A broken legacy, overcoming adversity, and shooting investigation
VNN Weekly Digest July 11-17
Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
Castro-Huerta ruling continues a legacy of broken promises to Native American communities
(OKLAHOMA) Two years ago, Tatianna Duncan founded the nonprofit Lucinda Hickory Research Institute in Tulsa to dig into the history of the Muscogee people’s land ownership—and loss of that land.
Rhonda Bear talks entrepreneurship and living with addiction
(OKLAHOMA) Rhonda Bear, founder of She Brew Coffee House in Claremore and Tulsa, has been a beacon of hope for women across the State of Oklahoma since 2012.
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Four shot overnight in downtown Grand Rapids
(MICHIGAN) The Grand Rapids Police Department is investigating a mass shooting that happened early Sunday morning.
ICYMI: Season Two of docu-series “The Blox” just released
(NATIONAL) Watch VNN’s Brittany Harlow compete on the second season of The Blox, a docu-series competition show about entrepreneurship, that premiered Monday night.
WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Dangerous and record-breaking heat to impact much of the Great Plains, scattered instances of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms possible from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast, and severe weather chances enter the northern Plains and swing into the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes.
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