(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Hearing the words, "you have cancer" can be one of the most stressful experiences of a person's life. But for many patients and their families, that's just the beginning of a process that is stressful physically, emotionally, and financially as they
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Students at Grand Rapids Public Schools are no longer allowed to take backpacks to school after a handgun was taken from the backpack of a third grader on Wednesday. According to the GRPS website, the confiscated handgun was loaded. It's also the fourth weapon incident
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) 1,000 Grand Rapids Public Schools students will have the opportunity to enjoy the Grand River next week during school hours. The students will have the opportunity to participate in Canoemobile, an activity that involves paddling 9-passenger canoes. Canoemobile will take place at Riverside park from May
(NATIONAL) Last year, more than five thousand Native American and Indigenous women went missing in the United States. While advocates have worked to raise awareness, protection and justice for Indigenous women and girls for many years, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) was first
(NATIONAL) When you look at leadership levels of most government entities, one thing that might stand out is the lack of women represented. In Oklahoma, 52 percent of the state’s population identify as women. Despite this fact, Oklahoma women hold a small number of positions as mayors, on county
(NATIONAL) VNN is proud to announce a From Adversity To Entrepreneurship (FATE) partnership with the Workforce Resilience Enhancement project (WREP). WREP is a project built by Chicago-based community workforce development organizations, the University of Chicago Medicine’s Urban Health Initiative, and the University of Chicago that began in January 2020.
Photo Credit: Steve Piltz, NWS Tulsa (NATIONAL) Spring is ramping up across the United States and that has many people excited for warmer weather and blossoming gardens. It's also the time that severe storms become more likely in parts of the country like the Midwest and the Central
Photo Credit: Special Olympics Michigan (KENT COUNTY, Mich.) The Gun Lake Casino and Gun Lake Tribe have agreed to a $2.5 million sponsorship agreement with Special Olympics Michigan. The money will go towards the world's largest Special Olympics Training Facility located in Grand Rapids. "We are
(PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) A man is in the Kent County Jail facing multiple charges after a 65-year-old Belmont woman was found assaulted and bound in her home on Friday morning. The woman was found tied up in her home near Van Dam Dr and Packer Dr by an acquaintance around
(NATIONAL) For the incarcerated, prison has taken away many freedoms. But it hasn’t hasn’t taken away their voices or their ability to share their stories with the world. The Prison Journalism Project says they have 600 writers as of December 2022. Currently there are 24 existing newspapers in
(KENT COUNTY, Mich.) There's a type of homelessness that might not be visible to most people: family homelessness. But Kate O'Keefe, the Vice President of Advancement for Family Promise in Grand Rapids, sees these families every day. O'Keefe says homelessness does not discriminate when
Photo Credit: Michigan State University (EAST LANSING, Mich.) Five students remain at Sparrow Hospital with injuries from the campus shooting at Michigan State University (MSU) on Monday night. According to MSU Police and Public Safety, one student is fair condition, one student is in stable condition, and three students are