Category Archives: Local News

Denver Air Wraps Up Pierre Service With Over 1,200 Enplanements In July
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The book is now officially closed on Denver Air Connections' four year service window to Pierre. Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga presented the July enpla...
Zach Nelson Aug 06, 2025

Hughes County Commission Discusses Possible Addition Of Lights On Landfill Road
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Could street lights be placed along the road to the Hughes County Jail? It's a conversation starting to take place between the City of Pierre, South Dakota Department of Corrections ...
Zach Nelson Aug 05, 2025

Hughes County Resident Loses $22,000 To Jury Duty Scammer
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Scammers are continuing to sink their hooks into unsuspecting residents of Hughes County and elsewhere. In the latest instance, the Hughes County Sheriff's Office says a Hughes Count...
Zach Nelson Aug 05, 2025

Hiring Remains Stalled According To July Mid America Business Conditions Index
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Hiring remains sluggish for manufacturing in the middle of the country. Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss says the July Mid America Business Conditions index shows supply...
Zach Nelson Aug 05, 2025

Stanley County Commission To Meet Tonight
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Stanley County Commission is meeting for it's August meeting tonight at the Stanley County Courthouse. Commissioners will hear the Treasurer and Auditor Report and will hear...
Zach Nelson Aug 05, 2025

Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. The meeting will start in special business with a proclamation for Professional Engineers Day before C...
Zach Nelson Aug 05, 2025

US Highway 14 Railroad Crossing Through Fort Pierre To Close Sunday For Replacement
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A major vein through Fort Pierre is closing so the railroad crossing running over it can be replaced. Work on the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad crossing on Highway 14/...
Zach Nelson Aug 05, 2025

Thune Applauses Passage Of The GENIUS Act To Protect Stablecoin Use In United States
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- After multiple tries Congress in July finally passed the GENIUS Act. South Dakota Senator John Thune says the GENIUS act will open the country up for sustained American leadership in...
Zach Nelson Aug 04, 2025

Start Of School Next Challenge For Euclid Avenue Reconstruction
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- With pavement on Capitol Avenue Prospect Avenue in Pierre is now closed for much of the rest of the construction season. T-J Gallagher with Morris Incorporated says utilities are bei...
Zach Nelson Aug 03, 2025

Illinois Man Killed Friday In Brule County Crash
CHAMBERLAIN, (KCCR) -- A motorcyclist from Illinois has died in a crash on Interstate 90. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened three miles east of Chamberlain on Friday, August 1st ...
Zach Nelson Aug 03, 2025