PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Mitchell man has been sentenced to federal prison time for his role in the assault of a federal law enforcement officer on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 38 year-old Dustin Todd Long was sentenced last week to a five-year prison term to be followed by three…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room. The Council will hear reports from city officials before considering action items on the agenda. Council members will consider approval of a legal agreement for a new city attorney. The Council will also consider an…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Hughes County Commission is meeting tonight at the Hughes County Courthouse. The Commission will consider approval of the November 7th meeting minutes and claims before getting into the main agenda. Commissioners will hear a report on county bridge inspections and consider budget supplements for the finance office and Hughes County Jail.…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — It’s been two weeks since South Dakota votes rejected an initiated measure that would have eliminated sales taxes on items sold for human consumption. Pierre School Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says he appreciates what the voters did on November 5th… And while the failure of I-M-28 to pass was good, other results…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The last two new stores added to Northridge Plaza this year celebrated grand openings Friday. Five Below and a changed and expanded Maurices are now open to customers along with a T-J Maxx store. Pierre City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says it’s good to see the rebirth of Pierre’s only mall… Huizenga says…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — There is good news for City of Pierre employees when it comes to health insurance for next year. City Human Resource Director Laurie Gronlund says there will again be no increases in 2025… Gronlund says they want to encourage city staff to see their medical providers regularly… Gronlund says the biggest change…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) —South Dakota conservation officers are investigating the poaching of a mule deer in Stanley County. According to a post on the South Dakota Turn In Poachers Facebook page an informant contacted a conservation officer to notify them of a headless mule deer located near Highway 14/34 and Brown Church Road on November…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Successful October camping in South Dakota state park and recreation areas means revenue from those camping opportunities also found favor with the Game, Fish and Parks Commission this month. Division Director Tom Kirschenmann says October doesn’t normally see a lot of camping activity… Entrance fee increases reflect a lot of first time…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota Legislature was updated Thursday on where revenue projections are falling in as Governor Kristi Noem’s fiscal year 2026 budget address is only a few weeks away. Derek Johnson with the Bureau of Finance and Management says South Dakota’s farm economy is a challenge…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission has approved a minor change in the use agreement the city has for the Aquatic Center with the Pierre Swim Team. Recreation Director Torry Zeller says the agreement includes only minor changes… There is also a change Zeller only recently discovered… City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga, a former swim…… read more »
