(TISHOMINGO, Okla.) During our interview with Stephen Greetham, Senior Counsel to the Chickasaw Nation, he wanted to make one thing abundantly clear. “We didn’t bring the case,” Greetham said. “We didn’t choose the consequences. Federal statute did.” The case in question is Shaun Michael Bosse v. The State
(LANSING, Mich.) Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state will now aim to vaccinate 100,000 per day. The announcement of this goal comes after President Joe Biden's administration agreed to increase the number of vaccine doses allocated to Michigan. Michigan will get an additional 66,020 vaccine
(KENT COUNTY, Mich.) Every candy you can think of from hard candy, lollipops, taffy, dark chocolate, as well as mints and gum are made at Dr. John's Healthy Sweets in Comstock Park, Michigan. Mike McDonald and his wife Patty bought the company in November of 2017. "The
(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Deborah Gist released a statement Monday morning in response to the March 25 vote by the Oklahoma State Board of Education regarding a four-year-old case involving charter school funding and local taxpayer dollars. In a statement, Gist said: We are deeply troubled that, largely
(TULSA, Okla.) For the past several weeks, the Tulsa Police Department’s Auto Theft Unit conducted an investigation into a group of individuals accused of obtaining stolen vehicles from car rental locations around the country. This group is accused of falsifying documents to hide the identity of these vehicles and
(PONTOTOC COUNTY, Okla.) Opening the cell doors and letting the inmates free is an idea Pontotoc County Sheriff John Christian thought he would never have to consider. “And we’re talking about anywhere from murder all away across the board down to some simple misdemeanors but over half my population
(ADA, Okla.) Britney Tiger went missing on February 11, 2018. Her body was found more than a month later, about 200 yards behind a fence in a field on County Road 3680 just a mile south of the Kullihoma Stomp grounds in Pontotoc County. VNN has done two in-depth stories
(NATIONAL) A virtual hearing called “Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Disinformation” was held Thursday at 11 a.m. CT/ 12 p.m. ET. Topics of discussion included the spread and consequences of misinformation and extremist content, and social media platform response. “The consequences of disinformation
(WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich.) According to health officials from District Health Department #10, the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in Wexford County has increased significantly during the month of March. Between March 1st and March 23rd, Wexford County had 340 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. In February, health officials say there
(TULSA, Okla.) The State of Oklahoma has reduced its incarceration numbers for both men and women thanks to decriminalization and mass commutations over the last couple of years, but laws that target women stayed the same. In 2018, Oklahoma was tied with Mississippi for the country’s second highest incarceration
(LANSING, Mich.) Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel says she won't start an investigation into the way that Governor Gretchen Whitmer handled COVID-19 patients in nursing homes. Her decision comes after eight state senators asked Nessel to invesigate Whitmer's policies regarding COVID-19 patients in nursing
(LANSING, Mich.) Cold winter weather can mean high heating bills. On Monday, Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel and Consumers Energy announced that there is financial assistance available for people who are struggling to pay their heating bills. Millions of dollars from state, federal, and local sources are available