Local News

District 24 Lawmakers In Lockstep On Approval Of New Men's Prison
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The District 24 legislative delegation all voted green this week to support the construction of a new men's prison facility off Benson Road in Sioux Falls. Representative Will Mortenson says he had confidence in the Senate Bill Two passing...
Weeks before the vote some lawmakers challenged
Sep 25, 2025

Pierre Feeding South Dakota Site Filling Vital Need To Address Hunger In Central South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) - Feeding South Dakota has been celebrating 50 years of service in the state by holding open house events at their distribution centers in Pierre, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Vice President of Public Relations for Feeding South Dakota Stacey Andernacht says having a center in Pierre has been a great addi...
Sep 25, 2025

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 Department Tom Kirschenmann says combination license sales continue to be popular...
Krischenmann says Lake Oahe is...
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-percent while abnormally dry areas fell nine-percent. Moderate drought declined five percent to two-and-a-half percent ...
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 the Helpline Center and nine-eight-eight crisis hotline. Laura Ringling of Pierre is one of the 12 runners taking turns ...
Sep 25, 2025
Local Sports

Yankton Scores in Final Seconds to Beat Pierre
The Pierre Governors were down 21-0 late in the first half and battled back to tie the game at 28-28 before Yankton scored with just six seconds remaining to beat the Govs 35-28 in Yankton Friday night.
Yankton scored on its first two possessions of the game while the Govs stumbled offensively out of the gates. Pier...
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Chargers Score Late, Knock off Faulkton to Remain Unbeaten
The Sully Buttes Charger led 22-0 with about three minutes left in the first half, then held on and scored late on a couple of daring plays to knock off Faulkton Area 30-22 in Faulkton Friday afternoon.
The Chargers used big plays to take the lead with a 50 yard run by running back Kadyn Westergren and a 39 yard scr...
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Governor Girls Win, Boys Tie in Mitchell
The Pierre Governor girls would get another shutout win on Thursday beating the Mitchell Kernels 2-0 while the boys would tie 1-1 on the road.
The Governor girls would get two goals from Aubrey Fischer, one from Zoey Bauer as Emyln Swanson grabs her second straight shutout in the 2-0 win. Both Fischer goals came in ...
Sep 26, 2025

Sully Buttes Sweeps Sunshine Bible Academy
The Sully Buttes Chargers would stop its five game losing skid with a sweep of the Sunshine Bible Academy on Thursday with scores of 25-17, 25-21 and 25-18.
It's the fourth win of the season for the Chargers and third time in the four wins they would sweep their opponent, but the first 3-0 win over a team. The Charg...
Sep 26, 2025

Stanley County Comes Back, Fall in Five Sets
The Stanley County Lady Buffaloes would battle back from a 2-0 deficit to force a fifth set against the Gettysburg Battlers, but the comeback would fall short of a reverse sweep.
Scores in the match were 25-12, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25 and 15-10 in favor of the Battlers at home on Thursday as sets two, three and four wer...
Sep 26, 2025
National News
Today Headlines (09/26/25)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of top U.S. military officers to gather next week in Virginia. The meeting will take place Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Quantico and includes generals, admirals, and their senior advisers. No reason f...
Sep 26, 2025
Today’s Headlines (09/25/25)
A gunman opened fire Wednesday morning at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, wounding two detainees and another person before killing himself. The incident began around 7 a.m. near Dallas Love Field airport. The shooter, armed with ...
Sep 25, 2025
Today’s Headlines (09/24/25)
President Trump used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday to sharply criticize immigration policies and renewable energy efforts in Europe. He called climate change the "greatest con job ever" and warned that open borders and "suicidal energ...
Sep 24, 2025
National Sports

Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin Ruled Out of Commanders vs. Falcons in Week 4
The Washington Commanders will be without Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin and more in Week 4 against the Atlanta Falcons.
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2025 Ryder Cup Standings and Scores Entering Friday Afternoon Matches
Get the latest updates from Bethpage Black, where Team Europe looks to keep the Ryder Cup against Team USA.
16h ago

NFL To Play 3 Regular-Season Games Over 5 Years in Brazil Beginning in 2026
The NFL will play three regular-season games over five years in Rio de Janeiro beginning in 2026, the league announced Friday.
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