New Janicek Allegations, Rental Assistance, COVID-19 and More Top Local News for Tuesday, June 23

• Community leaders appeal to the state to release Ed Poindexter, a Black Panther who was convicted in 1970 of a booby-trap killing of an Omaha police officer.
• The Douglas County Commission is looking to add $1 million of CARES Act money to a rental assistance program.
• Omaha Tex-Mex restaurant Julios closes after 40 years of service.
• With eased restrictions, some businesses expand their capacity, others hold back.
• Though many businesses are allowed to reopen, new directed health measures and guidelines don’t offer solutions for carnivals and festivals meaning many summer events remain cancelled.
• Chris Janicek faces new allegations, this time that the embattled U.S. Senate candidate suggested he and a staffer go skinny dipping.
• After 27 years, Clarkson College was taken off a national professors organization’s blacklist.
• Omaha police made an arrest in a downtown shooting that left one dead.
• Ming Wang of the popular Chinese restaurant Ming’s in Papillion died after a long battle with COVID-19.
• Parks and Recreation Director Brook Bench sat down with KETV to talk about his tenure with the department.
• Tuesday’s forecast is looking cool and dry.
• Habitat for Humanity welcomes back volunteers.
• Recycling drop-off sites are turning into small dumps after the city interrupted its typical pickup schedule due to COVID-19.
• How does the COVID-19 recession compare to the Great Recession? KMTV took a look.
• Rentable motorized scooters have another shot at approval today at the Omaha City Council.
• Papillion La Vista schools will return on time, but they’re preparing for virtual learning with the purchase of 5,000 Chromebooks.
• Students at Nelson Mandela Elementary will return to class July 6 with the caveat that the school officials have enough PPE.

Around the State

• Nebraska prisons are nine days away from declaring an official overcrowding emergency.
• Some counties struggle to find a balance between requiring masks and appeasing Gov. Pete Ricketts who said counties would not receive CARES Act money if they made people cover their faces in government buildings.
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers believe they have developed an antibody test that can deliver results in minutes.