Dawan R. Wilson, the homicide suspect charged with the aggravated murder of a 35-year-old woman in Kent, was arrested in Texas Monday.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Houston contacted Kent...
Police responded to a residence at 1323 S. Water St. after someone reported hearing gunshots and screams on Nov. 22, according to a press release from the department. There, officers found a 35-year-old...
A 17-year old Kent Roosevelt student is confirmed to have made a "vague" threat to the high school in a Snapchat post late Tuesday, as written in a news release from Michael Lewis, an administrative lieutenant...
Update as of Nov. 8: Gillespie pleaded not guilty in court Monday according to Sandra Coddington, Judge Becky Doherty's bailiff. He appeared in court over Zoom and is not in jail. A discovery hearing,...
A recent 18-year-old graduate of Kent Theodore Roosevelt High School is now in custody after threatening “to blow up the school” in a social media post Thursday, said Michael Lewis, administrative...
A new state distracted driving law, which allows police to pull over individuals for using phones while driving, was signed by Governor Mike DeWine Jan. 3. The law will go into effect April 4.
The law...
A 15-year-old male student at Theodore Roosevelt High School was detained Monday after making a “vague threat” toward the school Sunday night on social media.
When a Kent Police Department officer...
The Kent Police Department would not acknowledge the Sensible Marihuana Ordinance if it passed.
Sensible Kent, part of the statewide Sensible Movement Coalition, has a proposed ordinance that would...
Students may receive drugs laced with deadly fentanyl if they buy from non-medical sources.Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, can be 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration....
Medical marijuana is still prohibited on campus even if a dispensary opens in Kent.
Marijuana is listed as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substance Act. Schedule I substances are not accepted...
COVID-19 has changed homeless services and has caused people to pay more attention to the homeless community in Kent and Ravenna.According to endhomelessness.org there were 10,345 homeless people in Ohio...
Kent’s DORA (Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area) has been suspended due to Portage County’s COVID-19 risk level rising to “red” (Level Three). The 33.25-acre area is “where alcoholic beverages...
