OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The children of a Nebraska couple facing charges in connection with the deaths of a woman and 4-year-old boy will remain in state protective custody.

A judge said Wednesday the children of 25-year-old Roberto Martinez-Marinero and 24-year-old Gabriela Guevara will remain in state protective custody while a police investigation continues.

Martinez-Marinero is accused of killing his 45-year-old mother and 4-year-old half brother. He is also accused of leaving his infant half brother in a dumpster. Guevara is accused of helping Martinez-Marinero.

The pair is expected back in court in early June.

tLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a semitrailer that started an eight-vehicle crash in eastern Nebraska was distracted prior to the incident.

Lancaster County Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeff Bliemeister says 56-year-old Nathan Quigley, of Sioux City, has been cited for careless driving in connection to the Tuesday afternoon crash on U.S. 77.

Bliemeister says Quigley wasn’t paying attention and didn’t see that other drivers had stopped for a red light. The semitrailer hit the back of a vehicle, causing a chain of crashes.

Three people were sent to a hospital. Two were discharged Tuesday and one remained hospitalized Wednesday morning.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Some Lincoln residents want ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to provide better access for people with wheelchairs.

The companies require drivers to accommodate riders with collapsible wheelchairs.

But Lyft’s website directs people whose wheelchairs won’t fold into a trunk to seek another transportation service for a ride.

Uber has partnered with other groups to provide wheelchair-accessible transportation in eight U.S. cities, but it hasn’t announced plans to do so in Lincoln or Omaha.

Representatives for Uber and Lyft say the companies are working to make their services available to as many people as possible. Both companies moved into Nebraska last year.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old man has been killed in a car accident on the southwest side of Lincoln.

The accident occurred a little before 3 a.m. Wednesday. Police Capt. Jeff Bucher says the car went out of control, hit an electrical pole and flipped several times. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bucher says the man’s name isn’t being released until relatives have been notified about the man’s death.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — A local YMCA wants to buy the old Norfolk city auditorium, saying it needs the space for its gymnastics program.

The executive director of the Norfolk Family YMCA told the City Council on Monday that even though there’s costs attached to fixing the auditorium that’s more than 75 years old, it’s a better alternative than seeking another site that could cost up to $2.1 million.

City figures show it would cost around $100,000 in capital improvements in the near future to keep the building viable. It doesn’t include the $41,000 needed each year for maintenance, upkeep and heating costs.

The YMCA wants to purchase the building for $1.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 67-year-old man has admitted running a prostitution operation out of his exotic-dance bar in Omaha.

Louis Venditte pleaded guilty on Tuesday to four federal prostitution charges, including one involving the transport of women from Iowa to Nebraska. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 10.

Venditte’s wife, Ruby Venditte, and John W. Wagstaffe have pleaded not guilty to prostitution charges, accused of being partners in the operation at the former Goodfellas bar. Law enforcement raided the bar in October 2013 while serving a search warrant. The bar has since closed.

Ruby Venditte and Wagstaffe are scheduled to go on trial next month.