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Darren Bade speaks with members of the Kent Fire Department after aiding in a rescue mission on Saturday, April 23, 2022.  Bade, an associate professor at Kent State, was kayaking on Saturday when locals alerted him to a mother and daughter drowning further down the river. Bade helped the pair find land and waited with them until the fire department arrived.

Biology professor helps save mother, child from Cuyahoga River 

Zaria Johnson and Morgan McGrath April 23, 2022
Darren Bade planned to spend his Saturday evening kayaking in the Cuyahoga River. When the Kent State biology professor approached the stretch of the river south of the West Main Street bridge in Kent, his kayaking trip turned into a rescue mission.
Carley Hull is a senior news major. Contact her at chull9@kent.edu.

Opinion: Cincinnati bridge collapse an eye-opener for construction and infrastructure safety

Carley Hull January 21, 2015

On Monday, a Cincinnati highway overpass collapsed over I-75, killing a construction worker inside an excavator and injuring a truck driver. On Monday, a Cincinnati highway overpass collapsed over I-75,...

The Main St. bridge under construction on Thursday, June 19, 2014.

Downtown Kent bridge closed for railroad construction

Taylor Williams June 20, 2014

Beginning June 16, for the following 75 days, the Main St. bridge in downtown Kent will be closed for construction. While the actual bridge will not be affected, the bride that houses the railroad tracks...