PIERRE, (KCCR) — Governor Kristi Noem ushered in another season of Christmas at the Capitol Tuesday night as the Grand Lighting ceremony took place in the Capitol Rotunda. The theme this year is Through a Child’s Eyes and Noem says that is should be a reminder this holiday season… Noem has been an advocate for…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission approved second and final reading of three ordinances that will pave the way toward three-percent rate increases for water, wastewater and electricity in the Capital City. Utilities Director Brad Palmer says the increases will go toward specific needs for each utility… On top of that, the Commission also…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — District 24 Representatives Will Mortenson and Mike Weisgram have been assigned to new committees ahead of the 2025 Legislative Session. Mortenson will serve as co-chair of the interim State-Tribal Relations Committee. Both Mortenson and Weisgram will serve on the House Taxation Committee. Weisgram will serve as chair of the House Retirement Laws…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Law enforcement officials are reminding motorists to move over for first responders after two crashes involving failure to abide by the state’s Move Over law. Jackson County Sheriff Tucker Amiotte was injured when his patrol pickup was crushed in a rear-end crash in Pennington County. On the other side of the state…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — Dozens gathered Tuesday to celebrate the opening of an all-season fish cleaning station in Fort Pierre. The project was lead, in part, by Nicole Schwinler who says the station is a long-time coming… There are four all-season fish cleaning stations in South Dakota, all along the Missouri River. Gerrick McComsey owner…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Thanksgiving is two days away. Most have their meal planning complete but for the procrastinators in the crowd, Butterball can help. The largest producer of turkey products in the U-S annually offers their Turkey Talk hotline and Talk-Line Expert Sue Smith says you should have been thawing your bird by now, but…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Commissioners have a light agenda, but a busy consent calendar to consider. Besides the usual meeting minute approval and claims, the calendar includes a promotion at the airport, a transfer from the wastewater plant to the airport, a raffle request…… read more »
BELVIDERE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash in Jackson County. The crash happened Sunday afternoon just before 3:15 pm, 15 miles west of Kadoka near mile marker 135 on Interstate 90. According to information released by the Highway Patrol ,an 80 year-old Belvidere man was killed when his…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Thousands will be traveling for this Thanksgiving and that includes nearly a third of South Dakotans. Shawn Steward with Triple A South Dakota says record travel is expected this year… Helping to get you there this year will be gas prices far lower than last Thankgiving… Steward says make sure your vehicle…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Pierre firefighters were busy Monday dealing with two fires at commercial business nearly at the same time. Fire Chief Ian Paul says the first was around 7:30 am… About 30 minutes later firefighters were called to the 1400 block of East Wells Avenue… The fires, while at commercial businesses, did involve food…… read more »
