Category Archives: Local News

More Residents Vent Frustrations Over Proposed Elizabeth Work
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- More local frustration over a proposed widening of Elizabeth Street rained down on the Pierre City Commission for the third week in a row. In the meeting's public comment period Tues...
Zach Nelson Mar 11, 2026

Gas Prices On The Rise Among Middle Eastern Conflict
PIERRE, (KORN) -- According to Triple-A, the national average price for regular unleaded gas -- which had been below $3/gallon since early December 2025 - quickly jumped following the military in the ...
Zach Nelson Mar 10, 2026

Bill Package In Congress Looks To Make Home Purchasing Easier
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A new measure in Congress looks to ease the burdens of buying a new home. South Dakota Senator John Thune says the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a grouping of bills to make hou...
Zach Nelson Mar 10, 2026

Abnormally Dry Drought Moves North Into Hughes, Sully, Hand And Hyde Counties
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- There are plenty of rain and snow chances in the forecast ahead but how much help those chances will be to mitigate drought are yet to be seen. The U-S Drought Monitor for South Dako...
Zach Nelson Mar 10, 2026

Pierre School Board Gives First Reading To Changes In Elementary School Boundaries
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School District gave first reading to a boundary change for the District's elementary schools Monday night. The changes is being done to balance student levels at each of ...
Zach Nelson Mar 10, 2026

Gettysburg Area Community Foundation Marking 15 Years In 2026
GETTYSBURG, (KCCR) -- This year is a special year for the Gettysburg Area Community Foundation. In the last 15 years, over 260-thousand dollars in gifts and 73-thousand 700 dollars in grants have been...
Zach Nelson Mar 05, 2026

Missouri River Runoff Forecast At 80% Of Average
PIERRE, (KCCR) --The Missouri River basin is getting drier and it's showing in the latest update on runoff into the river. Ryan Larson with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers says their runoff forecast h...
Zach Nelson Mar 05, 2026

More Residents Bring Elizabeth Street Concerns To Pierre City Commission
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- More residents of the Pierre Hill Historic District are bringing their concerns over proposed work to a one-block section of Elizabeth Street as part of the Euclid Avenue Reconstruct...
Zach Nelson Mar 05, 2026

Bill To Permit Cities, Counties To License Cigar Only Bars Passes Senate State Affairs Committee
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A bill to permit South Dakota cities and counties to license cigar bars has passed the Senate State Affairs Committee. Senate sponsor Chris Karr amended House Bill 1215 before the Co...
Zach Nelson Mar 04, 2026

Oacoma Receives Transportation Alternatives Grant To Connect Shared-Use Sidewalks Block | Text
OACOMA, (KCCR) -- The City of Oacoma is one of 13 cities across the state awarded Transportation Alternative Grant funding. The Harrisburg School District, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and South Veter...
Zach Nelson Mar 04, 2026




