PIERRE, (KCCR) — Prep in Hughes County for the November 5th general election is on track. Finance Officer Thomas Oliva says he’s continuing to see good use of absentee voting in the county…. Oliva says he has a wealth of poll workers including some rookies to the process… Oliva is getting good support in pulling…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A man was killed Friday in a crash on Interstate 90 in Jackson County. According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety the crash happened Friday around 6:20 pm four miles west of Kadoka at mile marker 146. The preliminary crash investigation shows the unidentified man was traveling east on the…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room. City officials will gives reports to the Council before the Council takes up a fairly full agenda. A poppy proclamation will be made and Council members will consider approval of a professional services contract with…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Severe weather can often lead to the need for blood donations. Two recent massive hurricanes are proof of that. LiveServe Blood Center collects blood and keeps it local. Abbie Arneson says even without Helene and Milton, blood supplies are critically low… Arneson says the recent hurricanes aren’t helping the shortage… Arneson says…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — October is a scary month. Halloween is an obvious reason why, but it can be scary for drivers who may not see animals on the move… Shawn Steward with Triple-A South Dakota says increasingly sophisticated vehicles are compounding repair costs in animal/vehicle wrecks… Steward says to remain focused at the duty at…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission this week approved a consultant agreement with H-W Lochner for the Runway 13-31 project at Pierre Regional Airport. Airport Manager Brian Cowles says this contract will cover the actual rehabilitation of the runway… Cowles says Runway 13-31 is Pierre Regional Airport’s most important piece of pavement… Work on…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Over Pierre’s homecoming week the Class of 1974 celebrated 50 years since graduating from the halls of T-F Riggs High School. A part of that celebration was the Riggs alumni raising money for the Gov Grocery program at Georgia Morse Middle School. Middle School principal Brandon Lowry says the program runs strictly…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The U-S Drought Monitor map for South Dakota gets brighter and brighter each week and that is not a good indication. While the yellows, tans, oranges and reds resemble a changing fall forest, it actually indicates drought getting worse across the state. Mellette County continues to struggle finding soil moisture as western…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department continues to see strong sales for game licenses in the state. Tom Kirschenmann, Director of the Wildlife Division of the G-F-and-P says those strong sales have been consistent for months… Kirschenmann says small game license sales are exciting to see increase… Fishing license sales…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Add the City of Pierre to the growing list of South Dakota municipalities that are taking a stand against Initiated Measure 28. Pierre’s City Commission passed a resolution opposing the measure that would eliminate taxes on anything sold for human consumption. During the public comment portion of the meeting District 24 Representative…… read more »
