Category Archives: Local News

Stanley County Schools To Take Part In Two Community Engagement Events Before The End Of October
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Stanley County Schools are holding two special events with students in the next few weeks. United Day is first up on Wednesday October 22nd. United Day is designed as a powerful...
Zach Nelson Oct 17, 2025

Pierre City Commission Gives Go-Ahead For Emergency Sewer Repair
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission approved an emergency repair to a major sewer line serving the western side of the city. Operations and Construction Manager Josh Bible says the repairs ha...
Zach Nelson Oct 16, 2025

Morris Incorporated Picks Up National Award For Capitol Lake Dredging Project
PIERRE, (KCCR) - Morris Incorporated has been at the center of the Euclid Avenue Reconstruction project. But, the Fort Pierre contractor was recently awarded with a nation recognition by the Associate...
Zach Nelson Oct 16, 2025

Beck Motors Selected As South Dakota Nominee For TIME Dealer Of The Year
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Beck Motor Company of Pierre and general manager Steve Beck has been nominated for the 2026 TIME Dealer of the Year award. Beck is one of 47 dealer nominees from across the United St...
Zach Nelson Oct 16, 2025

Pierre Woman Takes Search For Kidney Donor To Social Media
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Pierre woman is reaching out through social media hoping to find someone special with some-thing special, a kidney. Hannah Wagoner, on Facebook, says she was hoping to not ask for ...
Zach Nelson Oct 16, 2025

Iowa Man Pleads Not Guilty To Drug Charges Connected To Fatal Vehicle/Pedestrian Crash
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Rock Valley, Iowa man has pleaded not guilty to charges related to a fatal vehicle/pedestrian crash in Hughes County in last month. With 27 year-old Taylor Reece Hanson seated next...
Zach Nelson Oct 15, 2025

Pierre City Commission Extends Agreement For Pierre Senior Center Building Use
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission has approved a lease amendment with the Pierre Senior Center. City Administrator Kristie Honeywell says the amendment makes few changes... The city maintai...
Zach Nelson Oct 15, 2025

Pierre School Board Selects South Dakota Consulting Firm To Aide District In Hiring Glodt Replacement For Superintendent
PIERRE, (KCCR) - A South Dakota firm has been selected by the Pierre School Board to assist in the hiring of a new superintendent. Board president Joan Adam says upon hearing of Superintendent Dr. Kel...
Zach Nelson Oct 15, 2025

September Camping Falls Back From Previous Months Due To Lower Midweek Use
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- September, with Labor Day wrapping up summer, generally brings a final push of summer campers. However Game, Fish and Parks Parks and Recreation Division Director Jeff VanMeeteren sa...
Zach Nelson Oct 14, 2025

Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Again, a light agenda greets Commissioners with four action items and a three-item consent calendar. T...
Zach Nelson Oct 14, 2025




