Category Archives: Local News
September Camping Falls Back From Previous Months Due To Lower Midweek Use
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- September, with Labor Day wrapping up summer, generally brings a final push of summer campers. However Game, Fish and Parks Parks and Recreation Division Director Jeff VanMeeteren sa...
6h ago
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Again, a light agenda greets Commissioners with four action items and a three-item consent calendar. T...
18h ago
Pierre School Board To Hold Rare Tuesday Night Meeting
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School Board is holding a rare Tuesday night meeting due to the Native American Day holiday tonight. The Board will consider approval of a seven-item consent calendar befo...
18h ago
Euclid Avenue Reconstruction Entering Home Stretch For 2025
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- About a month remains in the construction season for the first half of the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. Work crews were able to start on one part of the 2026 work, the Wynok...
Oct 13, 2025
Fort Pierre City Council Agrees To Fully Finishing Off New Storage Buildings With Interior Utility Rooms
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) - Fort Pierre is moving forward with fully functioning storage buildings for equipment. Trandon Walters with Brosz Engineering says for the building portion things are down to the ...
Oct 13, 2025
Charges Filed Against Iowa Man Involved In Fatal Vehicle/Pedestrian Crash In Hughes County
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- An Iowa man is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Hughes County on drug charges connected to a fatal vehicle pedestrian crash in late September. Taylor Reece Hanson, a 27 year-old ...
Oct 13, 2025
Green Space, Other Improvements Included With Capitol Lake Memorial Repairs
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Repairs to the memorial structure at Capitol Lake around the Flaming Fountain will take place this fall and into next year. Deputy State Engineer Kristine Day says there is more to t...
Oct 12, 2025
Broad Marketing Pushing South Dakota's Pheasant Season To All Ages
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- In large part, South Dakota's robust pheasant season sells itself, but significant effort is still put in by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department to promote the season. C...
Oct 11, 2025
Highway Patrol Releases Names In Fatal Spink County Crash
PIERRE, (KCCR) - The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the names of those involved in a fatal two-vehicle head-on crash last week in Spink County. At the time of the crash, a Ford F-150 pulling...
Oct 10, 2025
Pierre Man Recognized With 2025 Governor's Award For Outstanding Employee With A Disability
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Pierre man is one of four individuals and three organizations recognized with a 2025 Governor's Award, marking achievements of those with disabilities in the workspace. Shawn Lyons...
Oct 10, 2025
