(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) The Grand Rapids Police Department is investigating a mass shooting that happened early Sunday morning. Four adult victims were found by Cesar Chavez Avenue SW and Oakes Street SW around 1:30 a.m. Police officers were at a traffic crash nearby when they heard multiple gunshots
(TULSA, Okla.) Rhonda Bear, founder of She Brew Coffee House in Claremore and Tulsa, has been a beacon of hope for women across the State of Oklahoma since 2012. After growing up in a criminal environment, Bear became addicted to drugs and was arrested multiple times. She was sent to
Written By: Mollie Bryant for BigIfTrue.org and Brittany Harlow (TULSA, Okla.) Two years ago, Tatianna Duncan founded the nonprofit Lucinda Hickory Research Institute in Tulsa to dig into the history of the Muscogee people’s land ownership—and loss of that land. Starting with her own family’s history,
(LANSING, Mich.) Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the education budget on Thursday. The bipartisan budget includes a half a billion dollars for infrastructure, recruiting teachers, and mental health resources. When it comes to per pupil funding, the budget includes $9,150 for every student in every district which is the
(TULSA, Okla.) VNN and Big If True's first "From Adversity To Entrepreneurship" in-person learning session was held at She Brews Coffee House in Tulsa on June 18. The event was attended by representatives of VNN, Big If True, Partner Tulsa, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health
(OKMULGEE, Okla.) A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday for the much-anticipated expansion of Mvskoke Loan Fund, a local community development financial institution (CDFI) founded in 2014. CEO Christopher Coburn took Mvskoke Loan Fund over in 2017. He told us their need tripled then quadrupled over the course of the
(NATIONAL) The second season of The Blox, a docu-series competition show about entrepreneurship, premiered Monday night. The show is spearheaded by Weston "Wes" Bergmann, a reality TV star from The Real World: Austin and subsequent reality TV show hits. Verified News Network (VNN) was one of 20 startups
Photo Courtesy: Muscogee Creek Nation (CADDO COUNTY, Okla.) A year-long effort to give Indian boarding school survivors and their descendants the opportunity to share their stories began in Anadarko on Saturday. “It was a time to listen, to weep and to look ahead to healing our communities,” U.S. Secretary
(FORT COFFEE, Okla.) “In order to get where you’re going, you need to know where you came from.” Verdie Triplett is a Chickasaw Freedmen and Choctaw by blood, but you won’t find his name on any citizenship roll. The only official link to Triplett’s American Indian heritage
Photo Credit: City of Grand Rapids (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) With the Fourth of July weekend on the horizon the City of Grand Rapids is urging residents to use caution when lighting fireworks at home. Ric Dokter, the Fire Marshall for the Grand Rapids Fire Department Prevention Division, says children should
Photo Credit: City of Grand Rapids (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) The City of Grand Rapids announced that the Independence Day Celebration featuring fireworks will take place this Saturday, July 2nd. It will kick of at Ah-Nab-Awen Park downtown at 6:00 with food and vendors. There will also be live entertainment
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the State of Oklahoma has concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians on tribal land. The case in question, Oklahoma v. Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta, involved a non-Indian who was charged with child neglect of a Cherokee child by