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Local and State Coronavirus Coverage
(CNN) -- The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision refusing to extend a deadline for absentee ballots…
As U.S. Census Day passed last week, Kent State students were encouraged to fill out the sur…
Main Street Kent and downtown local businesses are working to adjust to the needs of the cit…
College is a time of freedom, a time of independence, a time where students are out on their…
When nurse Tracy Dodson interacts with a patient experiencing respiratory issues, she wears …
During this pandemic, many people are worried about their own safety by keeping safe distanc…
With the outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States, Kent State and other universities…
Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, a central part of transportation in Kent, sp…
In an email Monday morning, Kent State announced its refund policy and procedure for parking…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state reported more than 1,400 coronavirus cases including 25 deat…
The Ohio General Assembly approved a plan Wednesday to extend absentee voting for the 2020 p…
Kent State faculty have found new and innovative ways to deliver coursework to students digi…
Editor's note: A previous version of this story said the withdrawal date for the spring seme…
In an email sent out Wednesday, Kent State announced the decision to continue remote instruc…
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing shortages in the U.S. for items like bread, hand sanitizer …
CINCINNATI (AP) — A spring breaker visiting Florida apologized for saying in a viral video l…
As virus deaths accelerate in the U.S., President Donald Trump has gone against the advice o…
(CNN) -- Top negotiators signaled on Tuesday that a bipartisan deal on a massive stimulus pa…
(CNN) -- For the second time in two days, Democrats voted against advancing the colossal bil…
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprec…
Kent State May 4 50th Commemoration Weekend Events Canceled
The 50th commemoration weekend for May 4 was canceled Monday in accordance with the order of…
Governor Mike DeWine issued a mandatory Stay at Home Order for Ohio residents this afternoon…
Gov. Mike DeWine's administration is enacting a stay-at-home order as the number of cases in…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed the state's first death from the coron…
(CNN) -- Negotiations to secure a bipartisan deal on a far-reaching economic stimulus packag…
As a part of the “Flashes take care of Flashes” commitment, Melody Tankersley, Interim Senio…
Derf Backderf’s newest graphic novel “Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio” has been postponed to b…
The City of Kent Unified Command issued a press release Friday that stated a Kent firefighte…
A City of Kent firefighter tested positive for COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. The …
From the presidential residence in Kent, President Todd Diacon hosted a live Q&A while i…
Members of the Kent State community joined Kent State President Todd Diacon on a Facebook li…
Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine, has ordered all Ohio gyms to close until further notice.
Empty sidewalks and dark storefronts lined the streets of downtown Kent this week as local b…
In a time of crisis, when every news outlet both big and small are reporting around the cloc…
Some confused voters showed up at Ohio polling places for the Democratic presidential primar…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University and Capital University in Columbus, Youngstown S…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio called off its presidential primary just hours before polls were …
(CNN) -- Ohio will join three other states in holding its Democratic presidential primary as…
The COVID-19 outbreak has been spreading rapidly and affecting the lives of many people in i…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The results of Ohio's primary election, which had been scheduled for T…
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Kent State announced Monday that they will be reducing all on-campus operations at 5 p.m. un…
Kent State University announced an employee has been in close contact with a person who test…
Nation and World Coronavirus Coverage
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(CNN) -- China has ended its lockdown of Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus cr…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ven…
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(CNN) -- The federal government had faulty ventilators. Then the coronavirus hit.
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(CNN) -- Amid mounting criticism of its pandemic response, Amazon on Thursday said it is rap…
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(CNN) -- As video conference app Zoom surges in popularity due to increased usage amid the c…
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(CNN) -- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is continuing her workouts at the Supreme Court gym ami…
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(CNN) -- The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of Americans to stay home, and they're…
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(CNN) -- Early clues -- in places like New York, California and Seattle -- indicate social d…
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(CNN) -- Americans are split over how the federal government is doing at preventing the spre…
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(CNN) -- Elton John wants to make sure America's medical professionals feel the love on Sund…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic resc…
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(CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Friday approved the historic $2 trillion stimulus p…
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(CNN) -- The House is set to vote Friday, and President Donald Trump is expected to swiftly …
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(CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Friday will attempt to approve the historic $2 tril…
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Stocks fell Friday morning on Wall Street as investors waited for Congress to deliver a big …
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LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for th…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early projections show Ohio is making progress flattening the curve of…
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The latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 428,000 people and kill…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mandatory state testing for schools would be ditched this year and Ohi…
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DUFUR, Ore. (AP) — The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in America's urban cen…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — About 2,000 child care centers have been approved so far under a speci…
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(CNN) -- A Los Angeles County resident is believed to be the first juvenile to have died fro…
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(CNN) -- The absence of coherent guidelines from the White House has created a battle among …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state's “stay at home” order takes effect at midnight, coronavirus…
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(CNN) -- The cries from health care employees forced to work without personal protective equ…
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(CNN) -- The first US case of the coronavirus was reported in January -- a Washington state …
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In Ohio, more than 48,000 people applied for jobless benefits dur…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All bars and restaurants in Ohio will be closed as of 9 p.m. Sunday un…
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(CNN) -- The first US case of the coronavirus was reported in January -- a Washington state …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you'd be smart to listen. As the coronavirus…
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(CNN) -- Americans are waking up to a country under a national emergency.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cancellations and closings are sweeping across Ohio as coronavirus con…
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The Weinbergs are living in the epicenter of New York's coronavirus outbreak. See how they'r…
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(CNN) -- The NBA has suspended its season after a player preliminarily tested positive for c…
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(CNN) -- Actor Tom Hanks says he and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have been diagnosed with…
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(CNN) -- The NBA announced Wednesday that a player with the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tes…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The new coronavirus could affect voting in Ohio's upcoming primary amo…
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(CNN) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders canceled separate c…
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(CNN) -- Stock markets plunged around the world Monday after the number of coronavirus cases…
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COVID-19 cases across the U.S.
Alabama: 131
Alaska: 14
Arizona: 152 (including two deaths)
Arkansas: 165
California: 1,224 (including 26 deaths)
Colorado: 475 (including five deaths)
Connecticut: 223 (including five deaths)
Delaware: 47
District of Columbia: 98 (including one death)
Florida: 824 (including 12 deaths)
Georgia: 600 (including 23 deaths)
Guam: 14 (including one death)
Hawaii: 48 (state revised from 59)
Idaho: 42
Illinois: 1,049 (including nine deaths)
Indiana: 201 (including four deaths)
Iowa: 90
Kansas: 55 (including two deaths)
Kentucky: 99 (including three deaths)
Louisiana: 837 (including 20 deaths)
Maine: 89
Maryland: 244 (including three deaths)
Massachusetts: 525 (including one death)
Michigan: 1,035 (including eight deaths)
Minnesota: 137 (including one death)
Mississippi: 207 (including one death)
Missouri: 90 (including three deaths)
Montana: 27
Nebraska: 42
Nevada: 154 (including two deaths)
New Hampshire: 65
New Jersey: 1,914 (including 20 deaths)
New Mexico: 57
New York: 15,168 (including 114 deaths)
North Carolina: 255
North Dakota: 28
Ohio: 247 (including three deaths)
Oklahoma: 53 (including one death)
Oregon: 137 (including four deaths)
Pennsylvania: 479 (including two deaths)
Puerto Rico: 23
Rhode Island: 66
South Carolina: 173 (including three deaths)
South Dakota: 14 (including one death)
Tennessee: 505 (including one death)
Texas: 304 (including five deaths)
US Virgin Islands: 6
Utah: 136
Vermont: 52 (including two deaths)
Virginia: 219 (including three deaths)
Washington: 1,793 (including 94 deaths)
West Virginia: 12
Wisconsin: 281 (including four deaths)
Wyoming: 24
Alaska: 14
Arizona: 152 (including two deaths)
Arkansas: 165
California: 1,224 (including 26 deaths)
Colorado: 475 (including five deaths)
Connecticut: 223 (including five deaths)
Delaware: 47
District of Columbia: 98 (including one death)
Florida: 824 (including 12 deaths)
Georgia: 600 (including 23 deaths)
Guam: 14 (including one death)
Hawaii: 48 (state revised from 59)
Idaho: 42
Illinois: 1,049 (including nine deaths)
Indiana: 201 (including four deaths)
Iowa: 90
Kansas: 55 (including two deaths)
Kentucky: 99 (including three deaths)
Louisiana: 837 (including 20 deaths)
Maine: 89
Maryland: 244 (including three deaths)
Massachusetts: 525 (including one death)
Michigan: 1,035 (including eight deaths)
Minnesota: 137 (including one death)
Mississippi: 207 (including one death)
Missouri: 90 (including three deaths)
Montana: 27
Nebraska: 42
Nevada: 154 (including two deaths)
New Hampshire: 65
New Jersey: 1,914 (including 20 deaths)
New Mexico: 57
New York: 15,168 (including 114 deaths)
North Carolina: 255
North Dakota: 28
Ohio: 247 (including three deaths)
Oklahoma: 53 (including one death)
Oregon: 137 (including four deaths)
Pennsylvania: 479 (including two deaths)
Puerto Rico: 23
Rhode Island: 66
South Carolina: 173 (including three deaths)
South Dakota: 14 (including one death)
Tennessee: 505 (including one death)
Texas: 304 (including five deaths)
US Virgin Islands: 6
Utah: 136
Vermont: 52 (including two deaths)
Virginia: 219 (including three deaths)
Washington: 1,793 (including 94 deaths)
West Virginia: 12
Wisconsin: 281 (including four deaths)
Wyoming: 24
