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Kent State senior forward Chelsi Watson comes down with the offensive rebound against the Akron Zips at the James A. Rhodes Arena on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The Flashes won the rivalry game, 72-58.

Stephens’ career-high leads Flashes to victory over Akron

Henry Palattella February 12, 2017

In 2013, then Uniontown Lake forward McKenna Stephens made a name for herself in the Northeast Ohio basketball circuit, as she finished her high school career as the fifth-highest scorer in the Blue Streaks'...

Former Kent State football player Nate Holley hugs his brother Nick after a verdict was reached by a jury at the Portage County Municipal Courthouse on Ravenna, Ohio on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Holley was found not guilty on all charges.

Jury finds Holley not guilty of kidnapping, assault

Henry Palattella February 9, 2017

Nate Holley Trial: Day 3 from KentWired.com on Vimeo.  A jury found former Kent State football player Nate Holley not guilty of kidnapping and felonious assault in the Portage County Court of Common...

Defendant and former Kent State football player Nate Holley gives his testimony during day two of the Ohio v. Nathan Holley trial at the Portage County Municipal Courthouse in Ravenna, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.

Holley takes stand in second day of trial

Henry Palattella February 8, 2017

Day two of former Kent State football player Nate Holley’s trial took place Tuesday in the Portage County Municipal Courthouse. Holley took the stand, along with the alleged victim, Ceara Tackett during...

Center: Kent State junior forward Jordan Korinek (35) goes for the layup at the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, Feburary 8, 2017.

Korinek’s big game leads Flashes past EMU

Henry Palattella February 8, 2017

Before Kent State’s Wednesday night game against Eastern Michigan University, Kent State forward Jordan Korinek, was awarded by Kent State athletics for scoring her 1,000-career point, a feat she accomplished...

Holley trial begins

Henry Palattella February 7, 2017

Nate Holley Trial: Day 1 from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Nearly three months following an arrest and charge of kidnapping, a former Kent State football player appeared in the Portage County Court of Common...

Former Kent State football player Nate Holley leaves the courtroom after his pretrial hearing at the Portage County Municipal Courthouse in Ravenna, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2016. Holley has been charged with felony kidnapping and felonious assault.

Holley charged with three more felonies

Henry Palattella February 6, 2017

Three more felonious charges have been brought against former Kent State football player Nate Holley.Holley – who was charged with kidnapping in November and faces an assault charge added last month...

University, students react to GOP official tweet

Henry Palattella February 5, 2017

A GOP official is under fire for sending out a tweet, referencing the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970.Dan Adamini — the former chair and current secretary of the Marquette County Republican Party...

Junior forward Jordan Korinek shoots a layup against Bowling Green University on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 at the M.A.C. Center. Kent State won, 80-78.

Flashes fall to Buffalo despite Korinek’s 1,000th career point

Henry Palattella February 4, 2017

The Kent State women's basketball (12-11, 6-5 Mid-American Conference) team missed a crucial chance to gain ground in the MAC East Saturday, falling to the University of Buffalo (16-6, 6-5 MAC), 77-62.The...

Screenshot of Adamini tweet

University responds to GOP official’s May 4 tweet

Henry Palattella February 4, 2017

A GOP official is under fire for sending out a tweet, referencing the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970.Dan Adamini — the former chair and current secretary of the Marquette County Republican Party...

Alexa Golden, Sophomore point guard dribbles past the University of Miami defense in a game at the M.A.C. Center on Feb. 1, 2017. The Golden Flashes won 84 to 66.

Kent State secures second place in MAC East

Henry Palattella February 1, 2017

At halftime of Kent State's Tuesday tilt against Miami (OH), Kent State head coach Todd Starkey needed a minute. Starkey's team was already in the process of shuffling off the court into the locker room,...

Amy Reynolds is the dean of the College of Communication, or CCI.

CCI dean elevates local radio to new heights

Henry Palattella January 29, 2017

During the week, Amy Reynolds makes her presence known on Kent State's campus as the dean of Kent State's College of Communication and Information (CCI).But for five minutes every Saturday morning, Reynolds'...

President Warren

Warren responds to immigration order

Henry Palattella January 29, 2017

Kent State President Beverly Warren broke her silence on President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration Sunday night in a university-wide email.The order, which Trump signed Friday, bans citizens...

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