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Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Jan 12, 2021 1:38 PM Below is the script of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s 2021 State of the State Address as prepared for delivery January 12, 2021.   Lieutenant Governor Rhoden, Mr. Speaker, members of the Legislature, Chief Justice Jensen, Justices of the Supreme Court, constitutional officers, and fellow South Dakotans, it is my privilege to stand before you today (Jan. 12, 2021) to discuss the state of our state. The year 2020 was one for the history books...

Jan 12, 2021 9:00 PM PIERRE – Pierre Governor boys basketball took advantage of turnover-prone Sturgis and routed the Scoopers Tuesday at the Riggs High Gym, 79-31. Lincoln Kienholz led the Governors with 20 and Jackson Edman scored 18.  Pierre (2-5) led by 15 at halftime, then outscored Sturgis 43-10 in the second half. This is the first time that the Governors have beaten an opponent by at least 40 points since an 80-39 win over Douglas in Box Elder on February 18, 2006. The Governors will...

Qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s how to book your appointment in Utah Herb Scribner © Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Shixian Wang, a pharmacist with Red Rock Pharmacy, fills a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at The Ridge Foothill senior living facility in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced late last week that he plans to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations in Utah, adding new groups to the list of people who can receive the ...

Obituary - Marsha P. Grimwood Last updated 1/11/2021 at 11:43am Marsha P. Grimwood, 60, passed away due to natural causes at her parents’ Box Elder residence Friday, January 8, 2021.  Wake services began at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, January 10, 2021, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Box Elder.  A Rosary was said at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 10, and funeral services began at 10:00 a.m. today, January 11, 2021, all at St. Anthony’s.  Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. You mig...

. As the daily number of COVID-19 related deaths in Utah spiked on Wednesday to 18 — equaling the number who died in the previous three days combined — Intermountain Healthcare has begun giving second doses of the vaccine to its health care workers, among the first in Utah to be fully inoculated. “I know my body is producing proteins, producing antibodies,” said Sophie Woodbury, a surgical nurse at Salt Lake City’s LDS Hospital, at a Wednesday news conference. “With the second dose,...

2.12k Many Americans were awakened to the ongoing racial prejudices in this country after the murder of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis in late May. Floyd’s last breaths caught on camera forced many to acknowledge the pain and the treatment that so many Black Americans face on a daily basis and have continued to face for centuries. This realization brought about a deep dive into the history of policing in this country.  In Colonial America, informal “night watch” ...

The Herald Journal usually puts together a list of the biggest stories of the year. Some years it’s hard to pick the most impactful story. Other years, like this one,

Richard Davis and Hillary Stirling: United Utah Party was the sleeper story of the 2020 election (Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) United Utah Party candidate Jim Bennett answers a question as he participates in a debate on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Three candidates including Bennett are running to replace Jason Chaffetz in the U.S. House of Representatives. By Richard Davis and Hillary Stirling | Special to The Tribune   | Dec. 29, 2020...

KNBN NewsCenter1 December 28, 2020 photo credit: Pennington County Sheriffs Office RAPID CITY, S.D. — Johnathan Adkins, 21, was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in federal prison for a robbery that occurred in January of 2020. Adkins, along with two other individuals, robbed the Quality Inn and Big D in Rapid City earlier this year, pointing a pistol at an employee in each establishment. He received seven years for Use and Brandishing of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violenc...

Tech startups find niche in South Dakota Black Hills area Follow Us Question of the Day By SIANDHARA BONNET - Associated Press - Monday, December 28, 2020 RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Nick Hutchinson and Ed Valdez brainstorm ideas for Hutchinson Car Audio in a 400-square-foot space above their workshop with plain walls save for two whiteboards filled with questions to answer and ideas to pursue. The 2,500-square-foot...