Local News

Euclid Rebuild Project To Operate Multiple Phases At The Same Time
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Phase One of the Euclid Avenue Reconstruction project begins next Monday. Phase Two will take place nearly at the same time but along The Pleasant/Capitol Avenue corridor according the Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallagher...
Gallagher says plenty of notice will be given to resid...
10h ago

Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. A short meeting is on tap for the Commission with an extensive consent calendar, one item of unfinished business and two items of new business. The consent calendar includes 10 items, with meeting minutes and claims, new h...
11h ago

Jalynn Schmitz Named Pierre School District Teacher Of The Year
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School Board recognized Kennedy Elementary School Special Education teacher Jalynn Schmitz as the district's Teacher of the Year. Kennedy Principal Rene Lillebo says Schmitz has taught her a lot in three years at Kennedy...
Schmitz can now apply for consideration as regional teacher ...
19h ago

Stanley County GOLD Program Comes Under Boys And Girls Club Partnership
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Stanley County GOLD program is now under the banner of the Boys and Girls Club of America. Steve Steele, C-E-O of the Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area says the process began last fall...
The current 21st Century grant funding the GOLD program is in the first of possibly five yea...
20h ago

Euclid Rebuild Project To Begin Next Monday
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- One week from today work begins on a two year project to rebuild Euclid Avenue and replace city utilities under the road. Morris Operations Manager T-J Gallagher says Pierre Street south of Sioux Avenue will be come a one-way with no access from Sioux...
Traffic on Sioux will be reduced to a si...
Mar 24, 2025
Local Sports

Governor Golfers Invited to High School National Invite
The Pierre Governor golf team seniors have been invited and will compete at the PGA High School National Invitational at Pinehurst Golf Course in July.
Four of the five seniors will be playing at Pinehurst in North Carolina which is one of the renowned golf courses in the world hosting PGA major championships which ...
52m ago

DuPris, Montana Headline Three Class Shootout from Area
Coming up this weekend in Salem, it is the annual Three Class Shootout as Lennix DuPris from Pierre and Kaden Montana from Stanley County, will participate in the games.
The Three Class Shootout is for seniors in the state and will be divided to play with their respective classes. DuPris was an All-ESD member again ...
3h ago

UConn Powers Through SDSU in NCAA Second Round
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits found the same fate as every team over the last 32 years in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against the UConn Huskies, a tough loss to end the season.
UConn's streak of consecutive Sweet 16 team appearances continues as they have made every appearance since 1994 and would p...
5h ago

Team South Dakota Begins High School National Championships
Starting on Wednesday, Team South Dakota will compete in the High School Girls National Championship in Irvine, California with three Oahe Capitals representing the team.
The Lady Caps will have Brylee Kafka, Kallee Behm and Raegan Pfeiffer all compete with Team South Dakota as players from Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Wa...
11h ago

Tipton, Steiner Receive Statewide Recognition
The South Dakota Golf Course Superintendent Association has recognized two Pierre individuals for their contributions to golf course management in the state, Bryan Tipton and Jordan Steiner.
Commissioner Todd Johnson would make note of the recognition at the Pierre city commission meeting last week...
The Pro...
Mar 24, 2025
National News
Today’s Headlines (03/25/25)
President Trump's top national security officials, including the defense secretary, mistakenly shared classified war plans for military strikes in Yemen via a secure messaging app group chat -- including with The Atlantic's editor-in-chief. The leaked ...
15h ago
Today’s Headlines (03/24/25)
Pope Francis waved to supporters outside a Rome hospital after recovering from pneumonia. His first public appearance in five weeks sparked cheers as he thanked the crowd before heading to a nearby church and then the Vatican for further recovery. The ...
Mar 24, 2025
Today’s Headlines (03/21/25)
President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, citing a need for change in the education system. Key programs like Pell Grants and Title I will be preserved, while other responsibilities will shift to states. Critic...
Mar 21, 2025
National Sports

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter has prison start postponed
Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced in federal court in Santa Ana last month to four years and nine months for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player's bank account.
10h ago

USC star JuJu Watkins will not return vs. Mississippi State after being carried off with injury
JuJu Watkins was carried off the floor in the first quarter of top-seeded USC's game against Mississippi State in the women's NCAA Tournament.
13h ago
Today’s Headlines (03/25/25)
President Trump's top national security officials, including the defense secretary, mistakenly shared classified war plans for military strikes in Yemen via a secure messaging app group chat -- including with The Atlantic's editor-in-chief. The leaked ...
15h ago