Category Archives: Local News
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
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced On Federal Child Abuse Charge
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- An Eagle Butte man has been sentenced to federal prison time for a domestic violence incident nearly a year ago. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 36 year-old Richard Hale, Junior wa...
Sep 24, 2025
Pierre City Commission Approves Rebid For Landfill Bags
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The impacts of tariffs on imported goods are being felt in, of all places, the Pierre garbage baling facility. City Engineer Nick Waters says the Commission first approved the bid fo...
Sep 24, 2025
Special Legislative Session Gives Final Approval To Men's Prison Plan
PIERRE, (KCCR) - After a marathon nine-hour special session the South Dakota Legislature has supported a bill to construct a new men's prison on the northeast side of Sioux Falls. In the Senate, Senat...
Sep 24, 2025
Pierre Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison Time For Possessing Child Pornography
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Pierre woman has been sentenced to time in the federal prison system for possession child sexual abuse material, known as C-SAM. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says U-S District Judg...
Sep 24, 2025
Fort Thompson Man Sentenced To Federal Prison Time For Sexual Abuse Of Young Boy
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Fort Thompson man will spend two years in federal prison after being convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact with a child. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 44 year-old John Thompson w...
Sep 24, 2025
