Category Archives: Local News

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Pierre man, found guilty by a Hughes County jury earlier this year, will now spend the rest of his life in prison. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 25 year-old Davi...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A freak microburst caused damage around Pierre Monday night. Mike Connelly at the National Weather Service in Aberdeen says conditions over Pierre were just right for destructive win...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission has adopted newer building codes for construction within the County. Building Official Eric Booth says the updated codes reflect codes as of 2021 which h...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. The Commission will consider approval of a brief two-item consent calendar containing only the usual c...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- City of Pierre officials are preparing for another project at Pierre Regional Airport. City Engineer Nick Waters says they are looking to improve more taxiways for aircraft at the ai...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Army Corps of Engineers last week reported June runoff into the Missouri River was 60-percent of average. Lisa Holts with the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center says drought co...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- South Dakota State University Extension is offering free, livestock water testing services for producers across the state. Cow/Calf Field Specialist Robin Salverson says much of Sout...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The massive project to rebuild Euclid Avenue in Pierre and replace City of Pierre infrastructure under Euclid churns on this week as it has since the beginning of April. Traffic, bot...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Camping rebounded in June from a down May in South Dakota State Parks. Parks and Recreation Division Director Jeff VanMeeteren says better weather helped improve use... Double park l...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The recent passage of the Big Beautiful Bill brought plenty of discussion and argument about what is in and is not in the reconciliation package. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds say...