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Homelessness in Portage County: Here’s the facts and who’s here to help

Lauren Cohen and Nikki Gasiewski November 12, 2024

In 2023, 13.6% of the population in Portage County had severe housing problems, and nearly 10 out of every 10,000 Ohioans experienced homelessness. Although from 2014 to 2023 the percentage of people...

School buses are lined up in front of Great Mills High School after a shooting on March 20, 2018, in Great Mills, Maryland.  It was reported that two students at a Maryland high school were injured after a colleague opened fire in the hallway just before classes began.

School shootings in the US: Fast facts

(CNN) — There have been at least 69 school shootings in the United States so far this year, as of October 28. Nineteen were on college campuses, and 50 were on K-12 school grounds. The incidents left...

Here’s where abortion access currently stands in the United States (Red=banned; Brown=Legal with gestational limit of 6-18 weeks; Green=legal)

See where abortions are banned and legal — and where it’s still in limbo

Annette Choi and Devan Cole, CNN November 8, 2024

Editor's note: Priya Krishnakumar and Veronica Stracqualursi contributed to this report. (CNN) — Following the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,...

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Northeast Ohio McDonald’s locations to begin selling Krispy Kreme Donuts

Andrew Bowie, Beat reporter November 8, 2024

Select McDonald's locations in northeast Ohio will begin selling three of Krispy Kreme’s most popular donuts in-store starting Nov. 12. The donuts featured in the deal will be the original glazed, chocolate-iced...

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Wednesday, November 6.

Trump promised massive tariffs on imports but how he’ll pull it off is still being figured out

Kayla Tausche, CNN November 8, 2024

Washington (CNN) — Just days after winning a comeback election, President-elect Donald Trump is evaluating how his campaign promises might translate into policy. When it comes to rolling out the broad-based...

The future implications of Transformation 2028 (T28) for university students, faculty and staff

Lauren Bischof and Michael Neenan November 7, 2024

Transformation 2028 aims to level set costs in the Division of Academic Affairs by realigning programs and reducing administrative costs through a reconfiguration of the university’s colleges. “There’s...

Work by Elizabeth Keckley is displayed at the Kent State University Museum Nov. 5, 2024.

Author Carmen Evelyn Nuyda explores fashion’s place in history at Elizabeth Keckley talk

Ari Collins, Reporter November 7, 2024

In observation of Election Day, Kent State University Museum welcomed author Carmen Evelyn Nuyda to explore how fashion can reveal the out-of-sight historical revolutions. Nuyda wrote a book — soon...

Grace Dugan sits for a portrait at the DI Hub, Nov. 6, 2024.

Students wake up to election results

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital managing editor November 6, 2024

Kent State students are reacting to election results that show Donald Trump clinching the presidency, Bernie Moreno leading the senate race and Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski winning reelection. Grace Dugan,...

Sen. JD Vance introduces former President Donald Trump during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, in St Cloud, Minnesota. | Stephen Maturen/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Trump will win second term, CNN projects, in historic comeback after losing four years ago

Stephen Collinson, CNN November 6, 2024

(CNN) — Donald Trump will be America’s 47th president, CNN projected Wednesday, after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history that will hand him massive, disruptive power at home...

Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski came under fire for online remarks about Vice President Harris that launched voter intimidation complaints. | Courtesy Portage County Sheriff's Office

Controversial incumbent Bruce Zuchowski defeats Jon Barber for Portage County Sheriff

Alton Northup, News Director November 6, 2024

After a campaign mired in controversy, Sherrif Bruce Zuchowski (R) will defeat Jon Barber (D) in the race for Portage County Sheriff. Zuchowski won with 40,029 votes compared with Barber's 38,831 votes. Zuchowski...

USG's College of Communication and Information senator Dennis Farahani reads poetry at the Poetry Slam Showcase Nov. 4, 2024.

Rhyme and Reason Poetry Slam Showcase unites students through shared love of literature

Addison Young, Reporter November 5, 2024

Kent State's Undergraduate Student Government welcomed students to read their own poetry at the Rhyme and Reason Poetry Slam Showcase on Monday. This was the first time USG had hosted an event like...

In a survey from The Kent Stater/Department of Sociology and Criminology, 253 students listed the issues that mattered most to them in the 2024 election. The top responses were cost of living, abortion, the economy and the climate.

Kent State students are thinking of these issues as they go to the polls

Just a day out from the 2024 election, Kent State students are heading to the polls with issues on their minds. In a survey from The Kent Stater/Department of Sociology and Criminology, 253 students...