Barack Obama credits Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and his 'immense gifts' for creating racial progress in American politics

Barack Obama credits Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and his 'immense gifts' for creating racial progress in American politics

March 6, 2026Updated: March 6, 2026

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CHICAGO (AP) — Barack Obama credits Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and his 'immense gifts' for creating racial progress in American politics.

Regional

Mix of storms and snow possible across Nebraska

Mix of storms and snow possible across Nebraska

Hastings Teacher, Superintendent's Wife, Resigns After Shoplifting Incident

Hastings Teacher, Superintendent's Wife, Resigns After Shoplifting Incident

Sherwood Foundation gifts $1.1M for relief to former Tyson Foods workers in Lexington

Sherwood Foundation gifts $1.1M for relief to former Tyson Foods workers in Lexington

Hastings family battles new way of life

Hastings family battles new way of life

Yutan shuts down St. Cecilia in fourth quarter to secure spot in C2 state semifinals

Yutan shuts down St. Cecilia in fourth quarter to secure spot in C2 state semifinals

York and Polk police team up for trio of road rage arrests

York and Polk police team up for trio of road rage arrests

State

Nebraska law enforcement agencies warn of fake DMV text scam

Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

Small town, smart town

New Keith County clerk magistrate appointed

Trump will join grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

Nebraska Department of Labor hosting hiring events, workshops after Tyson closure

Sports

CSC Softball Drops Home Openers

College hoops roundup: Gia Cooke hits clutch 3-pointer and No. 15 West Virginia women land in Big 12 Tournament title game

Saturday's local scoreboard, March 7

Pender Wins Fourth-Straight State Title, Giving Elkhorn Valley First Loss

Lincoln North Star charts course to school's first girls basketball state championship

Dundy County Stratton defeats Wynot to claim school’s first Girls Basketball State Championship

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland

Supplementing dryland wheat and irrigated corn with proso millet in drought years

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs

Outdoor notes: Join Game and Parks in virtual fisheries discussion

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks releasing rainbow trout this spring

Nebraska ag leaders push for year-round E15 sales