FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Fort Pierre City Council has followed the recommendation of the city’s Planning and Zoning Board and denied a right-of-way vacation request filed by two Fort Pierre landowners. Scott Schweitzer is one of the two landowners and says the issue has been discussed for years with no progress… Planning and Zoning…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Fort Thompson woman is arrested Saturday night for allegedly driving drunk with children in a vehicle. Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pelle says officers were dispatched around eight-pm for a complaint of a swerving vehicle near the S-Curve in Pierre. The vehicle was traveling east on Wells Avenue and was reported to…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Fort Thompson woman is arrested Saturday night for allegedly driving drunk with children in a vehicle. Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pelle says officers were dispatched around eight-pm for a complaint of a swerving vehicle near the S-Curve in Pierre. The vehicle was traveling east on Wells and was reported to police…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Mid America Business Conditions Index continues it’s month-to-month roller coaster ride. Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss says in October the zero-to-100 scale hopped back above the growth neutral mark of 50… Supply managers surveyed last month says supply chain disruptions continue to lead their concerns about the regional economy… Goss…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room in Fort Pierre. Council members will hear reports from city officials before getting into a longer agenda. Four public hearings are on the agenda. One is for ordinance 1073 regarding the height limit for two…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Clocks shifted backward one-hour this weekend as Daylight Saving Time ended, reverting time back in participating areas to Daylight Standard Time. That time change of only 60 minutes can have a big impact on activities like driving a vehicle… Shawn Steward with Triple A South Dakota says the most recent figures show…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — Leadership from a number of Native American Tribes along the Missouri River attended the U-S Army Corps of Engineers fall public meeting this week in Fort Pierre. They raised a number of concerns from invasive species to threats to archaeological sites. Crow Creek Chairman Peter Lengkeek says they would like some…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Select Committee on Legislative Relationships with Ellsworth Air Force Base is meeting today for the final time to discuss the final report the Committee must present to the Legislature’s Executive Board. At its last meeting in October, South Dakota Senator John Thune says Ellsworth and the addition of the B-21 Raider…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A mother and son from Bridger have been sentenced to significant federal prison time for their roles in the death of a man on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 48 year-old Theodora Belt and 23 year-old Bailey Belt were sentenced by Chief Judge Roberto Lange on charges…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Two ballot tabulating machines to be used on election night next week passed a public testing of the devices on Wednesday…. Hughes County Finance Officer Thomas Oliva says test went as expected…very well… Oliva says the tabulating machines are secured with a number of security measures to indicate possible tampering… To prevent…… read more »
