Category Archives: Local News
Jefferson 3rd Graders Meet Capital Drift Tuesday
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Officials from the Pierre region of the South Dakota Department of Transportation used a frigid day in the Capital City to introduce the winners of the 5th annual Name a Plow contest...
Feb 04, 2025
Mortenson Primes Bill To Make Transfering Vehicles Upon Death Easier
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- District 24 Representative Will Mortenson is sponsoring a bill to make it easier on grieving families to transfer vehicles after the death of a loved one. House Bill 1129 would simpl...
Feb 04, 2025
Fort Pierre City Council Approves Capital Improvement Plan
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- After weeks and months of delays, extensions and pushbacks the Fort Pierre City Council has finally come to agreement on approval of it's Capital Improvement Plan. The plan, fro...
Feb 03, 2025
Open House Held As Missouri Shores Prepares To Begin Use Of New Shelter
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- An open house Monday gave the Pierre/Fort Pierre community a chance to look inside Missouri Shore's new House of Hope Domestic Violence Shelter. Executive Director Sarah Reinhart say...
Feb 03, 2025
Bill To End Use Of Vote Centers Passes Senate State Affairs Committee
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A bill moving through the South Dakota Legislature could force counties that use vote centers for elections to end their use. Prime sponsor of Senate Bill 103 Senator Tom Pischke say...
Feb 03, 2025
Fort Pierre City Council To Meet Tonight
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room. City officials will present reports to the Council before getting into agenda ...
Feb 03, 2025
District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram To Bring Bills To Support Horse Racing In Fort Pierre
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A pair of bills introduced Friday by District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram of Fort Pierre look to bring support to horse racing in Fort Pierre. House Bill 1057 would redirect some...
Feb 01, 2025
Hughes County Sheriff's Office Releases 2024 Annual Report
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Sheriff's Office released it's annual report Friday. Sheriff Patrick Callahan says the field division responded to over 32-hundred calls which was down slightly fro...
Jan 31, 2025
Thune Points Out Democratic Shift In Opinion On Filibuster Use
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Last year, South Dakota Senator John Thune found himself fighting to preserve the filibuster, a maneuver in Congress to give voice to the minority party. Thune says after months of p...
Jan 31, 2025
Pierre City Commission Approves Agreement For Construction Administration On Euclid Water Project
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission continues to line up agreements to prepare for the Euclid Avenue Water and Wastewater Improvement project. The infrastructure work is being done as a part ...
Jan 30, 2025
