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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...

Community celebrates veterans at ‘Honoring All Those Who Serve’ Friday morning

Jillian Flack, KSTV Reporter November 9, 2024

Students, faculty and veterans filled the Student Green for an early Veteran's Day celebration Friday. The university Army and Air Force ROTC groups stood beside local veterans for a flag-raising ceremony...

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...

KSTV Flashcast Election Updates

KSTV Staff November 8, 2024

KSTV's Talia Milewich recaps the 2024 election.

KSTV Flashcast Top Stories

KSTV Staff November 8, 2024

KSTV's Evan Schofield and Talia Milewich have this week's top stories.

KSTV Flashcast Sports

KSTV Staff November 8, 2024

KSTV's Evan Schofield and Ryan Meade have your sports updates in a flash.

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 6, 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...

Kent students react to the 2024 election results

Nikki Gasiewski, KSTV News Reporter November 6, 2024

With another presidential election in the books, voters had mixed reactions to the results. While many may have taken to social media, our reporter Nikki had the chance to speak with Kent State students...