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Kent City Manager David Ruller answers a question his colleague Melissa Long asks during the discussion of options for City Hall's two-year, temporary relocation at the city council meeting on Wednesday, April 1, 2015.

City Council hears possibility of moving Health Department into Michael Schwartz Center

Kelsey Leyva April 2, 2015

 Kent State’s Michael Schwartz Center could see some new tenants in the near future.At Kent’s City Council meeting Wednesday night, City Manager David Ruller presented the idea of Kent’s Health...

Kent police officer on leave after shooting

Candace Monacelli March 20, 2015

Kent city police officer on leave after shooting from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

Kent police search for local missing woman

Tyler Trill March 19, 2015

Kent police search for local missing woman from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

How Kent law enforcement prepare for St. Patrick’s Day weekend

Kyleigh Jarosinski March 14, 2015

Law enforcement preparing for St. Patrick's Day weekend from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

Dean Tondiglia has been named Kent State’s new chief of police. He also will continue to serve as the university’s associate director of public safety.

New KSU police chief wants to better officer-community relations

Katie Chilson March 4, 2015

Dean Tondiglia has wanted to work in law enforcement ever since he can remember. Starting out, he looked forward to becoming a patrol officer, but he always hoped that one day he would be chief of police.“My...

A drag queen preforms at Green with envy, a drag show put on by the Delta Lamda Phi fraternity. The show was held in the KIVA to raise money for the LGBTQ community scholarships. March 2 2015.

The show drags on

Lydia Taylor March 3, 2015

Flashing lights, contoured faces, five-inch heels and outfits that kill. All heads turn when the queens hit the stage. Roughly 300 students and community members filled the seats in KIVA in support of...

Fundraising begins for Dan Smith community park

 Dan Smith, former Kent economic development director, is known by many throughout the Kent community as one of the driving forces behind the revitalization of downtown.Smith lost his life in 2014 after...

Honors College to host research-based lecture series

Kate Schwanke March 1, 2015

The Honors College will introduce its new series, Research Uncorked, on Thursday, March 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Secret Cellar in downtown Kent. The series will focus on Kent State researchers coming together...

Center of Hope provides warm place for Ravenna residents

Alexandria Valverde February 13, 2015

A warm resolution in Ravenna from KentWired.com on Vimeo.As temperatures drop to single digits, and into the negatives at night, Portage County residents who don’t have heat or a home will have a solution...

Senior forward Darren Goodson attempts to defend the ball from an Akron player at the game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The Flashes are set to face the Zips again this Friday, Mar. 7, 2014 at the University of Akron. It is the last game before the M.A.C. Championship.

Akron-Kent rivalry worth more than bragging rights for men’s basketball

Stephen Means II February 8, 2015

With the Mid-American Conference tournament being one month away, the Kent State-University of Akron rivalry game has an incentive more than pride and bragging rights.Kent State (16-7, 7-3 MAC) and Akron...

City of Kent plans to redevelop former courthouse

Danielle Hess February 5, 2015

The City of Kent is keeping an open mind when it comes to the redevelopment of the former Portage County Municipal Courthouse.Tom Wilke, Kent’s economic development director, said no proposals for the...

Faculty program expands multicultural and international education

Taylor Meade January 25, 2015

For some Kent State international students, adjusting to the educational differences between the United States and the country they’re traveling from could be difficult.Ken Cushner, a teaching, learning...

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