Tim Johnson News

Sen. Tim Johnson has recommended to the president that Paul Thielen of Rapid City be appointed U.S. marshal in South Dakota.

Public fascination with one of the Cold War's most fearsome relics, the Minuteman Missile, could mean a new tourist stop in South Dakota.

Sen. Tim Johnson says he has introduced a bill to move ahead with creation of a visitor center at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in western South Dakota.

Brookings County Commission Chairman Don Larson expressed his concern about cap and trade legislation last Tuesday to a representative of U.S. Sen.

South Dakota has lost 5,800 private-sector jobs since Congress passed a $787 billion stimulus bill in February, evidence the massive spending bill has not lived up to expectations, Sen.

Senator John Thune isn't holding out much hope that H1N1 vaccines will be widely available in South Dakota anytime soon.

Advanced digital electric meters are coming for customers of Black Hills Power and Sioux Valley Southwestern Electric Cooperative, thanks in part to more than $9 million in federal stimulus money.

Now over 8 months later US Senator Tim Johnson and other local area leaders sat down to discuss how and if the stimulus package is helping our area.

WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama today signed into law a measure designed to keep funding for veterans' medical care steady amid future budget negotiations.

VERMILLION - A jewel of United States history quietly resides in the bowels of a nondescript building at the University of South Dakota.

Closed-door meetings to craft health care legislation go against one of President Obama's key campaign promises, Sen.

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. The Farmer's Almanac says it should be a "cold and snowy" winter, but state climatologist Dennis Todey isn't on the same page.

As students plan their spring semester, U.S. Senator Tim Johnson is accepting applications for spring internship positions in his Washington, D.C., Sioux Falls, Rapid City and Aberdeen offices.

Tired of the health care debate yet? If so, too bad as it's likely to dominate Capitol Hill news throughout the end of the year.

When visitors stream through the middle door of the historic Grand Opera House for Saturday night's benefit concert, they can expect a majestic first view.

We don't wait for anything anymore, not even death. And we certainly don't waste any time thinking about what is next once someone is gone.

With 2010 as a major election year, political discussion is still about who's running for what.

Rising losses on commercial real estate loans will continue to hurt U.S. banks in coming months and pose the biggest challenge for many financial institutions and their overseers, regulators said Wednesday.

President Obama is inviting Native American leaders to a White House conference Nov.

Millions of Americans who rely on Social Security probably won't get a cost-of-living increase in 2010 as they have in past years, and the Aid Association for Retired People is pushing for a $250 emergency relief payment to help cover the difference.