(KENT COUNTY, Mich.) Kent County Major Case Detectives have made an arrest in the 1996 murder of Sharon Hammack. Gary Dean Artman, a 64-year-old man from Florida was arrested in Mississippi and is expected to extradited to Michigan. The Kent County Sheriff's Office says advancements in
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Two Grand Rapids Police Department Officers (GRPD) are on critical incident leave while the Michigan State police investigate an officer involved shooting that took place early Thursday morning. Thursday afternoon, GRPD chief Eric Winstrom released clips of body camera video from the incident during a Thursday afternoon
(TULSA, Okla.) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was in Tulsa this week, highlighting tens of millions of dollars in transportation funding awarded to Oklahoma. Buttigieg stopped in Greenwood to talk about one of the biggest projects in the mix: a $10 million grant to reconstruct West 51st Street,
(NATIONAL) The phrase living in the digital age took on new meaning over the last two years. It's been an ebb and flow of in-person and online events, with little likelihood of things returning to how they were pre-pandemic and reliable internet access a must-have
Photo Credit: Grand Rapids Police Department (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) The Grand Rapids Police Department is looking for a suspect who stole a vehicle with an infant in the backseat on Wednesday afternoon. At 3:20 p.m. GRPD officers went to Flat Street NE for a report of a stolen
(OKMULGEE, Okla.) 71 percent of high school students say their interests influence their career path, but that’s not always enough to find that ultimate career. During a recent Talk Local event at the Center for Aviation and Advanced Technologies in Okmulgee, Matt McCloud said knew he loved working with
(PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) The Kent County Sheriff's office is investigating a road rage incident that led to a home being struck by gunfire. According to the sheriff's office, there was a traffic crash on Plainfield Avenue south of 4 Mile Road around 11:30 a.m.
(NATIONAL) Haskell Indian Nations University just received a $20 million award for a new Indigenous science hub project. The award, funded under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, is the largest National Science Foundation award ever granted to a Tribal college or university. The funds will be used to
(BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) Broken Arrow Intertribal Veteran’s Association is bringing the Broken Arrow Pow Wow back with a purpose after nearly thirty years. BAIVA Vice President Michael Coon told VNN the event is being held to honor veterans, especially this generation of military men and women, returning from warzones
(NATIONAL) A recent oversight hearing into the status of Oklahoma Freedmen descendants showed much disagreement remains more than 150 years after the 1866 treaties were signed. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held the “Oversight Hearing on Select Provisions of the 1866 Reconstruction Treaties Between the United States and Oklahoma
Photo Credit: Grand Rapids Police Department (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) The Grand Rapids Police is searching for a suspect involved in a bank robbery at a Lake Michigan Credit Union branch on Lake Michigan Drive NW on Monday afternoon. GRPD has released photos captured by bank cameras during the robbery. Police
(LANSING, Mich.) The legal battle over abortion access in the state of Michigan is ongoing. As of Monday night, county prosecutors cannot prosecute abortion providers after Oakland County following a temporary restraining order issued by Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham. The Michigan Attorney General's office filed a motion for