(AP) — A Lincoln woman has been accused of keeping her infant daughter in such filthy living conditions that there were roach eggs on the girl’s feet.

Police say 28-year-old Elizabeth Roberts was arrested Tuesday night following a search of her apartment on suspicion of drug use.

Authorities searched Roberts’ apartment and found methamphetamine residue and drug paraphernalia. They say they found Roberts’ 8-month-old daughter lying face down on a blanket covered in vomit. Her feet were allegedly covered in roach eggs.

Roberts was cited with misdemeanor child abuse and charged Wednesday with possession of a controlled substance. Court records do not list an attorney for her.

The infant has been placed in protective custody.

(AP) — Nebraska racetracks are one step closer to allowing bets on previously run horse races, after a vote in the Legislature.

A constitutional amendment by Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh of Omaha would allow voters to decide if Nebraska should license and regulate wagering on the races.

The measure advanced Wednesday on a vote of 25-18, but faces one final vote. The issue would appear on the ballot in November if approved. Lawmakers first debated the legislation last year.

Lautenbaugh says the state has a tradition of horse racing, and the proposal would save jobs.

Opponents say the bill represents expanded gambling.

Authorities in eastern Nebraska continue to search for a missing 16-year-old girl.

The Bellevue Police Department said at a Wednesday news conference that officers are looking for Michaela Wells. Her parents say they last saw their daughter Sunday night as she went outside to take out the trash. A police report was filed Monday night.

Chief Mark Elbert said there’s no evidence that indicates Michaela was taken against her will, but it hasn’t been ruled out. He added there’s no evidence the girl is in danger, and called it a missing persons case.

Michaela’s parents say the girl was in a dress coat but left behind her wallet and cellphone. Police are searching the girl’s electronics to see if there are any clues to her whereabouts.

(AP) — One person has been injured in an Omaha apartment kitchen fire.

The fire was reported around 7 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex on the southwestern side of the city. Control was gained in about five minutes and the flames were contained to just one unit.

Battalion Chief Kathy Bossman says extra firetrucks and firefighters were called in as a precaution because several families live in the building.

The injured person was taken to a hospital for treatment of burns.

(AP) — The driver of a disabled vehicle has been struck and killed on Interstate 80 in Omaha.

Police say 44-year-old Michael Holcomb, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was hit around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday about a mile west of the 42nd Street interchange.

Witnesses told police that Holcomb had gotten out of his sport utility vehicle, which was parked on the inside shoulder of the eastbound lanes. Witnesses say Holcomb stepped into the far left lane and was hit by a semitrailer. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident is being investigated.

(AP) — A 17-year-old Iowa teenager is recovering in a Nebraska hospital after being stranded for hours after a crash.

Taylor Peatrowsky lost control of her car Sunday when she took a drink of water while driving to work. The accident occurred about three miles north of Treynor in western Iowa.

Her car went into a ditch, hit an embankment and rolled, landing partly in a creek. She says she couldn’t find her cellphone to call anyone and couldn’t move far because one of her legs hurt so badly.

After about three hours a neighbor found her. She said the neighbor “drove right to the spot and found me, so I definitely think someone was watching over me.”

Peatrowsky was taken to Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

(AP) — Two former officials with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska have been charged with theft of tribal funds.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nebraska says Amen Sheridan and Julia Whiteskunk, both of Walthill, were indicted in February on two federal counts each. Prosecutors say the pair illegally used $4,000 in tribal housing authority funds as a down payment for a house they bought together in 2009. They also are accused of moving more than $50,000 of restricted housing funds into a tribal account, then issuing a $30,000 check from the account to Sheridan.

The Sioux City Journal says (http://bit.ly/1l0Lrp8) Sheridan is a former tribal chairman, and Whiteskunk was the director of the tribal housing authority.

Neither could be reached for comment Wednesday. Court documents do not list attorneys for them.

(AP) — A series of new Nebraska state budget bills has won committee approval for debate in the Legislature.

The Appropriations Committee on Wednesday advanced three measures to update the state’s two-year financial plan.

Committee members this year have voted in favor of proposed changes to include additional money for Nebraska’s property tax credit program, state parks maintenance, water projects and upgrades to the State Capitol.

The budget measures still require approval in the full Legislature before they are sent to Gov. Dave Heineman. Lawmakers are scheduled to consider the measures on Monday afternoon.