City of Wyoming

School News Network: ‘I Show Them Another Way, and Another Way, and Another Way’

A bank was robbed. Fifteen suspects – all middle-school staff members – had their mugshots taken, each holding a dollar bill up to their forehead. Algebra students were notified.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Wyoming Public Safety Department seeks assistance in identifying robbery suspect

The Wyoming Department of Public Safety is looking to identify a suspect who was involved in a Nov. 7 robbery at Clyde Park Foods.

By:Lt. Mark Easterly, Wyoming Department of Public Safety

Wyoming, Kentwood (barely) vote in favor of approved millage extension for The Rapid

The Rapid transit system will continue to collect a property tax millage for 12 more years after the current one expires in 2018.

By:K.D. Norris

Wyoming Public Schools now ready for future after gaining millage extension

Wyoming Public Schools district voters Tuesday approved what is essentially a $79.5 million school facility improvement plan.

By:K.D. Norris

School News Network: Students put design thinking to use with voters

To learn about an upcoming school bond proposal, high school business students are zeroing in on their neighbors by using the Design Thinking process.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Veterans’ problems, solutions are center stage on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus

With Veterans Day coming this week, and veterans issues important every day, the latest episode of WKTV Journal: In Focus, WKTV’s public affairs show, hosts the Kent County director of Veterans Services.

By:WKTV Staff

November high school sports transition from fall to winter action

November will not only bring the Thanksgiving holiday, but also a closeout of the high school sports fall seasons and the beginning of winters seasons.

By:Mike Moll/WKTV volunteer sports director

Lead poisoning on the rise in Kent County — 40% rise in zip code 49507

There is a correlation between the current housing crisis and the increase in lead poisoning. With West Michigan’s robust real estate market, it’s harder now to find healthy homes to live in.

By:Paul Haan, Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan

WKTV reviews the candidates and millage proposals for the 2017 elections

Tomorrow is election day with Kentwood residents electing city officials and Wyoming Public Schools and The Rapid both seeking millages.

By:WKTV Staff

Local legislators, parties weigh in on defeat of latest attempt at no-fault insurance reform

The Nov. 2 defeat of the house bill brought conflicting reactions from local and statewide officials.

By:K.D. Norris

One of the most decorated Michigan veterans keynote speaker at Wyoming’s Veterans Day event

Wyoming plans annual Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10; Wyoming Public Safety Department collects items for Veteran’s Home throughout the month.

By:Krashawn Martin, City of Wyoming

56th Street, Wilson Avenue rezoning proposal pulled from Wyoming City Council agenda

Per the request of the developer, a proposed rezoning for the 56th Street and Wilson Avenue area has been taken off the Wyoming City Council’s agenda for the upcoming Monday night meeting.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

WKTV Journal: In Focus offers discussion on local school, transit millage requests

Wyoming Public Schools’ superintendent and a representative of The Rapid public transition system talks about the importance of their organizations’ request for continued public support.

By:WKTV Staff

Public comment welcomed as Wyoming’s Public Safety Department seeks accreditation

The City of Wyoming Department of Public Safety invites public comment as part of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies review.

By:Wyoming Department of Public Safety

School News Network: When Monsters Call and Teachers Read, Students Listen

The shared love of a book was on display in English teacher Shantel VanderGalien’s eighth-grade honors class as she read aloud from “A Monster Calls.”

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network