Local News

T-F Riggs Pierre ProStart Student Head To Maryland This Weekend To Compete In National ProStart Invitational
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre ProStart Culinary Arts team is headed to Baltimore, Maryland this week to compete in the National ProStart Invitational. Pierre qualified for the national event in March...
The winning culinary students include Chesney Kalda, Noah Harsma, Zoe Kinney, Christian Stanley and Temperance ...
7h ago

Cherry Creek Man Sentenced To Federal Prison On Sexual Assault Charge
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Ziebach County man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted of sexual assault. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 27 year-old Pacer Hayes of Cherry Creek was sentenced last week for Abusive Sexual Contact. Hayes will have to serve five years of supervised release followi...
8h ago

Rain Changing The Way For Euclid Project Construction
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Rain last week is forcing a change for a temporary water shut-off connected to the Euclid Reconstruction project. Water will be shut off Tuesday instead of Monday, from nine-am to one pm for the installation of a water line. Morris Incorporated Operations Manager T-J Gallagher says weather has force a...
19h ago

Public Hearing Set For End Of May For Changes To Administrative Rules On Speed Limits In Hughes And Stanley County
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A public hearing has been set by the South Dakota Transportation Commission to consider changes to speed zones in Hughes and Stanley Counties. Department of Transportation legal counsel Karla Engle says the proposed change is needed due to the Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 39. That bill will re...
20h ago

Former Pierre City Engineer John Childs Hops In For Chance At Pierre City Commission Seat
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- He's spent years working for the City of Pierre and now he's looking for a chance to help lead it. Former City Engineer John Childs is one of five seeking two available seats on the Pierre City Commission in the June 3rd election...
Childs says, if elected, he's ready to make hard decisions for...
Apr 27, 2025
Local Sports

Lumberjacks Have 2-0 Series Lead with Pair of Road Wins
The Muskegon Lumberjacks are now one win away from heading the Clark Cup Championship of the USHL playoffs. Muskegon beat the Dubuque Fighting Saints 2-1 and 7-4 on the road this weekend to take a 2-0 series lead.
Muskegon has won six playoff games in a row since dropping game two of the opening round best-of-three ...
Apr 27, 2025

Governors Drop Doubleheader to Jefferson Friday
On Friday night, the Pierre Governors Baseball team would put its number one ranking in the state of South Dakota on the line against the Jefferson Cavaliers, who came in with a 6-2 record in South Dakota play against 6-1 Pierre team. Jefferson would win 1-0 and 2-1.
The first game moved at an exceptionally quick pa...
Apr 27, 2025

Governors Finish 1-2 in Busy Softball Weekend at Home
The Pierre Governor softball team would host three teams over two days as the Govs would beat the Spearfish Spartans but drop games to both Sturgis and Stevens.
In game one, Sturgis would rip off 13 hits including three doubles and a home run as Abby Tweedy would finish a triple shy of the cycle in the 10-4 Scoopers...
Apr 27, 2025

Governors Break Two School Records at Legion Relays
The Pierre Governor track and Field team would host 26 teams at the Legion Relays on Friday as the Governor boys would place third and the girls fifth grabbing three individual wins and break two school records.
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For the Governors, Kali Ringstmeyer would win the 100 meter run setting a new PR while Charlee ...
Apr 27, 2025

Zabel Heads to Seattle as First Round Draft Choice
Grey Zabel has found his home in the NFL when he heard his name called Thursday night...
The NFL schedule release is on May 14 when Zabel and t
Apr 25, 2025
National News
Today’s Headlines (04/28/25)
Pope Francis was laid to rest after a funeral mass attended by over 250,000 mourners and 130 world leaders following his death at 88. His funeral was broadcast around the world to 1.3 billion Catholics. The service, held at St. Peter's Square, honored ...
Apr 28, 2025
Today’s Headlines (04/25/25)
The U.S. fertility rate in 2024 experienced a marginal increase, with 3,622,673 babies born. The rate of 54.6 births per 1,000 women of reproductive age was slightly higher than the 2023 record low of 54.5. Still, the overall trend has been declining. ...
Apr 25, 2025
Today’s Headlines (04/24/25)
In 2024, scammers stole a record $16.6 billion, a 33% increase from 2023, with over a quarter million complaints and an average loss of $19,000. Ransomware posed the greatest threat, with a 9% rise in complaints, and those over 60 reported the most los...
Apr 24, 2025
National Sports

Top 10 NFL Draft hauls: Ranking the teams that reeled in the most talent
Six teams with losing records in 2024 make our ranking, which should bring new hope to struggling franchises like the Patriots.
2h ago

Rob Manfred discussed Pete Rose with President Trump, will rule on reinstatement
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a recent meeting, and that he won't "pocket veto" the request to end the sport's permanent ban of the career hits leader.
2h ago

What winning the Champions League would mean for the four remaining clubs
Here's what it would mean for each of the remaining teams to navigate the final two steps of the journey and get their hands on the ultimate prize.
4h ago