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Main Street Kent hosts annual 5k run

Abigail Forbes, TV2 Special Assignment Reporter April 22, 2023

Main Street Kent hosted its annual MSK 5K run Saturday. Despite the rainy conditions, participants were able to join in for a fun run and walk that started and ended on the Portage Hike and Bike Trail...

Kent State hosts annual Bioblitz today

Avery Savage, TV2 Reporter April 21, 2023

Kent State University hosted Bioblitz Friday as part of its earth month festivities. The event focuses on biological explorations and field surveys of local land on campus. The term Bioblitz was created...

Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship holds beam signing

TV2 Staff April 21, 2023

The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship held a beam signing ceremony Thursday. During the event, donors to the building project, members of the college's national advisory board...

Protesters gather in Akron following grand jury decision

Gabby Jonas, TV2 Reporter April 19, 2023

A "Justice for Jayland Walker" event and protest was held in Akron Tuesday following a grand jury decided not to indict eight Akron police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker last...

‘Armed with our Voices’ May 4th exhibit reopens in Student Center

Avery Savage, TV2 Reporter April 14, 2023

The “Armed with our Voices” immersive exhibit is now open in the Student Center in commemoration of the May 4, 1970 shooting. The exhibit was designed by the Wick Poetry Center in partnership with...

Drug overdoses rising in Portage County

Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter April 13, 2023

The Portage County Sheriff's Department issued a warning about increased overdose deaths on March 31. Officials said the increase is largely due to the increased use of fentanyl, a highly addictive and...

‘Hate speech is not tolerated’: Petition forms to protest against anti-trans hate speech and discrimination

Over 2,000 people have now signed an online petition titled “Stop Hate Speech from Kent State Republicans” in response to the Kent State College Republicans “using its platform to encourage discrimination...

Reproductive rights teach in brings faculty and students together

Gabby Jonas, TV2 Reporter April 11, 2023

As one of the most common abortion pills could be banned in Ohio in the near future, faculty and students came together to host the Reproductive Health and Reproductive Justice Teach In. Lizzy Laufkin,...

Bell Tower Brewing Co. creates new “diversity” brew

Avery Savage, TV2 Reporter April 7, 2023

Today is National Beer Day! Bell Tower Brewing Co. added a new beer named after former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "Dissension," the company's newest brew, emphasizes the advancements that...

Local farmers in Portage County recognized during National Farmworker Awareness Week

Gabby Jonas, TV2 Reporter April 4, 2023

This week is National Farmworker Awareness Week. The Environmental Protection Agency's mission is to protect human health and the environment while recognizing the hard work that farmers at farms like...

Seed library opens at Kent Free Library for seventh year

Gabby Jonas, TV2 Reporter March 22, 2023

The Seed library opened Thursday in the Kent Free Library. Through this initiative, community members are invited to donate seeds harvested from vegetables, herbs and flowers that they grow. People can...

Kent Fire Dept. holds spring training

Noah Rowe, TV2 Reporter March 22, 2023

The Kent Fire Department spent Wednesday afternoon training at a vacant house. They practiced using ground and aerial ladders as well as other firefighting techniques. Kent's fire captain, David Moore,...

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