Local News

Third Parties Could Decide If Fort Pierre, WR/LJ Can Help Water Treatment Plant Expand
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Fort Pierre is partnering with West River/Lyman Jones Rural Water System in paying for a study to expand the Mni Wiconi water treatment plant north of Fort Pierre. West River/Lyman Jones manager Jake Fitzgerald says they are doing the best they can to help Fort Pierre...
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23h ago

Arnold Admits Big Challenges To Running For Governor
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A 19-year-old Pierre college student announced last week his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for governor in the 2026 race. Many candidates have established themselves through election to the legislature or some other office before attempted the leap to Governor. Robert Arnold says there i...
23h ago

Tribal Law Enforcement, FBI Investigating Two Deaths In Eagle Butte
EAGLE BUTTE, (KCCR) -- Authorities in Eagle Butte are investigating the deaths of two people in the Dewey County community. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement officers responded Tuesday around 4:30 pm to a residence in the Badger Park area of Eagle Butte for a report of an unresponsive person inside. Upon arriv...
23h ago

Inflation Continues Slow Upward Creep
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Inflation in the middle of the country is continuing to inch upward. Economics Professor Dr. Ernie Goss at Creighton University says the May Mid America Business Condition Index indicates inflation is still growing...
South Dakota is one of nine states surveyed monthly by Creighton for the Mid ...
Jun 12, 2025

Work Crews Continue Grinding Away On Euclid Reconstruction
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The first deadlines for the Euclid Avenue Reconstruction project are about three weeks away and crews are bound and determined to hit the mark. Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallagher says pavement is near for the lowest level of Euclid Avenue...
Gallagher says changes made to pede...
Jun 11, 2025
Local Sports

Post 8 Gets First Doubleheader Sweep of Summer
It was all Pierre on Thursday as they hit the road to take on Spearfish Post 164. Post 8 would get a doubleheader sweep with 13-3 and 16-5 wins for the first sweep of the season.
Pierre got off to a hot start in game one thanks to a dominant first two innings with five runs combined. Sutton Sonnenschein, Charlie Sim...
5h ago

Zap Suspend Final Game of Spearfish Series
The Oahe Zap and Spearfish Sasquatch tried to get through as much of the game as possible on Thursday night, but the rain came through and the infield dirt became unplayable and the game was suspended in the fourth inning.
The fourth was also where the game had its most action as Oahe leads 4-2 with all six runs sco...
5h ago

Junior Tour Hits Hart Ranch in Rapid City
Thursday afternoon, players from the West Region of the South Dakota Golf Association Junior Tour would play at the Hart Ranch in Rapid City. Pierre had several represent at the event.
Starting in the boys 12-13 division, Matthew Eberhard would place ninth at 24 over par, 96 which was within nine shots of reach the ...
5h ago

Post 8 Travels to Spearfish, Dickinson in Consecutive Days
Pierre Post 8 senior legion will be on the road over the next two days as the Eights will travel to Spearfish this afternoon before playing a doubleheader in Dickinson on Friday.
Originally the game was scheduled to play on Wednesday in Spearfish, but was moved to Thursday to allow members of Post 8 to attend the fu...
Jun 12, 2025

Spearfish with Big Seventh Inning, Defeat Zap
The final score doesn't indicate how close the game was on Wednesday night as the Oahe Zap fell 11-3 to the Spearfish Sasquatch after a big seventh inning extended the lead.
Four singles in the first inning led Spearfish to three runs and a 3-0 lead before adding on another run through a single in the third to have ...
Jun 12, 2025
National News
Today’s Headlines (06/13/25)
A Boeing plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, killing all but one passenger and 18 people on the ground. The apparent sole survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, was found dazed b...
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Today’s Headlines (06/12/25)
President Trump plans to "phase out" FEMA after hurricane season and have disaster relief funds distributed directly from the president's office. He said states will receive less federal aid for natural disasters, and that FEMA "fundamentally needs to ...
Jun 12, 2025
Today’s Headlines (06/11/25)
Protests against ICE raids and immigration policies spread across the US, with over 56 arrests in LA. The Trump administration deployed 700 marines and 2,000 National Guard troops, sparking a legal battle with the state of California. Demonstrations an...
Jun 11, 2025
National Sports

PGA Tour to hire NFL executive Brian Rolapp as CEO of business enterprise
Brian Rolapp, a potential successor to Roger Goodell, is leaving the NFL to become the first CEO of the PGA Tour's new commercial division.
14h ago

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce attend Stanley Cup Final alongside Wayne Gretzky
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were among the celebs that flocked to Amerant Bank Arena to watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.
15h ago

Judge denies Zakai Zeigler’s request for preliminary injunction allowing 5th season
A federal judge denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler's request for a preliminary injunction allowing him to play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years.
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