Category Archives: Local News
Planners Work To Keep Businesses Accessible During Euclid Project
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Morris Incorporated of Fort Pierre has the mighty task of pulling off the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project. The two year project is a collaborative effort with the Department of ...
Mar 26, 2025
Pierre City Commission Approves Amendment To Solid Waste Management Application For Landfill Expansion
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission approved an amendment to the Solid Waste Management Program application the city has with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources....
Mar 26, 2025
Blunt Fire Department Responds To Blaze Sunday Night
BLUNT, (KCCR) -- Firefighters in Blunt were called into action last weekend to a house fire east of Pierre. Blunt Fire Chief Travis Heuertz says fired happened 15 miles east of Pierre just north of th...
Mar 26, 2025
Ribbon Cutting Held Tuesday For New John Waldron Bridge
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Local and state officials filled the Drifter's dining room Tuesday to help dedicate the new Lieutenant Commander John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge. State Transportation Secretary ...
Mar 25, 2025
Euclid Rebuild Project To Operate Multiple Phases At The Same Time
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- Phase One of the Euclid Avenue Reconstruction project begins next Monday. Phase Two will take place nearly at the same time but along The Pleasant/Capitol Avenue corridor according t...
Mar 25, 2025
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. A short meeting is on tap for the Commission with an extensive consent calendar, one item of unfinishe...
Mar 25, 2025
Jalynn Schmitz Named Pierre School District Teacher Of The Year
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Pierre School Board recognized Kennedy Elementary School Special Education teacher Jalynn Schmitz as the district's Teacher of the Year. Kennedy Principal Rene Lillebo says Schmi...
Mar 24, 2025
Stanley County GOLD Program Comes Under Boys And Girls Club Partnership
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Stanley County GOLD program is now under the banner of the Boys and Girls Club of America. Steve Steele, C-E-O of the Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area says the proces...
Mar 24, 2025
Euclid Rebuild Project To Begin Next Monday
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- One week from today work begins on a two year project to rebuild Euclid Avenue and replace city utilities under the road. Morris Operations Manager T-J Gallagher says Pierre Street s...
Mar 24, 2025
State Aeronautics Commission Approves Philip Application For Grants To Fund Airport Projects
PIERRE, (KCCR) -- The Philip Municipal Airport is seeking state and federal funds for improvement projects. The South Dakota State Aeronautics Commission approved applications for Airport Improvement ...
Mar 23, 2025
