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NEW: WKTV Friday Night Highlights Football (Oct. 16, 2026)
CLICK OPEN THIS STORY to see our new football clips from our latest FNH show featuring Host Mike Moll and several games from Friday, Oct. 16.
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Start Garden: Michigan’s largest entrepreneur competition to award more than $500,000 in funding Oct. 22
Start Garden’s annual Demo Day on Oct. 22 will showcase the 50 finalists’ ideas and new funding options. (Photo Courtesy: Start Garden)
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City of Wyoming appoints Eric Wiler as next Wyoming Police Chief
Wiler assumes the position of Police Chief, effective Feb. 4, 2027, immediately following Chief Kip Snyder’s retirement in Feb. 2027. In this role, Wiler will lead a team of nearly 103 full-time sworn officers and 21 civilian personnel. (Photo Courtesy, City of Wyoming)
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WKTV We the People: Get to know your local Kentwood and Wyoming candidates
WKTV invited local candidates to create a video for the upcoming general election involving key races that affect Kentwood and Wyoming voters.
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East Kentwood starts season with trio of double-digit wins
East Kentwood quarterback Colin O’Connor has completed 71% of his passes for 587 yards with nine touchdown passes against one interception. (Photo: WKTV/Sam Rangel)
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CHECK OUT our latest WKTV Friday Night Highlights Football show (Sept. 11, 2026)
CLICK OPEN THIS STORY to see our new and exciting football clips from our latest FNH show featuring Host Mike Moll.
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East Kentwood opens season with 55-point effort against Southfield A&T
For a season opener, they don’t come much more impressive than East Kentwood’s 55-0 win against Southfield A&T to open the 2026 high school football season. (Photo: WKTV/Greg Chrapek)
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Rockets swap experience with grit; replacing a dozen graduates
Kelloggsville will have to replace a dozen seniors from a team that made the playoffs for the first time since 2017 with a 6-3 record. All-Conference senior tackle Davion Whitfield is back. (Photo: WKTV/Sam Rangel)
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Returning talent has Godwin Heights poised for big season
“I mean, we’re biased, but I’ll be honest, I think he’s for sure the best quarterback on this side of the state,” said Godwin Heights Coach Brandon Kimble about Martellis Forest. (Photo: WKTV/Sam Rangel)
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Long, Long Ago: Do You Remember This Restaurant?
Please email me at greer@wktv.org if you have a story to tell about this restaurant and Division Ave. used as a highway back in the day. (Photo Courtesy: Wyoming Historical Commission)
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Check out SouthPrize 2026 Saturday, serving Southtown Grand Rapids
A one-day art competition under the ArtPrize umbrella, SouthPrize is celebrating local artists while encouraging residents and visitors to explore businesses throughout Southtown’s six business districts. (Image Courtesy: Southtown Corridor Improvement Authority)
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Kentwood Community Center to celebrate Grand Opening Sept. 26; open to the public Oct. 5
Kentwood will celebrate the grand opening of the new Kentwood Community Center on Saturday, Sept. 26, inviting the community to explore the new facility, enjoy family-friendly activities, live music, food, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Image Courtesy: City of Kentwood)
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UM Health-West tech turns 1.5 million pieces of medical waste into ArtPrize entry
ArtPrize contestant Casey “KC” Chubb, a UM-Health West anesthesia support technician, spent more than two years collecting medical waste materials to create “Be Your Own CAPtain.” It can be seen at the Cornerstone Church – Heritage Hill Campus in Grand Rapids. (Photo Courtesy: Casey Chubb)
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Wyoming Police investigate overnight shooting in 700 block of Leisure Drive
The adult female victim is in stable condition at a local hospital. (Photo: WKTV/Deborah Reed)
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