Local News
Proclamation Made For National Public Safety Telecommunications Week By Mayor Steve Harding
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- This week is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. The week recognizes the job first responder dispatchers play in keeping cities and states safe. The Pierre City Commission recognize dispatchers at the Central South Dakota Communications Center with a proclamation by Mayor Steve Harding... ...
9h ago
Lake Area Tech, Avera, Capital City Campus Dedicate New Simulation Lab For Nursing Students
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Officials with Lake Area Technical College, Avera Health and Capital City Campus held a dedication ceremony for a new medical simulation lab in Pierre. Lake Area Tech president Tiffany Sanderson says partnerships made the lab enhancement possible... Between the L-P-N and R-N programs Lake Area has 31 ...
9h ago
Miller City Council Accepts Resignation Of Police Officer
MILLER, (KOKK) -- A long-time law enforcement officer is out of the job following a vote by the Miller City Council. The Council met in a special session on April 8th to discuss items relating to the Miller Police Department. One of those items was the resignation of Wayne Ames... Alderman Will Jones was the lone no vo...
17h ago
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced To Federal Prison Time For Having Stolen Ammunition
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- An Eagle Butte man has been sentenced to federal prison time for possessing stolen ammunition. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says U-S District Judge Eric Schulte sentenced 26 year-old Nathanal Benoist to 14 month in federal custody on March 31st. Benoist will be on three years of supervised release, or pro...
17h ago
Riggs Expansion Preparing To Begin Soon
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Pierre School Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt updated the Pierre School Board Monday night about progress with the T-F Riggs wrestling and fine arts expansion project. Glodt says work is already underway... The wrestling/fine arts expansion at Riggs has an estimated cost of seven-point-nine million dol...
Apr 14, 2026
Local Sports
Six Run Fourth Springs Govs to Home Opening Win
The Pierre Governor softball team would grab its home opening win on Tuesday, knocking off the Watertown Arrows with a 7-3 score scoring six runs in the bottom of the fourth. Pierre would open the game with a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first scoring on an error, but Watertown would take its first lead 2-1 in the top...
17m ago
Oedekoven Signs to Wrestle at Northern State
Pierre senior, Alex Oedekoven would sign his National Letter of Intent Tuesday morning at the Riggs library to continue his wrestling career at Northern State University. Oedekoven has been wrestling at the varsity level since he was in eighth grade and finished off his high school career with a lot of accolades which ...
21h ago
Pierre Wins 18 Events at Bob Judson Invite
Nearly a week after the original date of the Bob Judson invite, the Pierre Governors would host its first event of the season and would finish with 18 wins on the afternoon. Pierre hosted a total of ten teams which included locally, Sully Buttes, Stanley County, Lyman, Gettysburg, Highmore-Harrold and Hoven. Pierre For...
Apr 14, 2026
Muskegon Faces Dubuque in Eastern Conference Semifinals
The Muskegon Lumberjacks are on to the Eastern Conference Semifinals which begin this weekend as the Jacks take on the second seed in the Eastern Conference of the USHL in the Dubuque Fighting Saints. It's the second straight year the Lumberjacks and Fighting Saints are meeting in the Eastern Conference Semifinals as M...
Apr 14, 2026
Governors Host Watertown in Home Opener
The Pierre Governor softball team will be at home for the first time this season getting its second chance at the home opener as the Govs face the Watertown Arrows in the first of two games this week. The 1-1 Govs lost a high scoring affair last Thursday in a 22-10 loss to Yankton on the road, but the offense has now s...
Apr 14, 2026
National News
Iran's Maritime Trade Halted by U.S. Blockade; Market Eyes Potential Talks
U.S. officials said this week that Iran's seaborne trade had been stopped under a blockade that began on Monday, adding a new layer of pressure at a m...
3h ago
Tensions Surface in NYC as Protesters Call for Changes to U.S. Foreign Arms Sales
Police detained dozens of demonstrators in New York City during a protest focused on U.S. military aid to Israel, according to officials at the scene....
Apr 14, 2026
US blockade around Iranian ports drives fresh concern over global oil flows
A new US military order is set to tighten pressure on Iran after ceasefire talks broke down over the weekend. Officials said naval forces will begin b...
Apr 13, 2026
National Sports
Iran's Maritime Trade Halted by U.S. Blockade; Market Eyes Potential Talks
U.S. officials said this week that Iran's seaborne trade had been stopped under a blockade that began on Monday, adding a new layer of pressure at a m...
3h ago
Matt Crocker Leaves U.S. Soccer: Is This A Big Deal? Does It Affect Pochettino?
Let's answer the four biggest questions following Matt Crocker's decision to step down as U.S. Soccer's sporting director.
10h ago
2026 NFL Draft Rankings: Who Joins Fernando Mendoza on List of Best Quarterbacks?
Who are the best quarterbacks in the 2026 NFL Draft? Here's how Rob Rang ranked them.
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