Category Archives: Local News
Mehlhaff Property Tax Bill Defeated By Senate Taxation Committee
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A bill proposed by District 24 Senator Jim Mehlhaff to substantially change South Dakota's property tax system and the connected funding of education was killed Wednesday by the Sena...
Jan 28, 2026
Sioux Nation Named Fort Pierre 2025 Business Of The Year
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Sioux Nation of Fort Pierre has been selected the 2025 Business of the Year by the Fort Pierre Development Corporation. Development Corporation Executive Director Dave Bondy say...
Jan 28, 2026
Pierre City Commission Approves Morris Bid For 2026 Street Paving
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- In addition to the second year of the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project, Morris Incorporated will be busy repairing other streets in the City of Pierre this year. The Fort Pierre ...
Jan 28, 2026
Dupree Man Sentenced On Federal Firearms Violation
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Dupree man has been sentenced for having a firearm when he wasn't allowed to. U-S District Judge Eric Schulte sentenced 38 year-old Sam Reede to six months in federal prison on a c...
Jan 28, 2026
Pierre City Commission Approves Joint Powers Agreement For Causeway Rebuild Project
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission has approved a joint powers agreement with the South Dakota Department of Transportation as part of a Transportation Alternatives Program grant application...
Jan 28, 2026
House Of Representatives Passes Measure To Keep Horse Racing Alive In South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A bill to help fund the future of horse racing continues its canter through the South Dakota legislature. House Bill 1058 would permit the licensing and regulation of online parimutu...
Jan 27, 2026
Fort Pierre To Hold Wade Hayes Concert As Part Of Fourth Of July Celebrations
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce is helping prepare for a special Independence Day holiday this year as America marks it's 250th birthday. Fort Pierre will be hosting the Boo...
Jan 27, 2026
Five Water Bodies Added To Aquatic Invasive Species Infested List In 2025
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Watercraft are still a few months away from crowding South Dakota waterways. When they finally do aquatic invasive species will again become an issue for state Game, Fish and Parks o...
Jan 27, 2026
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is closing out January with their weekly meeting tonight. Only five action items make up the bulk of the agenda. Commissioners will consider approval of a ...
Jan 27, 2026
Hughes County Jail Medical Director Seeing Inmates With High Levels Of Mental Health Meds
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Hughes County Commissioners last week got an update on the status of the medical operations at the Hughes County Jail. The jail's medical director Dr. Tom Huber says inmates at the j...
Jan 26, 2026
