In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Noem said the state Board of Pardons and Paroles reviewed Rhines' application for clemency in December and denied it.
The project would move crude oil from Canada across Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing pipelines feeding refineries along the Gulf Coast.
These three defendants trafficked in eagle and migratory birds among themselves, and obtained eagles and parts from others they knew had illegally killed them in South Dakota and Wyoming.
The regional office of the United Blood Services is asking potential donors who have traveled to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America not to donate blood for 28 days after leaving those areas, according to a news release.
A recent aerial survey shows the 18-year battle to eradicate the mountain pine beetle from the Black Hills of western South Dakota is slowing the pest's progress.
The Ft. Caspar Museum will be hosting a lecture from a woman who has spent 25 years researching the life of the legendary frontierswoman known as Calamity Jane.