Category Archives: Local News

Below Normal Runoff Forecast To Continue Into Missouri River
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Runoff into the Missouri River remains below average. The U-S Army Corps of Engineers held it's March runoff update Thursday. The Corps Kevin Stamm says a lack of moisture and drough...
Zach Nelson Mar 10, 2025

Colorado Woman Sentenced For Funnelling Meth To Central South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Colorado woman has been sentenced to 23 years in prison on federal drug charges. U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says 34 year old Rikki Renee Barrowman of Denver will serve five years...
Zach Nelson Mar 10, 2025

Game, Fish And Parks To Try One More Time To Get Concessionaire To Operate Spring Creek Restaurant
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is taking one final shot at landing a concessionaire for the Spring Creek resort in northwest Hughes County. Shawn Blanchette, the De...
Zach Nelson Mar 07, 2025

American Bank & Trust Awards Over $2,300 To Stanley County Schools Through Spirit Card Program
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- American Bank and Trust has awarded the Stanley County School District over 23-hundred dollars in grants as a part of the banking institutions' Spirit Card program. The funds co...
Zach Nelson Mar 05, 2025

Hughes County Commission Sets New Meeting Time For Tuesday Afternoons
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Hughes County Commission has landed on a final new meeting time for the body's bi-monthly meetings. The Commission had been meeting on the first and third Monday nights of a mont...
Zach Nelson Mar 05, 2025
South Dakota Legislature Approves Money To Fund Restoration At State Capitol
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota House of Representatives has concurred in Senate amendments to a bill to fund restoration to parts of the South Dakota State Capitol. Representative Will Mortenson h...
Zach Nelson Mar 05, 2025

Senate State Affairs Committee Delays Action On Bill To Move Local Elections To Primary Or General Elections
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Senate State Affairs Committee has deferred action on a bill to reduce the days available to hold elections. Representative Will Mortenson says House Bill 1130 looks to drive vot...
Zach Nelson Mar 05, 2025
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission holds its first meeting of March tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Commissioners will consider approval of a five-item consent calendar. Included o...
Austin Kathol Mar 04, 2025
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission holds its first meeting of March tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Commissioners will consider approval of a five-item consent calendar. Included o...
Austin Kathol Mar 04, 2025
Fort Pierre City Council Continues Pushing Maintenance Yard Forward
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The frustration is continuing to mount with some members of the Fort Pierre City Council over plans to construct a maintenance yard in the city so that equipment can be stored i...
Austin Kathol Mar 03, 2025