OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been found guilty of not paying his federal income taxes for the three years he worked in Omaha.

U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says a jury found 59-year-old Chet Lee West of Nebo, North Carolina, guilty Tuesday of three counts of tax evasion.

West faces up to 15 years in prison when he’s sentenced May 18.

Federal officials say West failed to file tax returns or pay taxes on the more than $272,000 he earned while living and working in Omaha from 2007 through 2009. Officials also say West gave his employer numerous letters and affidavits stating he was not required to pay income taxes and that he deposited his income in variously named bank accounts in an effort to hide his income.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has been sentenced to 25 to 35 years in prison for raping and robbing a woman at gunpoint.

28-year-old Emmanuel Cortez Williams was sentenced Wednesday in Lancaster County District Court. He had entered a plea deal to a first-degree sexual assault charge.

A 27-year-old woman says she told Lincoln police that Williams stole money from her on July 22. She says he then held a gun to her head, demanded that she take off her clothes and raped her.

Authorities say they located Williams on July 23 and arrested him. Williams has since been in jail.

During his sentencing hearing, Williams said he apologized for his actions.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Fremont Public Schools has revealed plans to implement a dual language program for students in the district.

Brad Dahl, executive director of student services and business affairs for the district, on Wednesday said that a steady increase of English-language learners prompted the Fremont Board of Education’s decision to launch the program. It is slated to begin in the 2015-2016 school year with anywhere from 20 to 50 kindergarten students.

About 8 percent of students in the district receive English-language learner support, compared to the state average of 5.96 percent. Dahl says the district determined that those receiving support were not performing at the same level as their peers.

Dahl says the program will expand one grade level each year.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 28-year-old Lincoln man who accidentally shot himself has been given two to six years in prison.

Kan Tap was sentenced on Tuesday. He’d been convicted of attempted possession of a firearm by a felon. He’d made a plea deal with prosecutors who lowered the charge.

Prosecutors say Tap shot himself in his left leg on April 7. He told Lincoln police several stories before admitting that he shot himself accidentally after picking up a gun on the floor of a car in which he was riding.

Tap’s attorney sought probation for Tap, saying Tap has endured a long recovery from his wound.

But Judge John Colborn said he couldn’t ignore Tap’s criminal history or the fact that he’d lied to police.

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Officials with Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center have announced plans for an expansion that’s expected to cost $7.2 million.

The 15-month construction project revealed on Wednesday will begin this spring, adding more than 17,000 square feet of space to the hospital.

Hospital officials say the expansion allows for additional room for different departments, including the Women and Children’s Clinic, the Infusion Center and the Rehabilitation Services unit. It will also renovate the Physician Clinic and reconfigure the parking to decrease the walking distance for patients.

The hospital has selected Altus Architectural Studios of Omaha, Caspers Construction of Beatrice and Sampson Construction of Lincoln, to lead the project.

ALDA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Michigan man died after the big rig he was driving ran across a county road and struck several objects as it left Interstate 80 in south-central Nebraska.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Department says the accident occurred around 6 p.m. Tuesday, just off the eastbound exit ramp at the South Alda Road interchange. The truck didn’t halt at the bottom of the ramp. It ran across South Alda, striking a tree, a sign and a power pole before stopping. The driver was trapped in the wreckage, which soon was engulfed by flames.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as 57-year-old Dennis Lambertson, of Jackson, Michigan.

The accident is being investigated.