LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Beatrice man serving decades in state prison for beating and raping a woman in 2011 has been sentenced to another three years in federal prison in a child pornography case.

34-year-old Joseph Buttercase was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in March to production and transportation of child porn. In exchange for his plea, federal prosecutors dropped three other child pornography charges.

Buttercase is currently serving 26 to 41 years for the July 2011 beating, choking and raping a 29-year-old woman after they argued at his home.

ROCA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 53-year-old Roca man has lost some fingers on his right hand after a fireworks explosion.

The Nebraska State Patrol bomb squad and State Fire Marshals office are investigating the incident that happened Sunday in southeastern Nebraska.

Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner says Troy Block was setting off artillery shells at 9:45 p.m. when one of fireworks exploded in the man’s right hand. He was taken to a Lincoln hospital for treatment.

The State Fire Marshals Office is investigating.

BENNETT, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Nebraska are investigating a fiery crash into a bridge pillar that killed a Lincoln man.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on state Highway 2 near Bennett.

Investigators say a car driven by 26-year-old Thomas Neeley veered off the highway into the grass median and struck a Highway 43 bridge pillar. The car caught fire, and bystanders were able to pull Neeley from the wreckage, but he died at the scene.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — A 75-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting two residents at a Nebraska City nursing home.

Online records say Terry McClane, of Union, remained in Otoe County custody Wednesday. He’s charged with two felony and two misdemeanor counts of sexual assault and two felony counts of abuse of a vulnerable adult. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.

Prosecutors say McClane began visiting the Golden Living Centers facility while his wife lived there and continued after she died May 15. Staffers became suspicious after a June 17 incident and called police. Two residents say McClane sexually assaulted them between Jan. 1 and June 17.

Golden Living Centers Executive Director Jade Harrah says the facility is cooperating with authorities and the residents’ relatives.

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has found sufficient evidence for two people to stand trial in the killing of a Nebraska man in a Salina motel parking lot.

21-year-old DiAntre Lemmie and 24-year-old Amber Craig were bound over for trial Tuesday. They are charged in the fatal April shooting of 32-year-old Adonis Loudermilk, of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Among the preliminary hearing witnesses was James Faircloth, who tattooed Lemmie at the motel. Faircloth said he heard Craig tell Lemmie that Loudermilk had a “wad” of cash, and that Lemmie vowed to “get that.” Later, Lemmie left the room, and Faircloth said he heard Lemmie say, “I know you got it,” followed by gunshots.

Fairchild testified Craig then said that she didn’t think Lemmie would “take it that far.”

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A house fire has led to minor injuries for three people, including two Omaha firefighters.

Officials say the fire occurred Tuesday morning just north of 120th and Blondo Streets in northwest Omaha.

Responding firefighters reported heavy smoke and flames when they arrived at the one-story home just after 7 a.m.

Battalion Chief Tim McCaw says four adults and one child escaped from the blaze after a neighbor called 911 and knocked on the door of the burning home to alert the occupants.

McCaw says an elderly man was treated for smoke inhalation. A firefighter also twisted an ankle while fighting the fire inside the home, and other firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska city administrator has been charged with various misdemeanors for a disturbance at a local dental office.

Bellevue City Administrator Dan Berlowitz was ticketed on the counts on June 21 following the disturbance that morning at Allan Smith Dental in Bellevue, where Berlowitz’s wife used to work.

A police report says Berlowitz poked a dentist in the chest and then pushed the dentist’s shoulder.

Berlowitz has since been charged with trespassing, disturbing the peace and third-degree assault, all misdemeanors. His arraignment has been set for July 27 in Sarpy County.

Berlowitz has been placed on administrative leave. A phone number for Berlowitz could not be found Tuesday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police say officers have arrested a man who got a 16-year-old drunk and then had sex with her in a portable toilet and elsewhere near downtown Lincoln.

Court records say 36-year-old Marvin Velasquez is charged with sexual assault of an incompetent person. They don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for Velasquez.

The records say the girl told investigators that her boyfriend dropped her off downtown around 5 p.m. June 21 so she could meet a friend. She says she came upon a man whom she asked to buy her alcohol. An affidavit says the two shared the booze while sitting under a bridge. She says he then forced her into having sex in the portable toilet and elsewhere because she was too drunk to stop him.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two Lincoln officers who fatally shot a man suspected of shooting two women, killing one.

The officers were identified in a police news release Tuesday as Sgt. Mario Robinson, a 22-year veteran of the department, and Officer Josh Atkinson, who’s been on the force for eight years.

Police say the two confronted 22-year-old Germichael Kennedy, of Lincoln, around 9 a.m. Sunday and shot him when he pointed a handgun at them. Investigators think Kennedy fatally shot 20-year-old Marlene Rashidi and wounded 23-year-old Dezarae Mann as the two were sitting in separate cars around 3 a.m. Sunday.

Both officers are on paid administrative leave.