City of Kentwood
Mexican Festival marks 50 years with celebration this weekend
La Fiesta Mexicana takes over the Calder Plaza with food, fun and music featuring a Grammy-nominated mariachi.
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Remember Woodland Mall’s ‘Bacon and Eggs’? Want to buy it for charity?
Woodland Mall is giving the community a chance to bring home the bacon – and eggs, two central pieces of its iconic play area that were retired earlier this year.
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Whether male or female, take a good look at the office before seeking it according to two Kent County Commissioners
Kent County Commissioners Betsy Melton and Monica Sparks discuss the challenges women face when running for public office.
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Snapshots: Wyoming, Kentwood news you ought to know
We take this opportunity to celebrate our similarities, which are more common than you think. Read on.
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Local football wrap: Wyoming falls to Northview’s big play offense; East Kentwood bounces back
Both the Wolves and the Falcons will enter Week 3’s OK Conference openers with 1-1 records.
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Collecting school supplies does not end when the school bell rings
School Supply Santa continues to collect backpacks, dry erasers and other school supplies as the organization prepares for the 2020-2021 school year.
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WKTV in Focus podcast discusses anti-discrimination public policies, business advantages
Visiting our studios are Kentwood City Commissioner Emily Bridson, Patti Caudill of the City of Grand Rapids and Skot Welch of Global Bridgebuilders.
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SpartanNash celebrates Family Meals Month, encourages families to eat together
To promote families eating together, Family Fare will be providing tips and recipes in-store and online.
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New South Christian head football coach on latest WKTV Journal In Focus
In a special high school sports segment, South Christian High School’s new head football coach Danny Brown talks of his coaches, mentors and taking command of the Sailors program.
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Resident takes final GR flight of American Airlines MD-80
The airlines is retiring its remaining MD-80s with the GR final flight being Sept. 3.
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Make it a musical Labor Day as WKTV features marathons of the 2019 summer concerts
WKTV gives the Summer of 2019 one last hurrah with marathon runs of both the City of Wyoming’s and the City of Kentwood’s summer concert series.
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Midwest Express-branded aircraft unveiled, initial flight destinations announced
Midwest returns to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport with plans to have direct flights to Milwaukee.
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Snapshots: Wyoming and Kentwood health news (with musical accompaniment)
Health news is important, and WKTV has many partners providing us health news. But, you know, a spoonful of music makes the medicine go down.
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Raise a glass to a weekend experience that explores the other Michigan beverage: wine
You need not head north to for a wine tour, but experience one right in your own backyard of Greater Grand Rapids.
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WKTV high school sports coverage team audibles, plans featured game of other ‘football’
With a change of schedule for Wyoming Lee High School’s football team, we have switched our coverage and we will be at Godwin Heights as the Wolverines host the Lee Legends for a boys soccer game Thursday, Aug. 29.
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