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County. The Department of Corrections says she was participating in outpatient treatment and work release.
• Little Bear left the halfway house with permission but failed to return on Sunday night.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Labor Secretary Pam Roberts says unemployed veterans may qualify for additional education, vocational rehabilitation and other benefits under a federal law passed last year.
• Roberts says the federal law expands education and training opportunities for veterans and provides tax credits to employers who hire veterans with service-

connected disabilities.
• She says one program offers some jobless veterans 12 months of training for occupations in high demand.
• The labor secretary also says veterans who previously completed a vocational rehabilitation program and have used the initial 26 weeks of unemployment benefits may qualify for an additional 12 months of vocational rehabilitation benefits.
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