Acorn Alley attracted Kent’s summer crowd to celebrate Pride Month by hosting Pride Fest this weekend.
While Kent typically celebrates Pride in October with Rainbow Weekend, Justine Gallo, the owner...
A Kent State student reached a $50,000 settlement with the university and the State of Ohio.
Maeve Grennan, a junior studio art major, filed the lawsuit in the Ohio Court of Claims after being injured...
CNN – A 27-year-old man was killed and 24 other people were shot after gunfire erupted early Sunday morning in Akron, Ohio, during what a police official said was a big birthday party.
Officers responded...
Main Street Kent presented its annual Art & Wine Festival Saturday throughout downtown Kent.
Held for 16 years with a two-year hiatus during the pandemic, the event features music, artists and downtown...
A tacky plastic flower arch covered in a thick layer of dust in front of a clerk of courts is not everyone’s dream wedding. Before same-sex marriage was legalized, it was Ken Ditlevson's legal marriage....
The Police Executive Research Forum found the amount of police officer resignations increased 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, causing a shortage of officers throughout Ohio.
To help combat the shortage,...
A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 charges of falsifying business records Thursday, an unprecedented and historic verdict that makes Trump the first former president in American history...
The Kent Stater THROWBACK is a new series exploring the newspaper’s archive, connecting the university’s past with the present. Each installment pairs new reporting and analysis with an original article...
A little morning rain didn't stop dozens from attending the Kent Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 27. Missed it? Experience the sights and sounds here!
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The Board of Trustees approved a budget of $703.6 million for the fiscal year 2025, an increase of 2.3% or $16.1 million from the 2024 fiscal year budget of $687.5 million.
With the budget’s passage,...
The National Weather Service issued two weather alerts affecting northeast Ohio today, one being an Air Quality Alert and the other a Hazardous Weather Outlook.
The Air Quality Advisory was issued...
