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Members of the Ohio National Guard walk through a cloud of tear gas toward students and protesters near Taylor Hall at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Courtesy of Kent State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives.

Kent State May 4 50th commemoration event weekend canceled

The 50th commemoration weekend for May 4 was canceled Monday in accordance with the order of Amy Acton M.D., director of the Ohio Department of Health, to stay home. All events from May 1 to May 4, 2020...

Gov. Mike DeWine issues Stay at Home Order, closes nonessential businesses

Amanda Levine Sports editor March 22, 2020

Governor Mike DeWine issued a mandatory Stay at Home Order for Ohio residents this afternoon in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.The stay at home order will go in effect Monday, March 23 at 11:59...

Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton speaks during Gov. Mike DeWine's daily press briefing in Columbus on March 20, 2020. Acton issued a stay at home order for the state, effective Monday at 11:59 p.m.

Ohio to enact stay-at-home order as virus cases spread

Associated Press March 22, 2020

Gov. Mike DeWine's administration is enacting a stay-at-home order as the number of cases in the state spiked Sunday to more than 350.DeWine said the stay-at-home order (see documents below) will start...

Supply chain woes hit health care workers in need of protective equipment

(CNN) -- The cries from health care employees forced to work without personal protective equipment like gowns, masks and gloves during a pandemic is growing louder as the number of coronavirus cases increase...

First Ohio coronavirus death; 11 nursing home cases suspected

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed the state's first death from the coronavirus was a 76-year-old attorney from the Toledo area who recently traveled to California. Near Dayton, 11...

Senate races for a stimulus deal, but ‘significant outstanding issues’ remain

(CNN) -- Negotiations to secure a bipartisan deal on a far-reaching economic stimulus package moved ahead in the Senate on Friday amid dire fallout from the spread of the novel coronavirus, but key lawmakers...

Kent State addresses students’ concerns, provides grading options

Maria McGinnis, Featuers/opinon editor Sara Crawford, Assigning editor March 20, 2020

As a part of the “Flashes take care of Flashes” commitment, Melody Tankersley, Interim Senior Vice President and Provost, sent an email to all students Friday afternoon regarding changes to the current...

The cover of Derf Backderf's graphic novel “Kent State: Four Dead In Ohio,” which will now release on Sept. 4. 

May 4 graphic novel release postponed until September

Derf Backderf’s newest graphic novel “Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio” has been postponed to be released later this year on Sept. 4 due to the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.The new graphic novel...

Kent firefighter tests positive for coronavirus

Madison MacArthur March 20, 2020

The City of Kent Unified Command issued a press release Friday that stated a Kent firefighter tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is not a resident of Portage County and was counted as a case in...

Press release: Kent firefighter tests positive for coronavirus

March 20, 2020

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SEATTLE, WA - FEBRUARY 29: A healthcare worker prepares to transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland on February 29, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. Dozens of staff and residents at Life Care Center of Kirkland are reportedly exhibiting coronavirus-like symptoms, with two confirmed cases of (COVID-19) associated with the nursing facility reported so far. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

A state-by-state breakdown of US coronavirus cases

(CNN) -- The first US case of the coronavirus was reported in January -- a Washington state man who had recently returned from China. Almost two months later, the country has more than 13,133 cases across...

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