SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City care provider has pleaded not guilty to allegations that she stole nearly $37,000 than a dozen disabled adults. Court records say 48-year-old Lisa Sembach-Preston filed written pleas Thursday to 20 counts of dependent adult abuse, 20 counts of theft and one count of ongoing criminal conduct.

The records say Sembach-Preston was working for Crossroads of Western Iowa, a nonprofit that helps adults with disabilities and mental illnesses. She was responsible for each victim’s bank accounts and financial matters.

The records say the thefts occurred from February 2015 through April.

WOODRUFF, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an Iowa woman died after a collision in northern Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that the accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. Friday east of Woodruff on U.S. Highway 183, just south of the Nebraska state line. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Jolene Nikl was driving east and had pulled to the right to do a U-turn when her car was struck on the driver’s side by an eastbound semitrailer.

The patrol says Nikl died at the scene. Her two passengers were taken to a hospital. The truck driver wasn’t injured.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the names of a mother and two children who were fatally injured in a mobile home fire in Davenport. Firefighters responded Thursday night to the fire at the Five Seasons mobile home park. Authorities identified the woman as 23-year-old Kelsey Clain and her children Jayden Smead, who was 5, and 2-year-old Carson Smead.

Interim Fire Marshal Jim Morris says two other children remained hospitalized Sunday at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Officials say there were no working smoke detectors in the home. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A call about a physical disturbance early this (Monday) morning in Red Oak, resulted in an arrest. Red Oak Police say 39-year old Dustin Dean French, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 12:30-a.m. for Domestic Assault with injury, a serious misdemeanor. French was transported to the Montgomery County Jail where he was being held without bond until making an appearance before the magistrate.