(NATIONAL) Have you paid for funeral services for someone who lost their life to COVID-19? Starting Monday, the federal government is stepping in to cover the cost. COVID-19 Funeral Assistance is made possible under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act
(MCCLAIN COUNTY, Okla.) It will if Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has anything to do with it. The McGirt ruling has upset jurisdictional procedure in Oklahoma since last July, when the Supreme Court ruled the state had no jurisdiction to prosecute American Indian defendants for crimes committed on tribal land,
(LANSING, Mich.) Governor Gretchen Whitmer Friday as Michigan has been experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases and increase of COVID-19 patients in hospitals. Whitmer says that by the end of Friday, Michigan will have administered more than five million vaccines. She also said she's asking the federal government
(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.) After being cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19, Traverse City Uncorked will be back during the month of May. The event will celebrate the Traverse Wine Coast during Michigan Wine Month. Traverse City Tourism says there will be a digital passport this year that guests can use
(GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich.) The Grand Traverse County Health Department will be expanding the sites where it offers vaccines by using satellite clinics. The first satellite vaccination clinic will be in Fife Lake on Friday April 16th from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. “Now that we have hit
(NATIONAL) Mark your calendars because the second date in VNN’s virtual town hall series “Repairing the Divide” has been set- and this one involves a big announcement. VNN Journalists from across the country will share news and take public questions starting at 7:30 p.m. CT (8:30
(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