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Trump administration restores visas for seven more Kent State students and graduates

Trump administration restores visas for seven more Kent State students and graduates

Alton Northup, News Director April 28, 2025

All 10 Kent State students and graduates who had their visas revoked earlier this month now have their statuses restored, according to a university spokesperson Monday. Last week, the U.S. Immigration...

Trump administration restores visas for three Kent State graduates

Trump administration restores visas for three Kent State graduates

Alton Northup, News Director April 25, 2025

Three former Kent State students had their visas reinstated, according to a university spokesperson. The move comes after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it restored the status of...

Six more Kent State students and graduates lose visas

Six more Kent State students and graduates lose visas

Alton Northup, News Director April 16, 2025

Federal authorities have revoked visas for six more current and former Kent State students. Earlier this month, President Todd Diacon said in a university-wide email that a student and three graduates...

Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski is one of the first in Ohio to enter an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. Last year, Zuchowski garnered national attention after calling immigrants “human locusts” in a Facebook post. | Courtesy Portage County Sheriff's Office

Portage County Sheriff confirms ICE partnership

Alton Northup, News Director April 11, 2025

Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski confirmed his office plans to work with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. In a statement posted to Facebook, Zuchowski...

Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski is one of the first in Ohio to enter an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. Last year, Zuchowski garnered national attention after calling immigrants “human locusts” in a Facebook post. | Courtesy Portage County Sheriff's Office

Read Portage County Sheriff’s agreements with ICE

Alton Northup, News Director April 11, 2025

Last month, Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski signed two agreements with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. The agreements, posted on the ICE website,...

Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski is one of the first in Ohio to enter an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. Last year, Zuchowski garnered national attention after calling immigrants “human locusts” in a Facebook post. | Courtesy Portage County Sheriff's Office

Portage County Sheriff signs agreement with ICE to identify, arrest immigrants

Alton Northup, News Director April 10, 2025

Portage County’s sheriff, an outspoken critic of illegal immigration, has become one of the first in Ohio to enter an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration...

Kenni Burns, Kent State’s 23rd football coach in program history, gives his opening remarks at his first Kent State press conference Dec. 16, 2022.

Kent State places football coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave

Alton Northup, News Director March 27, 2025

Kent State has placed football coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave with pay, according to a university spokesperson. The university did not provide a reason for the move, which comes a week before...

Cans litter yards Sunday, March 23, 2025, along fraternity row. Thousands of students filled the yards the day before for Fake Patty's Day.

Kent State students, community clean up Fake Patty’s mess

Alton Northup, News Director March 23, 2025

Cans littering yards and sidewalks have become a familiar sign indicating the passage of Fake Patty’s Day in Kent. For the second year in a row, Undergraduate Student Government and Community Engaged...

The Portage County Water Rescue Team went into recovery mode Friday, March 14, shortly after arriving at Mogadore Reservoir. Divers located the helicopter crash site at 9:29 a.m. | Courtesy FOX 8 News

One dead in Portage County helicopter crash

Alton Northup, News Director March 14, 2025

Rescuers recovered the body of the pilot in a helicopter crash Friday morning at Mogadore Reservoir. The Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the pilot as Anthony Jones, a 52-year-old from North Royalton,...

Helicopter hit power line in Portage County crash

Helicopter hit power line in Portage County crash

Alton Northup, News Director March 14, 2025

A helicopter hit a power line before crashing into Mogadore Reservoir around 7 a.m. Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said only one pilot was aboard the Schweizer 269C...

Committee meeting to revise Kent State diversity requirement

Committee meeting to revise Kent State diversity requirement

Alton Northup, News Director February 21, 2025

An emergency meeting could decide the future of Kent State’s diversity requirement. The University Requirements Curriculum Committee is having an emergency meeting at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, to...

Federal Protective Service agents are on campus for K9 training with Kent State University Police, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. It is not uncommon for agencies to coordinate K9 training.

Federal agents running K9 training exercises at Kent State

Alton Northup, News Director February 19, 2025

Agents from the Federal Protective Service are on campus Wednesday for K9 training exercises with the Kent State Police Department. FPS operates under Homeland Security and is tasked with securing federal...

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