Category Archives: Local News

Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. An update on the transition of air service from Denver Air Connection to SkyWest is expected during th...
Zach Nelson Apr 08, 2025

Work To Begin This Week On Fort Pierre Maintenance Yard Buildings
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Work is expected to begin this week on new storage for the City of Fort Pierre. Trandon Walters with Brosz Engineering says dirt should move on the project Wednesday... The Fort...
Zach Nelson Apr 08, 2025

Buffalo County Man Convicted Of Bringing Methamphetamine To Crow Creek Reservation
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A man from the Crow Creek Indian Reservation has been convicted by a federal jury of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. U-S Attorney Allison Ramsdell says 45 year-old C...
Zach Nelson Apr 07, 2025

Matthew Reitzel Announces Candidacy For Pierre City Commission
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Five Pierre residents have stepped up to seek two positions on the Pierre City Commission this spring. Matthew Reitzel started thinking about running back in January... Reitzel has p...
Zach Nelson Apr 07, 2025

South Dakota National Weather Service Offices Marking Severe Weather Awareness Week
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Severe weather has thrashed the southern United States in the past few weeks and soon the chances for severe weather will move north into the Northern Plains. No severe storms are be...
Zach Nelson Apr 07, 2025

Fort Pierre City Council To Meet Tonight
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Fort Pierre City Council is meeting tonight at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room. The Council will hear updates from city officials before moving into the main ...
Zach Nelson Apr 07, 2025

Department Of Transportation Working To Reduce Lane Departure Crashes In South Dakota
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Over 35-hundred South Dakotans have been seriously injured or killed on South Dakota roads over the last five years. Highway Safety Engineer Dustin Witt with the South Dakota Departm...
Zach Nelson Apr 06, 2025

Name Released In Fatal Hand County Rollover Crash
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a Highmore woman killed last week in a single vehicle crash in Hand County. The crash that killed 22 year-old Kila Louann Goo...
Zach Nelson Apr 06, 2025

Game, Fish And Parks Officials Watching Missouri River Levels Closely For Access Issues
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The U-S Army Corps of Engineers last week said below normal runoff continues to be forecast for the Missouri River and the Oahe Reservoir. Those lower levels could impact recreationa...
Zach Nelson Apr 05, 2025

Les Schwab Tire Opens Fourth South Dakota Store In Pierre
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- A ribbon cutting Friday welcomed a new Les Schwab Tire Center to Pierre. Pierre Economic Development Corporation C-E-O Jim Protexter says having the national brand expand to Pierre i...
Zach Nelson Apr 04, 2025