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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdoses kill an average of 130 Americans each day.
As someone who didn't grow up around technology, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., said he doesn't envy the youth of today because he recognizes the extra challenges that social media bring.
Johnson, South Dakota's lone representative in the U.S. House, was at Central High School Thursday morning fielding questions from students in government class.
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is back in KELOLAND after what he calls an "educational" trip to the southern border. Johnson and fellow members of Congress spent time in southwest Arizona earlier this week.
After spending time down south, Johnson says the hands-on experience at the U.S.-Mexico border is something every member of Congress should take part in.
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson saw two distinct, complex problems during his recent visit to the country's southern border, and he says that complicates finding a broader solution.
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he is challenging Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow a bill to be debated that would protect babies born during botched abortions.
South Dakota's lone member for U.S. House of Representatives is backing the Trump administration's plan to add work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The change would require most able-bodied adults to work at least 20 hours. There are a number of exceptions, including special protections for Native American reservations.
Congressman Dusty Johnson stopped in for a visit at Redfield Energy on Monday, March 18th, a day prior to National Ag Day. Pictured from left: RE Board member Craig Johnson; Congressman Johnson's NE Area Director Aimee Kamp; RE Board member Doug Deiter; RE Board member Francis Hass; Congressman Johnson; RE Board member Jay Esser; RE CEO Tom Hitchcock.
RAPID CITY — Fourteen years after Ellsworth Air Force Base escaped then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's base closure list, the Air Force just ensured the base's long-term future.
Wednesday, the Air Force announced that Ellsworth would receive the first operational B-21 bomber and the formal training unit.
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson say they support Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report becoming public.