Category Archives: Local News
Department Of Transportation Working To Reduce Lane Departure Crashes In South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Over 35-hundred South Dakotans have been seriously injured or killed on South Dakota roads over the last five years. Highway Safety Engineer Dustin Witt with the South Dakota Departm...
Apr 06, 2025
Name Released In Fatal Hand County Rollover Crash
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a Highmore woman killed last week in a single vehicle crash in Hand County. The crash that killed 22 year-old Kila Louann Goo...
Apr 06, 2025
Game, Fish And Parks Officials Watching Missouri River Levels Closely For Access Issues
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The U-S Army Corps of Engineers last week said below normal runoff continues to be forecast for the Missouri River and the Oahe Reservoir. Those lower levels could impact recreationa...
Apr 05, 2025
Les Schwab Tire Opens Fourth South Dakota Store In Pierre
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A ribbon cutting Friday welcomed a new Les Schwab Tire Center to Pierre. Pierre Economic Development Corporation C-E-O Jim Protexter says having the national brand expand to Pierre i...
Apr 04, 2025
Pierre City Commission Approves Hangar Lease At Pierre Regional Airport
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission approved a hangar lease for space at Pierre Regional Airport this week. Acting Airport Manager John Childs says Brad and Jill Janecke are requesting the le...
Apr 04, 2025
Hughes County Preparing For Pierre City Commission Election
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- It may be Pierre's city commission election but Hughes County is doing the dirty work in preparing the vote. Finance Officer Thomas Oliva says his office has been working hard to get...
Apr 04, 2025
Stanley County Sheriff's Office Targeted In Latest Fake Jury Duty Scam
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Unified Judicial System is warning Stanley County residents of a scam using the Stanley County Sheriff's Office for a backdrop. The scam is a jury duty scam that tells callers th...
Apr 04, 2025
Game, Fish And Parks Commission Adopts Petition To Eliminate Closed Fishing Area On Lake Francis Case Near Chamberlain
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission is moving forward a petition to eliminate an area closed to fishing on Lake Francis Case in the Chamberlain area. Eric Storms of Cham...
Apr 03, 2025
Pierre Getting Ready For Annual Go Green And Clean Program
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The City of Pierre is gearing up for another year of the Go Green and Clean program. While the city gives guidance to groups, Parks and Recreation Director Bryan Tipton says voluntee...
Apr 02, 2025
Highmore Woman Killed In Hand County Crash Wednesday Morning
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash in Hand County. The crash happened one mile west of Wessington on U-S Highway 14 near mile marker 314 aroun...
Apr 02, 2025
