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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

Wyoming football team learning, growing under new coach’s guidance 

With the team’s first win last week — 33-21 against conference foe Middleville Thornapple Kellogg — the coach thinks his team is close to flourishing.

By:K.D. Norris

School News Network: I Get How Hard It Is

Teresa Dood, Parkview Elementary’s Kent School Services Network coordinator, brings an awareness that is deep and real to her job linking families with resources.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Intersection of 56th and Ivanrest scheduled to get traffic signal

Reconstruction plans for 56th Street include a traffic light at the intersection of 56th Street and Ivanrest Avenue.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Train derailment causes rerouting on 36th Street

According to the Wyoming Department to of Public Safety, there was a train derailment on 36th Street near Clay Avenue. 

By:WKTV Staff

‘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

Wyoming resident steps down from city service after 45 years

City of Wyoming officials hope Lyle Converse’s dedication will inspire others to serve on city boards and commissions.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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

Godfrey-Lee’s new school superintendent on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus 

On the latest episode of WKTV’s public affairs show, new Godfrey-Lee Public School superintendent Kevin Polston about the opportunities — not challenges — his district offers.

By:WKTV Staff

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