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
(TULSA, Okla.) After a 3-year hiatus, Tulsa IrishFest is set to return to T-Town in 2024. Executive Director of Tulsa IrishFest Millan Hupp said plans are well underway to making next year’s event the number one Irish Festival in the world. “We are looking forward to bringing this very
(TULSA, Okla.) In 2022, Verified News Network (VNN) spent three months conducting research and talking with Oklahomans about poverty, domestic violence, and drug addiction. Following the response and results of our inaugural learning series, FATE is returning this spring with a new theme: Trauma Informed Business Development. It is clear
(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 Courtesy: Irish American Club of Tulsa (TULSA, Okla.) Are you looking to take part in a time-honored Tulsa tradition? You’re in luck. Reservations are now open for the Irish American Club of Tulsa’s 46th Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner. The Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner will be
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
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Oklahoma is one step closer to easing the sentencing of survivors of violence following the filing of HB1639, now known as the Oklahoma Domestic Abuse Survivorship Act. The language of the two-pronged bill, authored and introduced by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck (R-Elgin) on January 18, was updated on
(MUSCOGEE NATION) Described in newspaper clippings as “one of the famous Indian characters of the Southwest”, Tuckabache is the Tvlse legend you’ve likely never heard of. But you are probably familiar with the land on which he lived and hunted and grew crops: Tulsa’s world-class park, The Gathering
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
(BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) Broken Arrow Police arrested 15-year-old Ja'Cori Whitmore (not pictured) Tuesday in connection to the death of a 16-year-old boy in the 1400 Block of West Trenton last month. 15-year-old Ky'Leigh Shaw (pictured) was arrested last week. Both teens face charges of 1st Degree