains Lutheran def. Britton-Hecla, 25-14, 25-18, 25-16

Hanson def. Freeman, 25-6, 25-18, 25-19

Harrisburg def. Sioux Falls Christian, 25-11, 25-17, 25-27, 25-16

Herreid-Selby def. Sully Buttes, 25-22, 25-22, 25-13

Hill City def. Custer, 25-18, 25-12, 25-20

Hitchcock-Tulare def. Sanborn Central-Woonsocket, 25-17, 25-11, 25-19

Huron def. T F Riggs High School, 30-32, 25-21, 25-23, 25-17

Ipswich def. Aberdeen Christian, 25-20, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22

Irene-Wakonda def. Viborg-Hurley, 26-24, 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11

Jones County def. Colome, 25-12, 25-17, 25-15

Kadoka def. Stanley County, 25-7, 25-8, 25-17

Lennox def. McCook Central-Montrose, 25-21, 25-8, 25-18

Linton, N.D. def. Mobridge-Pollock, 25-18, 25-14, 25-22

Lyman def. Highmore-Harrold, 25-19, 25-22, 25-12

Mt. Vernon/Plankinton def. Gregory, 25-9, 25-9, 25-5

Northwestern def. Groton, 25-18, 25-16, 26-24

Parker def. Flandreau, 19-25, 25-19, 25-9, 25-12

Parkston def. Bon Homme, 25-22, 25-15, 25-22

Pine Ridge def. Mahpíya Lúta Red Cloud, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23

Potter County def. Strasburg, N.D., 25-8, 25-13, 25-9

Rapid City Christian def. Sturgis Brown High School, 25-23, 26-28, 25-13, 16-25, 15-5

Sioux Falls Lutheran def. Canistota, 25-23, 25-21, 25-21

Sioux Falls O’Gorman def. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17

Sioux Falls Roosevelt def. Brookings, 25-23, 20-25, 25-18, 25-15

Sioux Falls Washington def. Brandon Valley, 25-27, 25-20, 25-22, 18-25, 20-18

Spearfish def. Hot Springs, 25-19, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22

St Thomas More def. Belle Fourche, 25-22, 25-14, 25-13

Todd County def. St. Francis Indian, 25-6, 25-10, 25-17

Watertown def. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 22-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-15, 16-14

Waverly-South Shore def. Leola-Frederick High School, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-23

Webster def. Langford, 25-20, 25-15, 25-13

Winner def. Wagner, 25-11, 25-21, 26-24

Wolsey-Wessington def. Sunshine Bible Academy, 25-10, 25-12, 25-8

Kadoka Area Sweeps Stanley County

October 23, 2024

The Kadoka Area Kougars would show dominance on Tuesday night at home sweeping the Stanley County Lady Buffaloes with scores of 25-7, 25-8 and 25-17.

Stanley County showed fight in the third set, but it was too little too late as the Kougars proved why they are one of the top teams in class B as they improve to 27-3 on the season and have won 18 in a row. Stanley County drops to 13-11 with just two matches left in the regular season.

Stanley County will travel to Highmore to face the Highmore-Harrold Pirates on Friday. First serve will be around 7:30 from the Hyde County Auditorium.

Chargers Swept in Three Sets Tuesday in Onida

October 23, 2024

The Sully Buttes Charger volleyball team closed out the home portion of their season with a three set loss to second place Herreid Selby Area 25-22, 25-22, 25-13 on senior night.

The loss dropped the Chargers to 3-21 on the year with two more road games on schedule to finish the regular season, while Herreid Selby Area pushed their mark to 16-9, also with two games remaining.

Sully Buttes played their most competitive sets, but yet were undone once again by hitting errors.

Payge Bakker and Madison Bradberry led in kills for the Chargers, while the Wolverines’ Jordyn Rossow dominated center net and senior libero Stephanie Allbee controlled play in the back row with digs and passing.

Next up for Sully Buttes is a road contest Friday at Tulare to take on the 26-2 Hitchcock Tulare Lady Patriots. Herreid Selby Area hosts Region 6B top seed Ipswich Monday. The Tigers boast a record of 19-8.

Huron Rallies to Beat Pierre in Four Sets on Senior Night

October 22, 2024

The Huron Tigers would overcome multiple deficits in the first three sets to win 30-32, 25-19, 25-23 and 25-17 against the Pierre Governors on senior night on Tuesday.

Pierre had a near 10 point lead in the first set in which the Tigers overcame which included five aces from Hailey Rogers. The two teams traded points before Pierre finally took the first set 32-30. Then, Pierre leading 16-7, Huron would score 18 of the last 23 points of the second set which put them up big early in the third set. While Pierre rallied to take a third set lead, Huron again came back to take the third set and finish out the night in the fourth to spoil senior night. Huron was led in kills by Aurora Dreyer with 11 while Samantha Mangmoradeth and Addyson Knight each had nine. Pierre was led by Jaycee Bauer, Campbell Cronin and Addison Soma all finishing with eight kills.

Pierre drops to 6-10 on the season while Huron improves to 7-12. The Governors will host O’Gorman in the final home game of the season on Friday on Dig Pink night. Coverage will start at 6:30 with first serve at 7:00 on KCCR and on YouTube at KCCR Sports.

Public Hearing Set For Special Assessment For Euclid Reconstruction Drinking Water Service Line Replacement

October 22, 2024

PIERRE, (KCCR) — A public hearing has been set for November 5th by the Pierre City Commission to take comment on a resolution that would establish a special assessment for drinking water service line replacement as a part of the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. City Engineer Nick Waters says the city will be replacing water main while Euclid is torn up…

Impacted landowners will be able to get more information about the assessment Thursday night…

Replacing a portion of the service lines to homes and businesses along the two mile route are intended to prevent going back in to work on water lines once the new highway is built…

The informational meeting on the Euclid project will be Thursday at six pm at Faith Lutheran Church.

Camping Survey Finds Campers Like State Park Camping By Tents And RV’s

October 22, 2024

PIERRE, (KCCR) — South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks officials shared the results of a camping survey conducted this summer asking campers at state parks and recreation areas to give input about their camping experience. Deputy Parks and Recreation Director Al Nedved says they asked campers about what would get more people interested in camping…

Nedved says space led the list of things campers consider when looking at a camping experience…

Nedved says the survey indicated state parks are a lead choice among places to camp…

Approximately 15-percent of the surveys sent out were returned and responded to.