Category Archives: Local News
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- It will be one of the shortest agendas for the Pierre City Commission to date. There are no action items on this week's agenda for new or unfinished business. The only business for t...
Oct 07, 2025
Fort Pierre City Council Keeps Tatonka Trail Project Alive With Approval Of Phase II Agreement
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council has voted to finish the Takanka Trail. The future of that project and the entire cost of it falling back on the city hinged on the Monday evening vo...
Oct 07, 2025
Lower Costs Letting Bureau Of Administration Make More Repairs To State Capitol
PIERRE, (KCCR) - More work is planned to make repairs to the interior of the South Dakota State Capitol and at no extra cost to taxpayers. The Capitol Complex Beautification and Restoration Commission...
Oct 06, 2025
Drought Conditions Continue Steady Improvement In South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- It's been a wet year so far and the impact of that rain is being seen with significant reductions in drought in South Dakota. Last week's update of the U-S Drought Monitor for the st...
Oct 06, 2025
Wrestling, Fine Arts Facility Expansion Moving Forward For T.F. Riggs High School
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School Board has approved moving forward with a proposed wrestling and fine arts expansion at T-F Riggs High School. Business Manager Travis Dovre says cost estimates for ...
Oct 06, 2025
Finish Work On Curb And Gutters Next Update As Euclid Project Nears 2025 End
PIERRE, (KCCR) - Curb and gutter work is the next part of the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallagher says the curb and gutter work will take place a...
Oct 06, 2025
Fort Pierre City Council To Meet In Regular Session Tonight
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room. City officials will give reports to the Council before action is considered on...
Oct 06, 2025
Current Fuel Prices Making Electric Vehicles More Spendy To Drive
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The annual Your Driving Costs report by Triple-A is showing more people starting to get off the electric vehicle highway due to the cost of an E-V. Shawn Steward with Triple-A South ...
Oct 05, 2025
Portions Of Euclid Project Completed As Construction Season Nears Conclusion
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Work crews are nearing the finish line for 2025 work on the Euclid Avenue Reconstruction project. T-J Gallagher with Morris Incorporated says the big push is to reopen Euclid past th...
Oct 01, 2025
Failure Of Airport Weather Station Leads To Two Cancelled Flights At Pierre Regional Airport
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- An issue with the Automated Weather Observation Station at Pierre Regional Airport last week created problems for some passengers and officials with the City of Pierre. Airport Liais...
Oct 01, 2025
