Category Archives: Local News

Fredrick Man Arrested In Blunt On Brown County Rape Charge
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Sheriff Office and other central South Dakota law enforcement has aided in the capture of a Fredrick man wanted in Brown County for sexual assault. Sheriff Patrick ...
Zach Nelson May 05, 2025

Robin Lerseth To Seek Spot On Pierre City Commission
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Four men and one woman are seeking two seats on the Pierre City Commission early next month. That lone woman is Robin Lerseth. She says it was the right time to run between her husba...
Zach Nelson May 05, 2025

Game, Fish And Parks Commission To Consider Finalization To Mentored Hunting Changes This Week
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission will consider finalization this week of proposed changes to the state's mentored hunting rules. Chad Switzer, Deputy Director of the ...
Zach Nelson May 05, 2025

Full Agenda For Fort Pierre City Council Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room. City officials will start by presenting updates to the Council before getting into ...
Zach Nelson May 05, 2025

Work Crews Making Progress On Euclid Project
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Progress continues on the massive Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. Operations Manager T-J Gallagher with Morris Incorporated says crews are getting some of the new water line be...
Zach Nelson May 04, 2025

Survey Shows Hiring Slumped From March To April In Mid America Region
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Hiring in the Mid America region plummeted in April compared to March. Creighton University conducts the Mid America Business Conditions Index and economics professor Dr. Ernie Goss ...
Zach Nelson May 03, 2025

Pierre Woman Accused Of Defrauding South Dakota Medicaid Program
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Another government program is the victim of alleged fraud, only this time the accused is a private business owner. A Hughes County grand jury has indicted a Pierre woman on charges o...
Zach Nelson May 02, 2025

Three Pierre Landowners Propose Plat Change In Northeast Pierre
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission was introduced this week to a proposed change to a cluster of lots on the north side of the city. City Planner Emeline Post says three property owners are ...
Zach Nelson May 01, 2025

More Prescribed Burning Planned In Fort Pierre National Grasslands In May
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- More prescribed burning is planned for the Fort Pierre National Grasslands in May. At least four such burns are planned with the purpose of reducing overgrown vegetation to help prot...
Zach Nelson May 01, 2025

Sunday Rains Bring Marginal Relief From Drought Conditions
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Drought has improved across parts of central South Dakota this week. A severe thunderstorm Sunday night that dropped three-and-a-half inches of rain across parts of Lyman County. Mod...
Zach Nelson May 01, 2025