• Hundreds gathered at two demonstrations in Omaha protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
• As private schools see a spike in enrollment, administrators have had to increase protections for students.
• Papillion La Vista Community Schools is entering its third week of in-person classes with eight reported cases of COVID-19.
• Lake Manawa State Park received a $1.2 million grant to develop a campground along the metro-area lakefront.

Around the State

• Nebraska has not decided whether it will chip in money for a new unemployment program that would up people’s weekly benefits by $400.
• After threatening the Big Ten with a lawsuit, parents of Husker football players have not heard anything from the organization.
• College campuses around Nebraska and Iowa have seen COVID-19 cases as in-person class resumes.
• A TestNebraska computer glitch led to a delay in test results for many.
• The Nebraska State Fair will start this Friday with pandemic-related protections.
• Sen. Ben Sasse and senate candidate Chris Janicek, who’s been disavowed by the Democratic Party and refuses to drop out, will debate each other in September.