City of Kentwood

Kentwood Police hosts drug take back event Oct. 28

The Take Back Day event will be from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Kentwood Police Department, 4742 Walma Ave. SE.

By:Cindy Stevens, Kentwood Police Department

The Rapid seeks a 1.47 millage renewal to keep buses running through Kentwood, Wyoming

The Rapid public transit system will face severe cutbacks in service to Wyoming and Kentwood if its millage renewal request is denied.

By:Hannah Haviland, WKTV Editorial Assistant

School leaders tally wins, losses of Michigan schools ‘Count Day’ results

Some local school leaders were braced for bad news, some confident of good news, when it came to the count and state funding.

By:K.D. Norris

WKTV’s playoff football coverage & complete local sports schedule

This week’s featured game will be a rematch as Wyoming Godwin Heights (7-2) again travels to Wyoming Kelloggsville (9-0) for an opening-round Division 4 game.

By:Mike Moll/WKTV Volunteer Sports Director

East Kentwood marching band to host 20-school competition Saturday 

This East Kentwood High School Falcon Marching Band Invitational, a marching band competition, and will be Oct. 21 from 2:30-10 p.m.

By:Kelly Arganbright/Kentwood Band and Orchestra Booster

Home-based lead poisoning, other child health hazards, discussed on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus 

Paul Haan of Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan, a group which works to identify and address environmental health hazards in homes with young children.

By:WKTV Staff

WKTV’s local high school football update, complete sports schedule

The high school sports fall season is wrapping up, we have the complete week’s schedule but WKTV’s featured coverage will have football as South Christian travels to East Grand Rapids.

By:Mike Moll/WKTV volunteer sports director

Kentwood 50: Kentwood’s fifth graduating class celebrates its 50th anniversary

Kentwood’s fifth graduating class reunites to celebrate its golden anniversary, and former classmates share their stories about what it was like to graduate the year that the City of Kentwood was founded.

By:Hannah Haviland

Residents encouraged to ‘step forward,’ take advantage of home assistance program

Kent County Treasurer Kenneth Parrish, along with treasurers for Allegan and Ottawa counties and officials from the state of Michigan, discuss the benefits of the Step Forward Michigan program.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Four local residents celebrate the wisdom of Dr. Seuss in Civic Theatre production

Three Wyoming residents and one from Kentwood bring the stories of Dr. Seuss to life this month in Grand Rapids Civic Theatre’s production of “Seussical the Musical.”

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kentwood hosts Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 21

Trunk or Treat will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 21, at Kentwood Department of Public Works, 5068 Breton Road SE, Kentwood.

By:City of Kentwood

WKTV has your weekly local high school sports schedule

WKTV will continue its featured high school sports coverage this month as fall sports wrap up and winter sports are on the horizon.

By:Mike Moll, WKTV Volunteer

School News Network: When Trouble Came to Find Me, She Was There

Lexis Pearson was a self-described troublemaker when she was in seventh grade. Her poor choices led her to the office of social worker Brooke Davis.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

State action on auto insurance reform leads Chamber’s October WKTV Government Matters discussion

Michigan lawmakers are at work tackling reform of the state’s no-fault auto insurance law, but there is no quick fix.

By:K.D. Norris

Government Reports: Sen. Stabenow supports state’s agriculture; Rep. Huizenga backs balanced budget

What have our legislators been up to lately? Find out right here.

By:WKTV Staff