Category Archives: Local News
Game, Fish And Parks Officials Looking At How To Boost Midweek Camping At State Parks
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Midweek camping in South Dakota is down. It's a trend being seen at state parks and recreation area across the country. Parks and Recreation Division Director Jeff VanMeeteren says l...
Nov 20, 2025
Pierre Residents Make Trip To Witness History With USS Pierre Commissioning
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Of the 35-hundred who attended the Commissioning ceremony for the U-S-S Pierre last week at least a dozen or came from the City of Pierre. Two of those were District 24 State Senator...
Nov 20, 2025
Pierre Regional Airport Survives FAA Flight Reductions With No Immediate Impacts
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- With the longest federal government shutdown in history behind the nation air traffic is returning to normal of the Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight cuts at major airpo...
Nov 19, 2025
Traffic Pattern Change Coming For Last Work On Pleasant Drive
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- All of the surfacing needed to finish out the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project for 2025 remains on Pleasant Drive. As a result access to businesses along Pleasant are changing as...
Nov 19, 2025
Rhoden Announces Campaign For Governor
PIERRE, (KCCR) - South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden announced this week his intentions to enter the race for South Dakota Governor. Lieutenant Governor Tony VenHuizen says Rhoden has already shown Sou...
Nov 19, 2025
National Leaders Praise USS Pierre's Role In Keeping America Protected From Threats
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- With the U-S-S Pierre now commissioned and in active duty in the U-S Navy, it's mine sweeping mission is set to get underway. Littoral Combat Ship number 38 is getting noticed by oth...
Nov 19, 2025
Hughes County Commission Approves 3% Pay Raise For County Employees Next Year
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission has approved a three-percent across-the-board Cost of Living adjustment or COLA for 2026. The COLA was supported by Commission Chair Rob Fines... Human R...
Nov 19, 2025
Names Released In Hughes, Brookings County Fatal Crashes
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a Pierre man killed in a one-vehicle crash two miles east of Blunt on Friday. The preliminary crash investigation shows 78 ye...
Nov 18, 2025
Pierre, Other Departments Gain New Officers After Academy Graduation Friday
PIERRE, (KCCR) - A number of new law enforcement officers are hitting the streets after they graduated the 198th Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course Friday. The 45 students represent 31 differe...
Nov 18, 2025
Dignitaries Across The Country Pay Tribute To USS Pierre During Commissioning In Florida
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Industry officials to local, state and federal political figures shared in the Commissioning of the U-S-S Pierre Saturday in Panama City, Florida. Pierre Mayor Steve Harding says the...
Nov 18, 2025
