WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Announces Student Winners of Congressional Art Competition Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced Magnus Weber from Pierre as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota. Weber's drawing, "Fragments of Freedom," is a pen and ink abstract piece. Weber is a senior at T.F. Riggs High School. His art teacher is Jill Kokesh.   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Statement on Pope Francis SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement: "Pope Francis led a life of faithful witness to the Gospel," said Thune. "He dedicated himself to spreading the Good News with joy, and he will be remembered as a humble servant of God and a man of great compassion for those in need. May he rest in peace a  more