(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.) The year 2020 is one many people will never forget. Thousands of people have died from COVID-19, many are out of work, and many have been working from home and going to school virtually. Another group that's been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic:
(TULSA, Okla.) “We need a change.” Those four words sum up the sentiment VNN has received over the last three months, speaking with educators and experts across Oklahoma. “I know someone who did her dissertation in Texas where she looked at the number of minutes of recess and compared it
(NATIONAL) It’s officially winter, and Christmas week to boot. With cases of COVID-19 showing no signs of stopping, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidance on the best ways to celebrate while keeping yourself and your loved ones safe. For holiday travel, the best recommendation
(LANSING, Mich.) The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services updated its epidemic order on Friday at a news conference in Lansing. Governor Gretchen Whitmer was joined by Michigan's chief medical executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, and Robert Gordon, the director of MDHHS. The updated order starts on Monday
(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.) The holiday season is looking different this year with fewer gatherings and events. However, that's not stopping The P.O.R.C.H (A Product Of Addiction Treatment Services) in Traverse City from spreading holiday cheer to people in recovery houses. Employees from The P.
(BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) There was a heavy police presence at a Broken Arrow restaurant following a shooting Tuesday night. Broken Arrow Police Officer Chris Walker told us the shooting happened in the parking lot of Oklahoma Joe's Barbeque on West Albany at about 7:30 p.m. We’
(TULSA, Okla.) EMSA has been busier than usual due to the weekend’s winter storm and cold weather. EMSA spokesperson Adam Paluka told us their wreck response nearly doubled on Sunday. Medics responded to 53 car accidents in Tulsa, Bixby, Jenks and Sand Springs instead of their typical 30. “Between
(TULSA, Okla.) Watching Maria Morris expertly measure and mix ingredients, you’d never know those hands were once tools for self-destruction. “When my daughter passed away, I was just like, I don't, I don't care,” Morris said. “I don't care anymore. Being very
(TULSA, Okla.) “At this point being that it’s early December, we’ve got to get this going ASAP.” Christmas, like everything else, is shaping up to be a little different in Green Country this year. For Fostering Connections, a Tulsa non-profit helping foster kids throughout Oklahoma, the difference
(TULSA, Okla.) Union Public Schools is shifting all elementary and secondary students to distance learning beginning Friday, Dec. 4. Students at all school sites will remain in distance learning through Dec. 18 and will not return to in-person school until Jan. 4, 2021. “The number of adult positive cases
(TULSA, Okla.) U.S. Attorneys and Native Americans tribes are coming together to develop and implement new missing person protocols for indigenous people. Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chief David Hilland and Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. joined U.S. Attorneys Trent Shores and Brian Kuester in Tulsa on Monday to
(TULSA, Okla.) “When it’s safe, we’ll return.” LeeAnne Jimenez is vice president of the Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association, a union for Tulsa Public Schools teachers. She’s been a teacher for 24 years, teaching mostly third through fifth grade. “Teachers are very concerned for their own health and