Tonight, Pierre will be hosting the annual parent and athlete meeting held at the TF Riggs High School Gym at 6:00. The meeting is for Georgia Morse Middle School and Riggs athletes, and their parents, who plan to participate in an athletic activity for the 2024-2025 school year. During this time, coaches for all fall sports will have…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre/Fort Pierre Rotary Club is looking to donate a handful of bike rack/bench combinations to the cities of Pierre, Fort Pierre and the Pierre School District. John Simpson presented the donation idea to the Pierre School Board Monday night… Simpson says biking is a great way to stay fit at all…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) –After time to let cooler heads prevail, the Fort Pierre City Council awarded a bid to A-G-E Corporation for construction of the Tatanka Trail Pedestrian Bridge. The approval didn’t come without some Council members questioning the project. Council member Larry Cronin asked if a walking bridge over the marina behind Drifter’s restaurant…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — As America prepares to celebrate the country’s 249th birthday tomorrow, a group of South Dakotans continues to prepare for America’s 250th celebration next year. The America’s 250th S-D Commission is looking to collaborate with the University of South Dakota regarding the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. State Historical Society Director Dr. Ben…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. The meeting will start in special business as the Commission welcomes officials from Austal U-S-A. Austal is constructing the U-S-S Pierre and are visiting the city today to learn about the ship’s namesake. Commissioners will consider approval of a five…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Pierre woman was arrested on Sunday following a report of an assault. Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pelle says officers were called around 1:40 pm to the 400 block of South Robert Street to investigate the call for service. Officers learned through their investigation that a female victim had been assaulted by 22 year-old…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — South Dakota is slowly warming up following a weekend of bitterly cold air rushing down from Canada across the United State. Scott Doering at the National Weather Service in Aberdeen says Pierre was in record territory for low temps… Pierre and Fort Pierre were in near record territory for length of a…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A bill in the South Dakota legislature that would increase the fee a business could charge for trying to pass a bad check has cashed out of a Senate Committee. Bill sponsor Senator Michael Rohl of Aberdeen says a shift in credit card fees are getting consumers and businesses back into the…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen presented the 2024 State of the Judiciary message to a joint session of the South Dakota Legislature Wednesday morning. Jensen says the Unified Judicial System will follow up on the recommendations of a task force to establish an Indigent Defense Commission and State Public…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Hughes and Stanley Counties will have new leadership in 2024. Hughes County Commission Tom Rounds was elected to serve as that body’s chair for the next year. Commissioner Randy Brown was elected the group’s vice chair. The Stanley County Commission also reorganized this week. Craig Heller will serve as Stanley County Commission…… read more »
