Kent State students received messages from KSU Alert of a tornado warning at 6:06 p.m. in effect until 6:45 p.m. on June 18.
The university’s alert system issued a second warning at 9:30 p.m. lasting...
Kent State celebrated its fourth Juneteenth Jubilee event with local vendors, live performances, food and music from DJ Smoov Wednesday on the Student Green.
Put together by the Division of People,...
Across the country, over 1,800 rallies, with around 40 expected demonstrations in Ohio, are planned in response to President Trump's military parade on Saturday.
The parade is set to honor the Army’s...
The annual Art and Wine Festival event at Main Street Kent returned this year with fresh entertainment and a new commemorative wine glass.
Heather Malarcik, executive director of Main Street Kent,...
The National Weather Service issued an air quality advisory for Portage and other Northeast Ohio counties following smoke from Canadian wildfires passing over midwestern states on June 3.
The advisory...
In an email sent to the Kent State community, university administration confirmed the LGBTQ+ Center, E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, Women’s Center and the LGBTQ+ Living-Learning Community...
Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski shared a Facebook post to his personal page on May 9 with a stack of May 5 editions of The Portager burned in a fire pit.
“It starts out like paper...but burns...
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to more accurately reflect what happened.
From May 2 -10, Beachwood police responded to calls of 100 books from genres of LGBTQ+ education and minority history...
Kent State traveled to Avon to participate in the 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament. The Flashes entered the tournament as the second seed after sharing the regular season title with the Miami Redhawks.
Friday...
When Portage County Sheriff’s deputies make a traffic stop, they may soon ask for proof of citizenship on top of license, registration and insurance.
This is because the office signed an agreement...
Downtown Kent's Franklin Avenue will close for an outdoor pedestrian space this summer.
Last week, a significant community response on social media about keeping the street open for the summer season...
Over a hundred members of the Kent community gathered on Blanket Hill to listen to speakers reflect on the legacy of the 1970 May 4 shootings, which left four students dead and nine others injured.
This...
