FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The City of Fort Pierre is looking to join it’s neighbors to the east as a Tree City U-S-A community.  Mayor Gloria Hanson says the city is seeking membership in Tree City U-S-A. The City of Pierre has been named a Tree City U-S-A for 38 straight years.  To be recognized as… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The new manager of the Pierre Regional Airport started on the job this week. Brian Cowles says he’s happy to be living in a small town. Cowles most recently worked at the Branson, Missouri, Airport. Cowles will oversee all airport operations including facilities management, licensing and regulations, federal reporting, hangar and hay leases,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Inflation is creating another hurdle for Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center as the victim’s shelter looks toward building a new, expanded House of Hope.  Executive Director Sarah Reinhard says planning for the facility is over halfway. With those plans comes a one-point-five million dollar increase in costs for the House of Hope. Reinhard… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, Governor Noem signed SB 189 into law. The bill restricts state and local governments from contracting with six “Evil Foreign Governments.” Governor Noem signed the bill at the 114th Fighter Wing at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls. You can find photos from the bill signing event here.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Brown County Fair Foundation will be hosting their first annual Hall of Fame banquet this Saturday. Vicki Stange with the Foundation talks about the role of the Foundation. The first inductees to the Brown County Fair Hall of Fame is the 1986 Brown County Fair Board. Stange explains their impact. Stange talks… Read more »

Washington, D.C.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) was named the most effective House Republican in the area of Agriculture by the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL). Johnson received the same rank during the 116th Congress. He was also named the 14th most effective lawmaker out of 222 House Republicans. Johnson received… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, Governor Noem signed 12 election bills into law. Governor Noem signed some of the election bills alongside Secretary of State Monae Johnson. You can find photos of that signing here. “South Dakota’s election laws are built with integrity. We have one of the best election systems in the nation,”… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Governor Kristi Noem signed House Bill 1137, which is the tax cut passed by legislators this legislative session.  The state’s sales and use tax will drop from 4.5% to 4.2% for the next four years, which is when a sunset clause takes effect.  Several methods of tax relief were debated during the legislative… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The City of Fort Pierre can’t seem to distance itself from issues with water.  Public Works Director Rick Hahn says the roof of the city’s water storage tank continues to take damage from the world around it. Hahn says the rest of the structure is fine. Hahn says a lift station near… Read more »