City of Kentwood

Kelloggsville students get a real ‘tree-t” on Arbor Day

Fifty-four upper elementary students from Kelloggsville Public Schools traveled to Ideal Park on Arbor Day, April 28, to enjoy the outdoors and learn about the importance of planting more trees in our communities.

By:Estelle Slootmaker, WKTV Community Writer

Baseball dominates schedule for WKTV’s featured high school coverage

Summer break is coming: Get out and watch one of the high school contests while you still can this month

By:Mike Moll

Grant from Steelcase Foundation allows Kent District Library to bring back the Bookmobile

Kent District Library is pleased to announce that it has received a $208,000 grant from the Steelcase Foundation to design and offer a bookmobile to the KDL community.

By:Katie Zuidema

WKTV Newscast: Golden Gloves and The Vibe

Kentwood Parks and Recreation gala, The Vibe, is just around the corner.

By:WKTV Staff

Kentwood, Wyoming residents head to the polls tomorrow for millage proposals

Kentwood and Wyoming residents will cast their vote on a proposed countywide millage for all Kent County schools and Wyoming residents will decide on flexible funding for its parks.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kentwood Police plans annual Drug Take Back day for Saturday

Residents will be able to turn in medications no questions asked during the Drug Take Back day on Saturday, April 29.

By:WKTV Contributor

Dancing with the Stars alum and military hero set to visit Schuler Books & Music

Noah Galloway is set to share his story of overcoming the lost of his leg and arm along with conquering the Dancing with the Stars ballroom.

By:Whitney Spotts, Schuler Books & Music

Kent County selects new voting machines; plans roll-out by November

Kent County, and the cities of Wyoming and Kentwood, will have new voting machines in place by later this year as part of a Michigan state-wide upgrade of voting machines.

By:K.D. Norris

Fast Track to Success: the Sekayi Bracey Story

Kentwood native Sekayi Bracey was just 8-years-old, her elementary gym teacher encouraged her to pursue running. She is now a freshman at Purdue with a full-ride scholarship.

By:Jacquelyn Zeman, Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Water polo scheduled for WKTV’s featured high school coverage

The WKTV truck and the crews will continue to bring various events to the airwaves this spring and this week we will be at East Kentwood covering girls water polo — twice!

By:Mike Moll

Kentwood makes emergency repairs at 44th and Division, drivers should seek alternate routes

Those who travel through that intersection are encouraged to find an alternative route.

By:WKTV Contributor

Two GVSU students from Kentwood received scholarships to study abroad

Shukri Bana and Holly Miller, both from Kentwood were recipients of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

By:Nate Hoekstra, GVSU

Baseball, softball scheduled for WKTV’s featured high school coverage

The week, WKTV will be at South Christian for a baseball game and at Godwin Heights for a softball, and next week’s schedule includes water polo!

By:Mike Moll

School News Network: East Kentwood’s robotics team earns award at Lakeview district competition

East Kentwood High School’s Red Storm FIRST Robotics team earned the district Chairman’s Award at the recent Lakeview district competition

By:School News Network

Salvation Army to hold energy assistance events at Kroc Center

Customers of DTE Energy who are having difficulty making their utility payments can apply for relief in two events at The Salvation Army Kroc Center [Read More]

By:Jon Shaner, The Salvation Army