(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
Photo credit: Michigan State University Police (EAST LANSING, Mich.) The Michigan State University Police say the suspected shooter as well as three victims are dead after Monday night's mass shooting. Five additional victims were taken to Sparrow Hospital with injuries and police say some of those injuries are
Photo Credit: Kent County Sheriff's Office (KENT COUNTY, Mich.) The Kent County Sheriff's office is urging people to take any personal belongings out of their vehicles, even when the vehicles are locked. The advice comes after the KSCO released a report January 11th saying that so
Photo Credit: Michigan State Police (KENT COUNTY, Mich.) Travel is discouraged across West Michigan on Christmas Eve unless it's absolutely necessary. According to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, blizzard conditions are expected to last into the evening hours of Saturday. The Kent County Road Commission says
(KENT COUNTY, Mich.) The option to text 911 is now available in Kent County. “The ability to reach 911 in the event of an emergency is critically important,” said Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young. “The text to 911 service is a great resource that we’ve added to better serve