Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mar 04, 2026
Bill To Establish Capitol Restoration Fund To Go Before House Appropriators Thursday
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A bill working it's way through the South Dakota Legislature in the last days of the session would begin a savings fund of sorts for restoration and modernization of the South Dakota...
Mar 04, 2026
Strong Enplanements Continue At Pierre Regional Airport In February
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Early year enplanements at Pierre Regional Airport continue to outpace passenger boardings from a year ago. Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga says February...
Mar 04, 2026
