Category Archives: Local News

Euclid Work Crews Continue Fight Against Frequent Rains
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Weather can be difficult for even meteorologists to predict. For those in the construction industry, it's an even bigger challenge, especially for preparing roads for asphalt or conc...
Zach Nelson Jul 27, 2025

Willow Lake Man Killed In Crash East Of Fort Thompson
FORT THOMPSON, (KCCR) -- One person was killed Thursday in a two vehicle crash in Buffalo County. According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol the crash happened 14 miles east of Fort Thompson on High...
Zach Nelson Jul 25, 2025

Pierre City Commission Approves Agreement For Substation Testing
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission has approved moving forward with maintenance on the Garfield Avenue Substation. Electric Superintendent Devin Harris says this maintenance goes to an advan...
Zach Nelson Jul 24, 2025

Fort Pierre City Storage Buildings On Track For Winter Use
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Cold storage buildings to house Fort Pierre city equipment are on track for completion before winter. Trandon Walters with Brosz Engineering says the second of the two garages s...
Zach Nelson Jul 24, 2025

Winner Man Found Guilty On Federal Sex Trafficking, Child Pornography Charges
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Winner man has been found guilty by a federal jury on two counts of Sex Trafficking of a Child and two counts of Production of Child Pornography. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says ...
Zach Nelson Jul 24, 2025

Miller Man Killed In Two Vehicle Beadle County Crash Identified By Highway Patrol
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a Miller man killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash on the northwest side of Huron. In a release, the Highway Patrol sa...
Zach Nelson Jul 24, 2025

Pierre To Resume Effort To Enhance Pedestrian Traffic Along LaFramboise Island Causeway
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The City of Pierre is resuming efforts to fully restore the La Framboise Island causeway. It's an effort started five years ago with grants to restore pedestrian traffic lost in the ...
Zach Nelson Jul 23, 2025

Pavement Coming To Capitol Avenue Next Week On Euclid Project
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Lots of work is planned in the upcoming weeks on the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. T-J Gallagher with Morris Incorporated says one of the biggest changes is the installation ...
Zach Nelson Jul 23, 2025

Paving To State Thursday On Highway 1806 Project North Of Fort Pierre
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Starting Thursday, crews will start milling and repaving South Dakota Highway 1806 from it's junction with Highways 14 and 34 in Fort Pierre to the west end of the Oahe Dam at S...
Zach Nelson Jul 23, 2025

SkyWest To Add Even More At-Risk Flights For Pheasant Hunting In November
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- SkyWest Airlines will take over from Denver Air Connection in serving Pierre Regional Airport late next week. SkyWest, at the request of Pierre, is planning to fly additional flights...
Zach Nelson Jul 23, 2025