Category Archives: Local News
Essential Air Service Funding Supported Through November 18th
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Pierre's commercial air service with SkyWest is funded in part by the Essential Air Service program, a federal subsidy program to support carriers serving rural airports connecting n...
Nov 07, 2025
Johnson Frustration Grows As Shutdown Becomes Of Record-Breaking Length
PIERRE, (KCCR) - From here on out, each day is a new record, as a shutdown of the federal government carries on. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says his frustration is growing... Johnson has f...
Nov 07, 2025
Panama City Preparing For Celebrating USS Pierre Commissioning Ceremony
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Commissioning ceremony for the U-S-S Pierre on November 15th was featured Monday on Panama City television station W-M-B-B. Chris Moore with the Navy League of the United States ...
Nov 06, 2025
Pierre Prepares To Celebrate Jason Jones 25 Years With Pierre Police Department
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Friday will mark the end of a quarter decade of service to the City of Pierre by Police Chief Jason Jones. Jones is retiring at the end of the week after a 25 year career with the Pi...
Nov 06, 2025
Crews Pushing To Finish 2025 Euclid Work By End Of November
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Crews continue to push hard to wrap up the first year of construction on the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallagher says they want...
Nov 05, 2025
Daylight Savings Time Change Brings Concern Of Less Attention Driving Due To Sleep Changes
PIERRE, (KCCR) - Sunday morning's switch back to central standard time was more than just gaining an hour of sleep. Shawn Steward of Triple-A South Dakota says it leads to disturbed sleep patterns... ...
Nov 05, 2025
October Enplanements Surge Past 1,900 At Pierre Regional Airport
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Hunting traffic and extra flights led to a significant increase in passengers using Pierre Regional Airport. Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga says October...
Nov 05, 2025
Hughes County Commission Narrowly Approves Purchase Of New Sheriff's Office Vehicle
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- One vote Monday afternoon determined the fate of adding a new patrol vehicle for the Hughes County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Patrick Callahan says a Chevy Tahoe would provide the cou...
Nov 05, 2025
Department Of Transportation Winter Plan Ready For Another Snow Season
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Forecasters are starting to call for light accumulating snow this weekend, especially across northeastern South Dakota. It's a stark reminder that winter weather driving will be upon...
Nov 04, 2025
Goverment Operations And Audit Committee Gets Report On State Network Outage In August
PIERRE, (KCCR) - Members of the Government Operations and Audit Committee last week got a report on what caused an outage of the state's computer networks earlier this year. Bureau of Administration a...
Nov 04, 2025
