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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

USG member’s post sparks controversy

Emily Mills April 3, 2014

Eric Dyne, a candidate for director of student advancement for Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government, faced backlash on social media Wednesday night when he posted a Facebook status following...

Our View: Police act quickly; alert system lags behind

DKS Editors April 3, 2014

On Wednesday night around 8:30 p.m., a student shot a 9 mm Ruger gun during a dispute with two female students in a parking lot near Bowman Hall. After fleeing with a gunshot wound to his left hand from...

Guest columnist: What if it were me?

Bruce Walton April 3, 2014

Like many students, I was pretty scared when some friends and I heard a piercing beeping over the intercom in the library followed by a voice instructing us that a shot was fired near Bowman Hall. I was...

11-year-old killed in Franklin Township shooting

Jacob Byk, TV2 March 12, 2014

The Portage County sheriff is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred at 11:32 a.m. at 695 Johnson Rd. involving two juveniles. The shooting occurred in Franklin Township, within a mile of Kent Roosevelt...

Fla. man guilty of lesser counts in music shooting

Derek Kinner, AP February 16, 2014

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 47-year-old software developer was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers after an argument over what he called their “thug music,”...

Shooting Near Ashtabula Campus

Julia Adkins January 27, 2014

At 3:44 p.m. Monday, Kent State students received a Flashline advisory in regards to a shooting approximately half a mile from Kent State’s Ashtabula campus. Once notified about the shooting, the Ashtabula...

Man fatally shot at Fla. theater over texting

Tamara Lush, Associated Press January 14, 2014

Chad Oulson was described by friends as a man who loved dirt bikes and his baby daughter. Curtis Reeves was a retired Tampa police officer with numerous commendations who liked riding his motorcycle with...

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