PIERRE, (KCCR) — The U-S Senate is gearing up for confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says most of the picks should have a fairly easy path to appointment… Each Senator, include Rounds, has had one-on-one meetings with the selections. Rounds says his meetings have gone surprisingly well… Defense…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Fort Pierre City Council welcomes the new year with its first meeting of the year tonight. City officials will present any updates to the Council before the Council gets into regular agenda items. The Council will discuss both the Capital Improvement Plan and Pavement Management Study. The will also consider…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Pierre man is arrested last Thursday following the report of a disturbance. Officers responded to the 700 block of East Wells Avenue around 7:35 pm on January 2nd. Pierre Police Detective Sergeant Cole Martin says officers responded to a report of a belligerent male attempting to begin a fight. Upon arrival,…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — South Dakota Senator John Thune addressed the Senate for the first time Friday as Majority Leader Thune. Thune says while the Constitution isn’t a perfect document, it’s one of the greatest the world has known… Thune says he intends to make sure the Senate stays the Senate and doesn’t become a shadow…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Hiring continues to stumble as gauged by the monthly Mid America Business Conditions Index. Creighton University economics professor Dr. Ernie Goss says the December hiring number on the survey of supply managers in nine-Midwest states shows declines… South Dakota saw the biggest loss of manufacturing jobs last year… Goss says South Dakota’s…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Pierre man was arrested Monday after leading police on a high-speed chase on icy roads. Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pelle says officers were called around seven-pm to the 500 block of South Lincoln Avenue in Pierre for a report of a disorderly subject. Officers determined through an investigation the suspect, 36…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota Legislature is again seeking subpoenas so they can look into alleged corruption in multiple state agencies. Senator David Wheeler says the new subpoenas for Revenue Secretary Michael Houdyshell and Motor Vehicle Division Director Rosa Yaeger have more detail than earlier subpoenas… Some…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Winter is just getting started but the City of Pierre is already preparing for orange barrels and summer road construction. The Pierre City Commission this week approved the seeking of bids for a number of road construction projects in 2025… Staff Engineer Caleb Huizenga says the number of projects is on par…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The December Mid America Business Conditions Index shows regional confidence in manufacturing continuing to struggle. Creighton University conducts the monthly survey of supply managers and economics professor Dr. Ernie Goss says the survey never moved much last year… Goss says supply managers still have concerns over a recession and some think we’re…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Last year was the first year for the new Pierre outdoor municipal pool and water park. While the pool found favor with residents and visitors city officials found one flaw…the flooring in the bath house… City of Pierre Project Manager Gidget Palmer says they want to use the RenoSys RecDeck flooring system…… read more »
