Category Archives: Local News
Fort Pierre City Council Approves New Engineering Agreement For Maintenance Yard Project
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council voted this week to enter into an engineering services agreement for the city's proposed maintenance yard with Brosz Engineering. Trandon Walters wit...
Feb 20, 2025
Hughes County To Transfer Ownership Of Rural Fire Department Buildings To Respective Departments
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission has approved the transfer of county buildings being used as rural fire halls across the county. Commission chairman Rob Fines says the county isn't in th...
Feb 20, 2025
Pierre Fire Responds To Second Blaze This Week Thursday Morning
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- For the second time this week Pierre firefighters battled fire AND ice in freezing conditions. Fire Chief Ian Paul says the Pierre Fire Department was called into service Thursday mo...
Feb 20, 2025
Bill To Put Pari Mutuel Historic Horse Racing Machines In Deadwood Tabled By House Taxation Committee
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A second bill to support horse racing in South Dakota beyond just 2025 has been stalled in the South Dakota Legislature. While House Bill 1057 has had great support and would move fu...
Feb 20, 2025
Hillsview Golf Course Looking To Continue Previous Years Of Growing Play
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre had a great 2024 and is looking to follow-through with a just as great with 2025. Clubhouse Manager Chad Wise says last year surpassed 2023... Wise sa...
Feb 19, 2025
Resolution Backing South Dakota Support For Amtrak Clears South Dakota House
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A House Concurrent Resolution showing the state's support to federal officials for bringing Amtrak to South Dakota has been concurred in by the South Dakota House. Representative Tim...
Feb 19, 2025
Avera To Remove Former Nursing School Building On Dakota Avenue
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A piece of Pierre's and Avera Health's history is coming down this year. Avera has announced plans to remove the former School of Nursing building on the heath services campus in Pie...
Feb 19, 2025
Hughes County Commission Approves Liquor License For GF&P Use At Spring Creek
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission Wednesday morning approved an application for a liquor license for the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks concessionaire facility at Spring Creek in north...
Feb 19, 2025
Fort Pierre Ends 2024 Over 2023 For Sales Taxes
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Sales tax numbers for December at in in Fort Pierre. Finance Officer Roxanne Heezen says the last month of the last year saw sales taxes trending upward... Looking back to 2016,...
Feb 18, 2025
Bill To Fund Last Of Work On Cultural Heritage Center Passes South Dakota House
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre needs a few more dollars to finish up a remodeling process that has seen the Center and museum closed to the public the last few years. Represe...
Feb 18, 2025
