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• Keegan must serve at least 18 months of the sentence.
• Defense attorney Tim Rensch tells KOTA-TV that Keegan expressed deep remorse for his actions, but believes the ruling is fair.
• Keegan, who taught social studies and was a guidance counselor at New Underwood High School, pleaded guilty in January to sexual contact with a child under 16.
• Keegan was arrested in October.
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Mother of 3 who died in SD fire faces new charges
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The mother of three children who died in a Sioux Falls house fire is now facing child abuse and neglect charges.
• Thirty-four-year-old Rhiannon White was originally charged with possession of a controlled substance following the Dec. 22 fire that killed 6-year-old Alivia Coon, 12-year-old Savannah Coon and 16-year-old Michael Hensley.
• Authorities say White tested positive for methamphetamine, ecstasy and marijuana when she was taken to the emergency room after the fire. White and her husband escaped with minor injuries by jumping from a second-floor window.
• The latest indictment charges White with six counts of contributing to the abuse or neglect of a minor. She turned herself in Monday on the new charges and was released.
• Officials could not confirm the cause of the fire because the damage was so extensive.
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SD governor signs funding bill for beetle fight
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed into law a bill that provides an additional $2 million in state funding to help counties fight mountain pine beetles.
• The Legislature recently passed Daugaard's request for the additional funding to continue a three-year effort that began in 2011.
• The $2 million will be available immediately to help counties fight the insects that have devastated pine forests in parts of the Black Hills. The state will provide $2 for every $1 in new county spending in the battle against mountain pine beetles.
• Daugaard says the state, local governments and private landowners have worked for several years to suppress the pine beetle epidemic. He says he is pleased state lawmakers supported the plan to provide more money for the battle.
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