PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Hiring in the Mid America region plummeted in April compared to March. Creighton University conducts the Mid America Business Conditions Index and economics professor Dr. Ernie Goss says hiring right now is in a bad spot... The Mid America Business Conditions Index rates on a zero-to-100 scale....

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Another government program is the victim of alleged fraud, only this time the accused is a private business owner. A Hughes County grand jury has indicted a Pierre woman on charges of defrauding the state's Medicaid program. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 48 year-old Sharon Laraye Mo...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission was introduced this week to a proposed change to a cluster of lots on the north side of the city. City Planner Emeline Post says three property owners are working together to make the change fit for everyone... The Pierre City Commission will consider final action on ...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- More prescribed burning is planned for the Fort Pierre National Grasslands in May. At least four such burns are planned with the purpose of reducing overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires. The fires are planned for the 348 acre Sioux...

PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Drought has improved across parts of central South Dakota this week. A severe thunderstorm Sunday night that dropped three-and-a-half inches of rain across parts of Lyman County. Moderate drought went from 85-percent to 22-percent while severe drought has been eliminated. Northern Tripp County is now ...

Raegan Taylor would be the one to deliver the first ever pitch for Stanley County softball on Thursday at the Stanley County Softball Complex, but the Mobridge-Pollock Tigers would get two wins in the doubleheader. The Tigers would get a 15-0 win in game one and 21-3 win in game two. Mobridge-Pollock led just 2-0 af...

The Pierre Governor golf team would place fifth as a team on Thursday at the Lee Park Golf Course in Aberdeen. The Governors would get a top 15 with Hadley Hart placing 13th at 12 over par 83 on the afternoon. She would be just three shots out of the top ten. Drew Rechtenbaugh would place 22nd at a 93 while Sittie K...

The Sully Buttes Chargers would host the Yellowstone Trail Conference meet on Thursday in Onida. North Central would win both the girls and boys team scores while Potter County girls would place second and the Charger boys would get second. Sully Buttes The Sully Buttes Chargers would end with five wins on the da...

The Lyman Raiders would host the Cecil Johnson Invite on Thursday in Presho as 19 teams would be in town for the event. Stanley County The Stanley County Buffaloes would get one win for the day as Sarah Fosheim would win the 3200 meter run while Raegan Taylor would be second in the triple jump and Brianna Sargent...

The Pierre Governor baseball team will continue its busy week with another four games over the next two days with a trip to Brookings tonight and at home Saturday against Brandon Valley. The Governors had two wins on Tuesday to improve to 9-4 overall and 8-3 in South Dakota games beating the Huron Tigers. Brookings,...

A Texas federal judge appointed by President Trump ruled that his administration illegally used the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without due process. The ruling permanently forbids use of the act for deportations. The ACL...

Eleven high school students in upstate New York are ordered to surrender within 48 hours for an alleged hazing incident involving tying up a lacrosse team member in remote woods. District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick called it "hazing on steroids." The la...

UPS is downsizing, planning to eliminate 20,000 jobs and close 73 buildings by June 2025 to save costs due to reduced Amazon deliveries. This is part of the "Network Reconfiguration and Efficiency Reimagined" initiative, aiming for $3.5 billion in tota...

Bucks guard Damian Lillard had surgery to repair the left Achilles tendon he tore in a playoff loss to the Pacers on Sunday.

Week 6 of the 2025 UFL kicks off on FOX with the Renegades hitting the road to take on the Battlehawks. Here are the highlights!

LeBron James reportedly sprained a ligament in his left knee during the Los Angeles Lakers' final playoff game.