Category Archives: Local News

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- As first responders rushed to the area near the Oahe Dam powerhouse Monday for a report of a vehicle in the water, one of the responders needed care themselves. In a release, America...

FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) --- Summer time is budget time for local governments. The process begins for some that meet less frequently to begin looking at what outside agencies and organizations need to cont...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Dupree man has been sentenced to just over a decade in federal prison on a charge of Voluntary Manslaughter. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says 27 year-old Gradyn Blue Arm was sentenced...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- One person has died after a vehicle went into the Missouri River near the Oahe Dam. The Hughes County Sheriff's Office says anglers near the Oahe Dam powerhouse reported a vehicle en...

PIERRE, (KCCR) --- South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has made a formal request for a presidential major disaster declaration for eight central South Dakota counties impacted by severe storms in late ...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Details have been announced for the unveiling of the newest addition to the Trail of Governors in Pierre. The unveiling was set for the Friday before Flag Day, as unveiling events ty...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission held a special meeting Monday morning to address the condition of two bridges in the County. Kyle Kurth with Brosz Engineering says the dry weather this ...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Social media didn't take long to do it's thing with South Dakota Highway 1889's new overheight vehicle detection system. The system is an upgrade to the former high vehicle detection...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Hughes County officials continue to ponder how to move forward with a half-cent county sales tax to help lower owner-occupied property taxes. South Dakota Department of Revenue Secre...

PIERRE, (KCCR) --- The Pierre City Commission approved preventative maintenance on water booster stations last week. Water Superintendent Robert Townley says two of the city's three stations need work...