The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Friday night when two pickup trucks collided at the intersection.

Investigators say the crash killed a passenger in a 1993 Chevrolet pickup, identified as 54-year-old Rhondi Lovelace of rural Lincoln. The driver of that truck was treated for minor injuries.

Investigators say the 25-year-old driver of the other truck, a 2015 Chevy Silverado, failed to stop at the intersection, causing the crash. Both that driver and his passenger declined medical treatment at the scene.

Deputies say the occupants of the newer truck were wearing seat belts, while the occupants of the older vehicle were not.

The Columbus City Council and the Platte County Board of Supervisors announced the new Joint Communications Center earlier this month, the Columbus Telegram reported.

“It’s to hopefully give better service to the entire area — not just in the city, but for the whole county,” Columbus City Council President Charlie Bahr said.

The city agreed to fund the initial costs of operation and provide the building. The county will supply equipment and reimburse the city for continuing operating costs.

Emergency calls incoming to the Columbus Police Department from outside city limits often experience a delay because callers need to be transferred to the county sheriff’s office, Bahr said. The joint center omits the middle person and will transfer emergency calls directly to the specific department in charge.

Platte County Sheriff Ed Wemhoff said its existing dispatchers will be transferred to the central center. “Nobody will be losing their jobs,” he said.

The Columbus Police Department will be training its dispatchers to respond to calls for the county sheriff’s office and to operate the center’s new equipment, said Police Capt. Todd Thalken.

“Consolidation is always a good word,” Thalken said. “It will be better sharing as far as making sure things get dispatched correctly and making sure the calls get to the right place.”

County Supervisor James Scow said the county will consider implementing a tax to cover the costs of ongoing expenses at the joint center. He said the issue will be discussed during an upcoming county budget meeting.

Officials said in a news release Friday that the alerts were issued following tests of the lake’s water.

Skin exposed to the toxin from the algae can develop rashes and blisters. Someone who drinks water containing the toxin is at risk for headaches, nausea and muscular pain.

When a health alert is issued, signs are posted to advise the public to use caution, and designated swimming beaches are closed. Recreational boating and fishing are permitted, but the public is warned to use caution and avoid exposure to the water.

Toxic algae alerts also continue at Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County and Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County.

TransCanada Corp. said in the letter to Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier, of South Dakota, that the work would start in July and go through the fall. The chairman on Thursday tweeted copies of TransCanada’s message and his response on the tribe’s letterhead: “We will be waiting.”

Frazier wasn’t immediately available on Friday to comment to The Associated Press. Keystone XL faces intense resistance from environmental groups, Native American tribes and some landowners along the route.

The project would cost an estimated $8 billion. The 1,179-mile pipeline would transport up to 830,000 barrels a day of Canadian crude through Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it would connect with lines to carry oil to Gulf Coast refineries.

TransCanada spokesman Terry Cunha said in an email that the preparatory work will ramp up over the year to position TransCanada for construction in 2019. He said it would include moving pipe and equipment to start clearing activities to prepare for getting final permits and approvals for construction.

But the project faces legal hurdles. Nebraska landowners have filed a lawsuit challenging the Nebraska Public Service Commission’s decision to approve a route through the state.

A separate federal lawsuit brought by Montana landowners and environmental groups seeks to overturn President Donald Trump’s decision to grant a presidential permit for the project, which was necessary because it would cross the U.S.-Canadian border.

South Dakota’s Supreme Court in June dismissed an appeal from pipeline opponents — including the Cheyenne River Sioux — of a judge’s decision last year upholding regulators’ approval for the pipeline to cross the state.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man injured in an explosion at a northeast Nebraska grain elevator has died.

The Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes said Thursday that 55-year-old Maurice “Maury” Kellogg died Monday. He’d been injured May 29 when the blast blew a gaping hole in the Andersen Farms elevator in South Sioux City.

Residents of 26 houses nearby were evacuated. Fears of the elevator collapsing kept many away until June 11, when the elevator top was dismantled.

The cause of the explosion is being investigated.

Coco Key Water Resort will be closed for at least a month following the Douglas County Health Department inspection on Friday.

Problems found included loose concrete in the “lazy river” feature, a chemical imbalance in a hot tub, a missing first aid kit and lifeguard certifications, broken shower heads, sand in the bottom of a pool and malfunctioning water pumps.

The closure follows a temporary pool closure about four months ago after an earlier inspection.

General manager Mario Mandolfo says the water park, which is part of the Ramada Plaza hotel by Wyndham Omaha, will be repaired and shortcomings resolved. The hotel portion of the property remains open.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Faisal Garba-Adenkunjo, Farangis Gafarova and Jeremiah Logan are set to make their first court appearances Thursday in U.S. District Court in Omaha.

Gafarova and Logan are also charged with marriage fraud.

In court records unsealed last week, a federal prosecutor said Garba-Adenkunjo, a lawful permanent resident, spoke with Logan sometime in 2014 about marrying Gafarova so Gafarova could get a green card and stay in the U.S. once her student visa expired.

Prosecutors say Logan agreed to do it for $5,000, but ultimately was paid $2,800.

Court records show the two married on Jan. 10, 2015, in Omaha.

The Greeley Tribune reports the state Legislature in May designated the stretch of Interstate 76 as the Colorado Pollinator Highway.

According to the department, this section was chosen because it runs through environmentally sensitive areas and is a key path for migratory butterflies.

Under the designation, a roadside manager will promote genetically appropriate plants for the area that are resistant to invasive species, and crews will not mow past 15 feet (4.5 meters) from the highway from April to September.

The department will also partner with groups to map roadside habitat and restore or improve those areas.