City of Wyoming

Wyoming honors 12 in spring Alpha Wolf 11 celebration

In one of its last assemblies, Wyoming High School names 12 students as this year’s Alpha Wolf 11 Champions of Characters.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Eyeing ‘redesign’ of education, locally led group’s pandemic ‘student recovery’ plan released by state

The MI Blueprint for Comprehensive Student Recovery plan offers guidance to school leaders to “provide every Michigan student with the resources they need to thrive post-pandemic.”

By:K.D. Norris

Wyoming hosts a big truck lover’s dream parade for National Public Works Week

The parade is set for May 19 and will run from 5 – 7 p.m.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Snapshots: WKTV videos, YouTube and elsewhere, you might have missed

We have an exclusive music video and interview with the band, a great game of high school baseball on-demand, and good news in the Godfrey-Lee community.

By:WKTV Staff

County health department opens 200 vaccine appointments for youth age 12-15 at Saturday clinics

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for 12-15 year olds, so the county is moving to supply appointments.

By:WKTV Staff

Police seeking suspects in Verizon store robbery

The Wyoming Department of Public Safety is seeking information on two suspects who robbed the Verizon Wireless store at 5811 Byron Center Ave. SW on Tuesday evening.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Water main projects set to temporarily closes Burton Street next week

Burton Street between Burlingame and Clyde Park avenues will be closed seven days starting May 17.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Wyoming high, Mona Shores baseball teams battle in WKTV featured game

The Wolves used four straight bunt singles, bracketed by swing-away singles, to score four 4th-inning runs in a 4-3 win over Mona Shores on May 11.

By:WKTV Staff

Technology in schools, specifically Godfrey-Lee Pubic Schools, discussed on WKTV Journal In Focus

Godfrey-Lee has been selected to receive free mobile hotspots and internet connectivity with the specific goal of serving at-risk students — and that is just part of the technology news from the district.

By:K.D. Norris

Full line up set for Metro Health Farm Market opening

About 34 vendors are scheduled to be at the opening of the Metro Health Farm Market set for Thursday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Pandemic provides reminder of importance of recognizing signs of stroke

May is Stroke Awareness Month, a good time to remember to B.E. F.A.S.T.

By:Jamie Allen, Metro Health - University of Michigan Health

SpartanNash launches companywide fundraising effort for Special Olympics

SpartanNash is hosting a special fundraising drive for Special Olympcis and the State Summer Games through May 16.

By:Adrienne Chance, SpartanNash

MDHHS turns over school quarantine enforcement to local health departments

Kent County Health Department announces it will not require schools to comply with state quarantine guidelines.

By:By WKTV Staff

Snapshots: Things you need to checkout this weekend

Learn how a dog saved a U.S. infantry, how the Kent County Sheriff’s Department solved a 14-year-old murder, and how wicked a game of gin can really get.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Godfrey-Lee superintendent selected as new Kentwood Public Schools leader

The Board of Education announced today that Kevin Polston has been selected to take over for current district superintendent Michael Zoerhoff, who will be retiring this school year.

By:K.D. Norris