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City of Kent to close downtown street for summer

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter May 7, 2025

Downtown Kent's Franklin Avenue will close for an outdoor pedestrian space this summer. Last week, a significant community response on social media about keeping the street open for the summer season...

Concerns over downtown Kent’s summer street status go to Kent City Council

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter May 1, 2025

For the past five years, many locals and visitors enjoyed Kent's downtown outdoor seating space on the closed-off Franklin Avenue, but proposed changes may alter the setting this summer. Local businesses...

KSU alumni lend a hand at the Ben Curtis Family Foundation

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter April 24, 2025

A group of Kent State alumni filled over 2,000 "Birdie Bags" at the Ben Curtis Foundation as a part of Flashes Give Back Week. Made for local kids who may not have access to a stable food source over...

Kent State’s AI-generated post brings more questions about AI designs

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter April 17, 2025

Reactions flooded a Kent State University Instagram post (@kentstate) Monday when the account participated in a popular trend of using generative AI to turn someone or something into an action figure....

State funding changes to Ohio libraries: What it means for the Kent Free Library

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter April 10, 2025

Placing a book on hold at the library is a common practice. Now, Ohio public libraries are the ones closely watching a hold in the Ohio Legislature on the state's biennial budget.  Proposed cuts to...

IRS-certified students help locals meet April’s tax deadline

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter April 2, 2025

April 15's tax deadline is rapidly approaching, but a group of students in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at Kent State University are helping locals complete their annual returns. Through...

Vivek Ramaswamy stops in Strongsville after announcing his run for Ohio Governor

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter February 26, 2025

The Local Bar in Strongsville was filled to capacity Tuesday evening for Vivek Ramaswamy's Governor campaign launch event. His evening speech was one of four stops across Ohio after he announced his...

Telemedicine abortion, reproductive healthcare services now available in Ohio

Sydney Brown, Kent Stater TV Reporter February 20, 2025

A new abortion and reproductive healthcare service is now available online in Ohio. Hey Jane is the country's largest telehealth medicine abortion provider, with over 70,000 patients. Their clinical...

Paws for a Cause’s Puppy Kissing Booth brings x’s and o’s

Sydney Brown, Kent Stater TV Reporter February 12, 2025

There were plenty of kisses to go around at Wednesday's Puppy Kissing Booth. Service dogs in training from Paws for a Cause kicked off early Valentine's Day celebrations at the Student's Center, offering...

Phishing attempts are on the rise through emails, texts and social media

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter February 6, 2025

"Don't click on any links!" You've probably heard this a time or two about email security. However, local experts are sharing tips on how phishing activity is not fading but is showing up in new ways...

Celebrating the words of MLK to drive conversation

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter January 29, 2025

A lunch conversation about American figure Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged conversations between various campus departments on Wednesday. Even when heavier social topics arose, laughter repeatedly...

In the fall of 2024, KSTV began using its new name. The Kent Stater and KSTV plan to continue to provide the Kent and Kent State communities with quality stories as the organization moves forward.

‘Your community, your stories’: The Kent Stater, KSTV continue to serve Kent after rebrand

Adriana Gasiewski, Campus Editor January 25, 2025

From Kent Stater TV anchors welcoming viewers with “This is TV2” to now “This is Kent Stater TV News” and from searching KentWired.com to now being redirected to KentStater.com, The Kent Stater...

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