Category Archives: Local News
Meetings Underway To Plan Two TF Riggs Expansion Projects
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School District is gearing up for two major capital projects at T-F Riggs High School. Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says school officials have been engaged recently in m...
Feb 12, 2025
Bill To Stop Use Of Vote Tabulators Killed By Senate State Affairs Committee
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Senate State Affairs Committee killed a bill Wednesday that would have banned county auditors and finance officers from using vote tabulators or counting machines from tallying e...
Feb 12, 2025
Pierre City Staff Preparing For 2025 Summer Recreation Programming
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Summer seems a long way off with temps below zero outside, but the City of Pierre is preparing regardless by setting up it's summer recreation programs for 2025. Recreation Director ...
Feb 11, 2025
Hughes County Ready To Take At Large Animal Impound Fees To Ordinance Approval Process
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission is getting closer to starting the process of increasing the impoundment fees charged by the Hughes County Sheriff's Office for dealing with at-large anim...
Feb 11, 2025
Bill To Fund Horse Racing In Fort Pierre Clears House; Heads To Senate
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) --A bill to help support a weekend of horse racing this fall in Fort Pierre continues to gain positive support in the South Dakota Legislature. House Bill 1057 would shift 60-thous...
Feb 11, 2025
Bill To Expand Restrictions On Phone Use While Driving Fails In South Dakota House
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A bill to expand restrictions on device use while driving was killed Monday in the South Dakota House of Representative. House Bill 1117 would have added to the state's distracted dr...
Feb 11, 2025
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Another light agenda comes before the Pierre City Commission tonight. Commissioners will consider approval of a five-item consent calendar. The calendar includes approval of claims, ...
Feb 11, 2025
Pierre School Board Praises Loss Of Education Savings Account Bills
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- They may be dead now, but the Pierre School District is carefully watching what happens to the idea of Education Savings Accounts in the South Dakota Legislature. Superintendent Dr. ...
Feb 10, 2025
Bill To Support Fort Pierre Horse Racing Gallops Past House Appropriators With Favorable Consideration
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A bill in the South Dakota Legislature to support horse racing in Fort Pierre in 2025 has passed it's first legislative hurdle. House Bill 1057 would take 60-thousand dollars from th...
Feb 10, 2025
Rounds Says Ag Tariffs Could Impact Midwest, South Dakota Producers
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- U-S President Donald Trump has threatened North American neighbors Canada and Mexico with tariffs, pushing threats of a trade war in an effort to get those nations to help fight the ...
Feb 10, 2025
