Category Archives: Local News
Pierre School District To Go Through Accreditation Process Next Year
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Exams are common place in school districts however next year it will be the Pierre School District taking the test. Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says accreditation renewal for the ...
Sep 28, 2025
Rains Leave Good And Bad Impacts On Euclid Project
PIERRE, (KCCR) - The window for work in 2025 to close on the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project is mid-November. Work has move so quickly, despite heavy rains through the spring and summer that some...
Sep 27, 2025
Largest Crowd Yet Welcomes The 437 Project To Fort Pierre
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The heat Friday may have slowed the runners, but it didn't slow the support for The 437 Project as the cross state caravan of runners arrived for a community event in Fort Pierre. Si...
Sep 26, 2025
District 24 Lawmakers In Lockstep On Approval Of New Men's Prison
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The District 24 legislative delegation all voted green this week to support the construction of a new men's prison facility off Benson Road in Sioux Falls. Representative Will Morten...
Sep 25, 2025
Pierre Feeding South Dakota Site Filling Vital Need To Address Hunger In Central South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) - Feeding South Dakota has been celebrating 50 years of service in the state by holding open house events at their distribution centers in Pierre, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Vice Presi...
Sep 25, 2025
Game License Sales Remaining Strong Headed Into Pheasant Season
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Small game license sales look to ramp up as South Dakota's pheasant hunting season beings in just a few week. Wildlife Division Director with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks De...
Sep 25, 2025
Heavy Rains Continue To Repeal Drought In South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Heavy rain for days on end last week have helped further reduce drought conditions in South Dakota as fall has arrived. Statewide, areas of no drought have expanded nine-percent to 8...
Sep 25, 2025
Ringling Begins The 437 Project Run Across South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) - The fourth annual The 437 Project is underway, with runners leaving the Wyoming border on a statewide run that will end at the Iowa border Sunday. The 437 Project is a fundraiser for ...
Sep 25, 2025
Euclid Work Crews Catching Up After Nearly Seven Inches Of Rain Last Week
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Heavy rains last week slowed progress on the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallagher says the precipitation brought work to a stand...
Sep 24, 2025
Pierre Smoke Shop Charges Connected To Major Statewide Illegal Drug Sale Law Enforcement Operation
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- It turns out the recent indictment of a Pierre smoke shop owner is actually part of a statewide law enforcement operation targeting the sale of illegal substances. South Dakota Attor...
Sep 24, 2025
