Category Archives: Local News
Hughes County Finance Office Keeping Busy With Election Prep
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The primary election is just under three weeks away and the Hughes County Auditor's office has been busy with election prep. Finance Officer Thomas Oliva says one minor gremlin with ...
May 13, 2026
Paving Completed On Part Of Wynoka Street As Euclid Project Carries On
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Work crews continue to move forward on the Euclid Avenue Reconstruction project with minimal delays. T-J Gallagher with Morris Incorporated says the east half of Wynoka Street is pav...
May 13, 2026
New Presiding Judge Appointed To Oversee Fourth Judicial Circuit
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A new judge will be guiding South Dakota's Fourth Judicial Circuit. The Honorable Michelle K. Comer has been appointed presiding judge of the circuit that includes Ziebach, Dewey and...
May 13, 2026
Officials To Begin State Health Lab Operations Transfer Monday
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Officials from the South Dakota Department of Health visited the Pierre City Commission Tuesday night to update the Commission on construction of the 70-million dollar Workforce Deve...
May 13, 2026
Stanley County Commission Pulls Back Burn Ban
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A countywide burn ban in Stanley County has been lifted by the Stanley County Commission. However normal burning restrictions remain in place across the county. The burn ban ordinanc...
May 12, 2026
Proposed Pierre School Board Budget Sees Decreases For Special Education, Saved Money Added For Capital Outlay
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Pierre School District Business Manager Travis Dovre walked members of the Pierre School Board through the District's preliminary budget for the next school year. Dovre highlighted e...
May 12, 2026
Eagle Butte Man Convicted By Federal Jury Of Sexual Assault Of Juvenile Female Victim
RAPID CITY, (KCCR) -- An Eagle Butte man has been found guilty by a federal jury in Rapid City of two federal counts for sexual abuse of a minor. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says 24 year-old Emanual Semo...
May 12, 2026
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. There is plenty of special business on the agenda for tonight. Three items of special business make up...
May 12, 2026
Pierre School Board Gets First Look At Proposed Budget
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School Board saw the preliminary budget for the 2026-27 school year Monday night. District Business Manager Travis Dovre says the general fund budget is likely to be lower...
May 12, 2026
AMR Upgrading Services, Abilities In Central South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Innovation. Innovation and hard work is improving the quality of emergency medical service in central South Dakota. Hughes County Commission chair Rob Fines is a county liaison to th...
May 11, 2026