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20-year-old Portage County man sentenced to twelve years after death of girlfriend

Zachary Blosser, a twenty year old from Ravenna, was sentenced to nine years for involuntary manslaughter Friday in the death of his seventeen-year-old girlfriend Kaylee Freitag in March 2021.  Becky...

Flash the Eagle leads the charge as the Kent State cheerleaders and football team take to the field during the game against Ball State on Nov. 02, 2022.

Campus community shares predictions for upcoming football season

Olivia Montgomery, Reporter August 31, 2023

Kent State's football season begins Thursday evening, with the team's first regular season game at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando against the University of Central Florida. Prior to kickoff at 7 p.m.,...

KentWired Illustration by Cari Stonis

OPINION: Donald Trump’s Day of Reckoning

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer August 31, 2023

For the first time ever in American history, a former president has been indicted on criminal charges.  Donald Trump, the television star turned pseudo-politician, is facing 91 felony charges across...

Randy Crider vends his art outside MadCap Brew Co. in Kent during Main Street Kent's Crafty Crawl Aug. 27, 2023

Main Street Kent’s second Crafty Crawl showcases local artists

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter August 28, 2023

This year’s Crafty Crawl featured everything from colorful crochet stuffed dinosaurs to wooden six pack containers meant to hold beer – but it's the items with imperfections that attract the most attention. MadCap...

The Design Innovation Hub, one of Kent State's dining halls, located at 800 East Summit St., Kent, OH.

Freshmen react: First week dining hall experience

Olivia Montgomery, Reporter August 28, 2023

Every August, a wave of incoming freshmen is welcomed to campus for the start of a new chapter in their lives. This transition to college comes with many challenges and adjustments.  Most students...

This stone monument, part of the May 4th Memorial exhibit, stands with its side cracked open by a falling tree in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm on Aug. 25, 2023.

Campus, Kent area sees damages from high winds, storms

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter August 26, 2023

Before Thursday, the May 4 Memorial and surrounding trees were bathed in sunlight right outside Taylor Hall. Friday, after Thursday night’s storm which carried into the early morning, the stone facade...

Board of Trustees approves increases to base salaries for full-time, non-tenure faculty

Full-time, non-tenure track faculty will receive a 3.5% increase to their base salary this academic year, the university's Board of Trustees approved in a six-minute special meeting Thursday. With the...

Local journalism matters, and we need your support: a letter from the editor and managing editor

Local journalism matters, and we need your support: a letter from the editor and managing editor

Dear reader, As we enter our junior and senior years at Kent State, we can’t wait to share all the important, entertaining and wonderful things happening in and around our Kent community on KentWired.com...

Kent State's football team, along with the women's lacrosse and soccer programs, competes at Dix Stadium. The stadium is located at 2213 Summit St. in Kent.

New football coach Burns names Purdue transfer as starting quarterback

John Hilber, Reporter August 24, 2023

Redshirt junior Michael Alaimo, a transfer from Purdue, earned the spot of starting quarterback on Kent State’s football, first-year head coach Kenni Burns announced in a press conference Sunday. “He...

The Visit Healthcare testing center at Eastway was one of several walkup COVID-19 testing centers on campus. Feb. 4, 2022. (The Kent Stater Files)

Three years later: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on campus life

Ava Dampier August 24, 2023

It’s March 2020. The sun is shining on Kent State University. Centennial green is perfectly groomed, and groups of students are scattered about on blankets and beach towels. The mingling sounds of gossip,...

Kent portrayed as a ‘guiding light’ in new city flag design

Caroline Willis, Reporter August 23, 2023

What do the Cuyahoga River, the color green and the underground railroad have in common? They are all represented in the city of Kent’s new flag design. Zach Garster, secretary of the City Flag Redesign...

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