Skip to Main Content
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Kent State professors blame climate change for natural disasters

Logan Lutton September 23, 2017

The apparent recent surge in severe weather in the northern hemisphere is a combination of global warming and changing seasons according to two Kent State professors. Thomas Schmidlin, a climatology professor,...

Seniors Aleah Burris and Mackenzie Nekl stand outside the MACC Center on Sept. 12, 2017 and collect donations for Austin Pets Alive, a shelter in Austin affected by Hurricane Harvey. 

4 the Love of Paws raises money for displaced pets

Alex Kamczyc September 12, 2017

After Hurricane Harvey swept through the Houston area nearly two weeks ago, its forceful path caused not only damage, but displaced thousands of families and pets from their homes.While many have reached...

Drew Taylor

Opinion: The government is failing Houston

Drew Taylor September 3, 2017

As the world watched the devastation Hurricane Harvey caused last week, another domestic news story may have gone under the radar: It was reported this week that Republicans in the House of Representatives...

Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries help rescue Mike Henry, right, and his partner Rosemarie Carpenter during flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. 

Houston braces for Hurricane Harvey’s second swipe

NOMAAN MERCHANT and JUAN LOZANO August 30, 2017

HOUSTON (AP) — Harvey's floodwaters started dropping across much of the Houston area and the sun peeked through thinning clouds Wednesday in the first glimmer of hope in days for the besieged city. But...

Cheers and Jeers

Lucas Misera August 29, 2017

Cheers to … Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who raised over $7 million as of Wednesday in donations for Hurricane Harvey flood victims through the website YouCaring.Jeers to … presidential...