Category Archives: Local News
Department Of Transportation Seeing Interest In Aviation Weather Cameras For Small South Dakota Airports
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation and South Dakota Aeronautics Commission has been reaching out to airports across the state to gauge interest in operating aviation weath...
Sep 11, 2025
Grouse Numbers Not Impacted By Longer Season
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is expecting a robust pheasant and prairie grouse harvest as those season begin in a few weeks. Senior Wildlife Biologist Alex Solem ...
Sep 11, 2025
Early Parts Of Euclid Rebuild Nearing Completion
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Progress continues to be made on the first year of rebuilding Euclid Avenue in Pierre and replacing the veins and arteries that make Pierre function. T-J Gallagher with prime contrac...
Sep 10, 2025
Pierre/Fort Pierre Area First Responders Practice Responding To Passenger Jet Plane Crash At Pierre Regional Airport Tuesday Night
PIERRE, (KCCR) - First responders from Pierre and Fort Pierre got to experience what responding to a plane crash at Pierre Regional Airport might be like as part of a full-scale exercise Tuesday night...
Sep 10, 2025
Pierre Woman Sentenced For Role In Falsifying Medical Marijuana Cards
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Pierre woman has been sentenced for falsifying her own medical marijuana card while working for the South Dakota Department of Health. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley s...
Sep 10, 2025
Pierre City Commission Gives Final Approval To 2026 City Budget
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission set in stone the budget for next year Tuesday night. Finance Officer Lacy Walz gave a final rundown of the budget to Commissioners prior to approval... The...
Sep 10, 2025
Pierre Man Reaches Plea Deal In Child Sexual Assault Case
PIERRE, (KCCR) - A Pierre man has reached a plea deal in a case of alleged sexual contact with a child. Between two court files, Matthew Tople pleaded guilty to Attempted Sexual Contact with a Child U...
Sep 09, 2025
Pierre Police Investigating After 13 Year-Old Georgia Morse Student Brings Firearms To School
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A 13 year-old male student at Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre is in custody as police investigate firearms being with that student at the school. Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pe...
Sep 09, 2025
Summer Study On Community Support Providers Looks To Bring Oversight Committee Recommendation To Legislature
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- An interim legislative summer study committee held it's final meeting Tuesday. The Community Support Providers, State and Federal Efficiencies Interim Committee adopted Draft 141, a ...
Sep 09, 2025
Pierre Regional Airport To Hold Full Scale Plane Crash Exercise Tuesday Night
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- First responders will be gathering at Pierre Regional Airport to conduct a full scale emergency exercise simulating the crash of a commercial jetliner. Such exercises are a Federal A...
Sep 09, 2025
