Category Archives: Local News
Tennessee Man Arrested Saturday Morning For Leaving Dogs In Vehicle In Freezing Weather
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Pierre police arrested a Tennessee man over the weekend on an animal abuse charge. Pierre Police Captain Kyle Cummings says officers were dispacted to the Northridge Plaza parking lo...
Feb 02, 2026
House Committee Defers Action On Bill To Increase Rape Penalty
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would increase the penalty for First Degree Rape to a Class B Felony of life in prison. District 28-B Representa...
Feb 02, 2026
Union Denied Agenda Spot To Discuss Negotiation Issues With Full Commission
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A union representing some City of Pierre employees is being denied an opportunity to hold public conversations with the Pierre City Commission as the sides work toward a collective b...
Feb 02, 2026
Fort Pierre City Council To Meet Tonight
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room. The Council will hear reports from city officials before tackling a lighter ag...
Feb 02, 2026
Long Days, Nights Ahead For South Dakota Legislature
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Legislature is entering it's only five-day week this week. District 24 Representative Will Mortenson says the most intense part of the 38-day session is here... Cros...
Feb 01, 2026
Hanson Says Fort Pierre Renewing Talk Of Trying To Get Water From Pierre
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Could Pierre's drinking water treatment plant someday be providing Fort Pierre with Missouri River water to drink? During the Fort Pierre Development Corporation annual meeting ...
Jan 31, 2026
Boys And Girls Club Of The Capital Area Awarded With National Advocate Level Champion Of Youth Recognition
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area has been recognized on a national scale, receiving a Champion of Youth Award from the national Boys and Girls Club of America. Chief Execu...
Jan 30, 2026
Mehlhaff, Hansen Call Out Data Center Bills
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Republican leadership agreed to disagree Thursday when meeting with media members discussing competing bills on data centers. A group of legislators recently unveiled a so-called Dat...
Jan 30, 2026
Moderate Drought Creeps Up In South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Drought doesn't shrink or grow much during the winter, but a lack of moisture and fairly mild weather is leading to more extension of moderate drought across the state. The increases...
Jan 29, 2026
Eagle Butte Man Found Guilty By Jury Of Threatening Federal Official
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- An Eagle Butte man has been sentenced on a federal charge of threatening a federal official. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says a federal jury in Pierre convicted 68 year-old Joseph Laffe...
Jan 29, 2026
