(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) “Although we will miss the face-to-face interaction with our customers, this time of quarantine really exposed what needed to be changed for our business.” Kyle Steppe has owned KC Hemp Co. with his wife Heather since May 2018. The business sources their hemp oil from USDA certified
(BIXBY, Okla.) Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many outreach centers have been forced to increase their output, and Bixby is no different. We’re told the Bixby Outreach Center has doubled the number of families they serve with food and resources on a weekly basis. Families have lost their jobs, and
Photo Courtesy: Divina Rodgers (TULSA, Okla.) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no evidence that supports coronaviruses are transmitted with food. The current consensus is the virus is spread from person to person through respiratory droplets. But it may possible, experts say, that someone can
(TULSA, Okla.) Apple Barrel Café in Owasso had its Grand Opening on February 10. A little over a month later they were forced to close their doors indefinitely, along with their four other locations. The chain opened their first restaurant in Bixby in 2002. Another in Broken Arrow and two
(TULSA, Okla.) Unemployment claims skyrocketed in Oklahoma the week of March 15 through 21, according to the most recent numbers from the Department of Labor. A new report shows 1,836 claimants filed for unemployment from March 8 through 14. The following week shows 17,720 claims reported by the
(DURANT, Okla.) Businesses aren’t the only ones being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic; non-profits are also feeling the hurt. Lead Advocate and Financial Officer Eileen Meadows told VNN the Crisis Control Center in Durant is low on essentials like laundry soap, dishwasher soap, dish soap and, of course,
(SAND SPRINGS, Okla.) A 14-year-old boy from Sand Springs is dead after being hit by a car early Wednesday. Troopers said the boy was walking down the middle of State Highway 51 just east of Bermuda Avenue at 6:40 a.m. when he was struck by a car driven
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Spring is here, and for many Oklahomans that means brushing the dust off the ATVs and UTVs. But two recent deaths highlight the continued need for driver and rider safety. Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Mark Thomas, 28, of Maud was killed Saturday night just east of Old
(TULSA, Okla.) Vehicles spilled out onto the service road behind a crowd gathered at a Tulsa treatment center, but not for the reason you might think. Rod Cargill is the executive director of Oklahoma Treatment. He told VNN people addicted to opioids are now having to fight their disease- and
(TULSA, Okla.) UPDATE 3: The total number of Oklahoma residents who have tested positive for Coronavirus rose to 10 Monday. This brought the total number of positive tests in Oklahoma to 12, in addition to two out-of-state residents testing positive earlier this week. One resident tested positive in Canadian County,
(TULSA, Okla.) “It’s time. Because so many women have been brave enough to tell me their stories.” April Helm is no stranger to crime. As news director at KRMG under the radio name April Hill, it’s something she encounters on an everyday basis. But this was personal. “Scammer
(ROGERS COUNTY, Okla.) A young baby has died just short of his first birthday following a wreck in Rogers County last year. We’re told the wreck happened on State Highway 66 at Sioux Avenue just north of Claremore on April 8, 2019. According to reports, Ashley Griffith, 32, of