Category Archives: Local News
Work Begins On South Dakota Highway 73 South Of Kadoka
KADOKA, (KCCR) -- Traffic in and out of Kadoka will be impacted for the next few months as the South Dakota Department of Transportation begins a project on Highway 73 south of the Jackson County seat...
Mar 18, 2025
Low State Employee Raises, Prison Failure Lead Legislative Losses For District 24 Legislators
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The District 24 legislative delegation saw plenty of good things from this year's legislative session. They also noted a number of priorities that missed the mark. Representative Mik...
Mar 18, 2025
DOT, GFP Work Together To Get Snake Creek Recreation Area Ready For Platte/Winner Bridge Project
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- As one state bridge project nears completion in Pierre and Fort Pierre ,a second is nearing a start miles to the south. State Department of Transportation officials look to rebuild t...
Mar 18, 2025
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Two items of special business kick off tonight's meeting. A proclamation will be made for Developmenta...
Mar 18, 2025
Fort Pierre Finance Officer Roxanne Heezen Announces Resignation Monday Night
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The City of Fort Pierre is looking for a new city Finance official. Finance Officer Roxanne Heezen announced her resignation Monday night... The Fort Pierre City Council not only app...
Mar 18, 2025
Counties Struggle With Rollout Of New Statewide Vehicle Registration System
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The transition to a new vehicle registration system for the Hughes County Treasurer's Office hasn't been as smooth as expected. Finance Officer Thomas Oliva says he was hoping the tr...
Mar 17, 2025
Dozens Watch As Old Waldron Bridge Girders Splash Down In Missouri River
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Dozens if not hundreds lined the banks of the Missouri River in Pierre and Fort Pierre Monday morning to watch the girder demolition of the former John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge . J...
Mar 17, 2025
Fort Pierre City Council To Meet Tonight
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council is holding two meetings of sorts tonight. The Council will convene as the local Board of Equalization to consider one parcel at 5:30 pm. At six pm t...
Mar 17, 2025
Pierre School Board To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School Board is holding it's March meeting tonight, a week later than usual. The Board will consider approval of a seven-item consent calendar before hearing comments from...
Mar 17, 2025
Horse Racing, Capital Improvements, Funding Public Broadcasting Among Wins For District 24 Lawmakers
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The 100th session of the South Dakota Legislature is in the rear view mirror. Day 38, the last day remains. District 24 Representative Will Mortenson says his bill to fund interior r...
Mar 15, 2025
