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the public to be careful if they encounter the man.
• Police say 32-year-old Kai Hansen was able to open a garage door while he and another inmate were washing cars Sunday night. Hansen fled on foot but authorities believe he later stole an all-terrain vehicle and then a car. Search dogs eventually lost his trail.
• Hanson was in jail on a parole violation stemming from a burglary conviction. His last known address was Sioux Falls.
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• SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- A Colorado woman has donated $10,000 to establish an endowment fund to be used for scholarships for Native American students at Black Hills State University in South Dakota.
• Joscelyn Blumenthal, of Boulder, Colo., says she wanted to start a scholarship for Native American students to help them find ways to bring their traditions' wisdom into the field of environmental studies.
• She says she decided on BHSU after hearing about the school's large Native American student population.
• Preference for the scholarships will be given to Native American students who are studying Environmental Physical Science or any other field related to math or science.
• BHSU vice president of university advancement Steve Meeker says education is a pressing concern for the Native American community, and Blumenthal's donation will help students obtain a degree.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Department of Agriculture is asking farmers and ranchers who struggled with this year's extreme drought conditions to send their ideas on drought disaster relief.
• South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Walt Bones says the Department of Agriculture wants to know how best to help producers through drought this year. He says hearing their ideas firsthand is the best way.
• Producers are asked to send in their comments and suggestions by Nov. 16. They can email them to agmail(at)state.sd.us , call 605-733-5425, or write the South Dakota Department of Agriculture, 523 E Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501.
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