PIERPONT, S.D.(Press Release) – The Back Forty Beef Adventure Farm is thrilled to be back for its second season, offering a 12-acre corn maze, family-friendly activities, an on-farm store, and much more. In partnership with Channel Seed and Pro Ag Supply, this year’s corn maze showcases intricate designs featuring a corn cob, barn, bee, and… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Enplanements remain solid at Pierre Regional Airport.  Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga presented August enplanements to the Pierre City Commission Tuesday night. Huizenga says the best months for enplanements are ahead for Pierre Regional. August was the fourth best month for enplanements in Pierre.  June leads the way with… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Fort Pierre City Council has joined city and town Councils and Commissions across the state in approving a resolution that shows the city opposes Initiated Measure 28.  I-M 28, known as the consumption tax would, if approved by voters in November, prohibit taxes on anything sold for human consumption.  That phrase,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Pierre City Commission has given first reading to n ordinance containing the 2025 city budget.  City Administrator Kristie Honeywell says the city is again taking a very conservative approach to budgeting. Honeywell says while not confirmed the budget includes an increase in utility fees for residents. The city is estimating receiving three-point-eight… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The cost to camp and fish or hunt in South Dakota may be going up if  a proposal introduced last week before the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission moves forward.  Deputy Secretary Scott Simpson says inflation is outpacing the user-pay, user-benefit system. Simpson says in developing the proposed fee system resident… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- U.S. Congressman Dusty Johnson made his way to Watertown, SD Friday but first made a stop in Hayti, SD at the Hamlin School District, then he made his way to Lake Area Technical College for the Build Dakota Scholarship Luncheon, then off to tour a large Watertown employer, Dakota Bodies, and he wrapped… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)-  In a significant move towards enhancing roadway safety, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, a federally recognized tribal government in South Dakota, has been awarded a $120,000 grant. This funding is part of the F.Y. 2024 September Planning & Demonstration Grant Award, aimed at developing a comprehensive safety action plan for the community. Grant Details Organization… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Franklin Clifford Wakefield II, a 35-year-old resident of Watertown, South Dakota, was sentenced on September 4, 2024, for multiple offenses, including burglary and grand theft of a firearm. Wakefield faced several charges related to vehicle thefts in the downtown business district in early April 2024. Two firearms were also stolen, which the Watertown… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)-  A significant drug bust case concluded Thursday when 22-year-old Devin Muilenburg of Watertown was sentenced to 15 years and 60 days in prison following his arrest on February 29, 2024. Muilenburg faced a multitude of charges, including possession of controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute, and maintaining a place where drugs are… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Callie Mueller is the 2024 Miss Rodeo South Dakota and the first ever Miss Rodeo South Dakota from the Watertown/Florence, SD area, where Mueller is from. She has not shied away from challenges and has learned to put “Faith over Fear.”  This motto is the mentality that Callie lives by and encourages others… Read more »