City of Kentwood

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

Harvest Celebration brings Kentwood Farmers Market to a close

Saturday is the last day for the Kentwood Farmers Market with a few special activities planned to help wrap up the annual event.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

‘VOICES: a community history project’ rolls out red carpet at ArtPrize Nine

Participants tell their stories of hardships and successes, of what shaped them and their families into the kind of people they are today.

By:Victoria Mullen, WKTV

School News Network: ‘Basics of Life for Some Kids Are Not Basic’

At Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, the Kent County district with the lowest family income, the correlation between M-STEP scores and poverty is stark.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

WKTV Journal: In Focus offers discussion of roadway work zone safety

On the latest episode of WKTV Journal: In Focus we talk with than the deputy managing director of the Kent County Road Commission as he discusses the public’s role in work zone safety and winter driving safety.

By:WKTV Staff

WKTV offers City of Kentwood candidate forum on cable, on-demand

The candidates for two elected city positions were at the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce candidate forum — and WKTV was there too.

By:K.D. Norris

Ford Airport marks completion of phase one of gateway transformation

Construction on the first phase of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport’s (GFIA) Gateway Transformation Project started in December 2015, and concluded today with a ribbon-cutting celebration.

By:Tara Hernandez, Gerald R. Ford International Airport

More than 80 vendors scheduled for this year’s South Kent Community Expo

The South Kent Community Expo is set for this Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Kentwood high School, 6230 Kalamazoo Ave. SE.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

New WKTV sports volunteer finds ‘great experience’ behind camera

One of the newest WKTV sports coverage volunteers, occasionally working as part of the video crew for high school football games, is enjoying learning to be a cameraman.

By:WKTV Staff

School News Network: Tips to Parents: How to Help Your Child’s Reading

Plenty of books in the house. Nightly story time. Exposure to words, words and more words. Those are three components that help a child develop reading skills from birth on, and the more a child reads the better it correlates with achievement.

By:Erin Albanese and Morgan Jarema, School News Network

Several area schools have half days, cancel games due to heat

UPDATE: Due to the heat, Kentwood Public Schools has canceled all after school activities and athletic events accept for the water polo game which will take place as scheduled. The East Kentwood Choir concert also has been canceled.

By:WKTV Staff