Category Archives: Local News

Three Weeks In Euclid Project On Schedule With Limited Delays
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Contractors working on the Euclid Reconstruction project were hard at work Thursday morning installing a sanitary sewer bypass line. Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallag...
Zach Nelson Apr 17, 2025

US Army Corps Of Engineers To Close Some Missouri River Sites Starting In May
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Starting May 1st, the U-S Army Corps of Engineers is pulling back on some services along the Missouri River basin in Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana. The campground ...
Zach Nelson Apr 16, 2025

Interstate 90 Ramps In Lyman County Near Vivian To Close For Work Next Week
VIVIAN, (KCCR) -- An Interstate 90 ramp in Lyman County will close for rehabilitation work for about a month next week. Starting Tuesday, April 22nd work will begin on the east and westbound exit ramp...
Zach Nelson Apr 16, 2025

Governor's Residence To Get New Exterior This Summer
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The home of Governor Larry Rhoden is getting a refresh this summer. Not the Governor's hometown of Union Center, but his temporary digs in Pierre. Deputy State Engineer Christine Day...
Zach Nelson Apr 16, 2025

Pierre City Commission Honors Dispatchers With Proclamation For National Public Safety Telecommunications Week
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Pierre City Commissioners tipped their hats Tuesday night to the city's squad of emergency communicators as a part of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. Central South Da...
Zach Nelson Apr 16, 2025

Hughes County Commissioners Pass Resolution Of Opposition To Electronic Identification Tags For Livestock
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission has passed a resolution opposing the requirement for livestock producers to use E-I-D or Electronic Identification tags in the ears of livestock like cat...
Zach Nelson Apr 15, 2025

Stanley County School District Awarded $25,000 Grant From Casey's Convenience Stores
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Stanley County School District has been awarded 25-thousand dollars from the Casey's convenience store chain. The money is coming to Stanley County by way of the Casey's Cas...
Zach Nelson Apr 15, 2025

Smoldering Power Pole Leads To Power Outage To Over 500 Monday
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Just over 500 meters were without power for a few hours while West Central Electric crews dealt with a smoldering power pole on Verendrye Drive in Fort Pierre Monday night. Embe...
Zach Nelson Apr 15, 2025

Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. The meeting will start with a proclamation for National Public Safety Telecommunications week before c...
Zach Nelson Apr 15, 2025

Pierre School Board Gives First Reading To Policy Revision To Update, Clarify Gym Rental Rates
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School Board gave first reading Monday night to a policy revision on the district's rate use fees for facilities for rental. Business Manager Travis Dovre says there hasn'...
Zach Nelson Apr 14, 2025