Category Archives: Local News
Resolution Supporting Amtrak In South Dakota Runs Out Of Track In South Dakota Senate
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A House Concurrent Resolution supporting bringing Amtrak passenger rail service to South Dakota was derailed by the South Dakota Senate Monday. Senator Carl Perry of Aberdeen says H-...
Mar 03, 2025
Fort Pierre City Council To Hold First March Meeting Tonight
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League building in Fort Pierre. The Council will hear reports from city officials before getting in...
Mar 03, 2025
District 24 Lawmakers Agree Delaying Prison Will Only Increase Cost
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden announced a task force last week to take a fresh look at construction of a new men's prison in the State. District 24 Senator Jim Mehlhaff will be ...
Mar 01, 2025
Stanley County Schools Working With Fort Pierre On Community Athletic Complex
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- At its last meeting, the Fort Pierre City Council heard from the Stanley County School District about it's desire to revamp athletic areas between the school and the Bad River. ...
Mar 01, 2025
Rhoden Calls First Meeting With Fellow Governors, Cabinet Staff Productive
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden recently completed his first out-of-state trip as Governor to the National Governors Association Winter Meetings. Rhoden says it was productive tim...
Mar 01, 2025
Report Shows Rawlins Municipal Library A Popular Spot Last Year
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Rawlins Municipal Library in Pierre was a popular place in 2024. Library Director Abbie Edwardson told the Pierre City Commission this week nearly 65-hundred library cards are in ser...
Feb 27, 2025
Governor Larry Rhoden Announces Working Group To Reset Planning For New Men's Prison
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is looking to reboot the process for a proposed men's prison in South Dakota. He signed an executive order establishing a new task force to move th...
Feb 27, 2025
Box Elder Man Arrested Wednesday Night In Alleged Road Rage Incident In Pierre
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A Box Elder man is facing charges in Hughes County following an alleged road rage incident in Pierre. Pierre Police Detective Sergeant Cole Martin says officers were called Wednesday...
Feb 27, 2025
Watertown Residents Showing Support For Denver Air Connection In EAS Process
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The public comment window remains open for residents in Pierre and Watertown to give their thoughts as the United States Department of Transportation goes through the rebidding proce...
Feb 27, 2025
Local Avera Hospitals Named To Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital and Critical Access Hospitals In 2025
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Avera St. Mary's Hospital and three other properties have been listed among the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital and Critical Access Hospitals in the County this year. The acknow...
Feb 26, 2025
