FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Two people have been killed in a collision between a car and semitrailer just north of Fremont.

The accident occurred just after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Nebraska Highway 91. The names of the two victims aren’t being released until relatives are notified.

Dodge County Sheriff Steve Hespen says the truck driven by 51-year-old Byron Morrow, of Tekamah, was headed west on Nebraska 91 before turning south onto U.S. 77. That’s when the big rig was struck by the car.

Morrow was not injured. Both people in the car were pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident is being investigated.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The sheriff’s department in Platte County is seeking $10,000 in the 2014-15 budget to add a part-time counseling position at the jail.

Former Sheriff Jon Zavadil, who retired last month, says his and other jails have become dumping grounds for people who need mental health care, something for which the jail isn’t equipped or staffed.

The problems have arisen since the state shifted responsibility for some mental health treatment from regional facilities to community-based services.

He says treatment gaps have opened between services that once were available at regional facilities and what’s locally accessible to people sitting in jail, accused of crimes.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nebraska says 35-year-old David Evans was sentenced Monday in Omaha’s federal court.

There is no parole in the federal system.

Evans was arrested in 2012 after authorities say they found images of child pornography available for sharing on his computer. Prosecutors say two of the images were videos involving prepubescent minors engaged in sex acts.

After his release from prison, Evans will be under federal supervision for another five years and be required to register as a sex offender.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A Fremont man has been accused of embezzling nearly $2.5 million from his employer over several years.

The Fremont Police Department says 66-year-old Dennis D. Hesman was arrested Wednesday. He faces 10 counts of felony theft by deception and one count of felony criminal conspiracy. Court records do not list an attorney.

Hesman’s former employer claims he falsified documents while working for the company between 2007 and 2013. He is accused of using those documents to embezzle nearly $2.5 million.

Authorities say they’re investigating other people in the case. Federal charges are possible.