There are 58 coronavirus-related deaths in Portage County, with 409 total cases and 89 hospi…
Local and State Coronavirus Coverage
Portage County has moved to Level 4 ‘Purple’ status. Level 4 is the highest risk level and r…
An end to social distancing may be in sight with the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, but …
Kent State University hosted free, on-site COVID-19 testing on Sunday in the Kent Student Ce…
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase, daily walks can be beneficial for students’ mental a…
Kent State football coach Sean Lewis tested positive for COVID-19 during the preseason.
Athena Zerefos arrived at the KIVA auditorium before sunrise on a cold and rainy day. Equipp…
A survey conducted in March concluded one in every four Kent State students reported feeling…
“I forgot people existed.”
Wearing masks is the new norm, and it’s turned into a movement, culture and a fashion statem…
As flu season approaches, doctors urge students and faculty to get their flu shot to prevent…
Mid-American Conference fall sports will return in early 2021, with teams only playing confe…
In an email sent by Interim Associate Provost Manfred van Dulmen this morning, Kent State an…
With winter approaching and an expected increase in COVID-19 cases, students can stay health…
Manfred van Dulmen, interim associate provost for academic affairs at Kent State, released a…
Kent State and the city of Kent partnered with the state of Ohio to bring the Ohio Pandemic …
Although sexual violence survivors have dealt with a president with past sexual assault alle…
It was a hectic first day of quarantine for Nicholas Negron and his roommates in the Centenn…
Lacey Neimeier, a freshman architecture major at Kent State University, sits alone in her do…
Students in financial trouble have been receiving money from Kent State’s Emergency Grant Fu…
Blame for Portage County’s rise to a COVID-19 Level 3 Red status on September 17 is being la…
Gov. Mike DeWine announced Portage County is now in a COVID-19 Level 3 Red status, which ind…
As students return to campus, it brings up concern about COVID numbers rising. Kent State pu…
The Student Multicultural Center recognized graduates and their achievements during the virt…
The coronavirus pandemic caused Kent State and universities alike to switch their face-to-fa…
Now that in-person classes have been cancelled, Beall Hall is not housing students, but inst…
University president Todd Diacon’s fiscal year 2021 plan shows that the university only “tak…
With the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing measures in place, in-person commencemen…
(CNN) -- The coronavirus crisis is hitting every college in the United States, university le…
After spending countless hours at home, it is no doubt that ROTC members are wondering what …
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, people are working to protect themselves from the virus. Fr…
Senior softball player Vanessa Vodan found out from a social media post by the NCAA that her…
There are 57 coronavirus-related deaths in Portage County, with 322 total cases and 75 hospi…
Kent’s Haymaker Market is growing in popularity as the weeks of social distancing roll on. D…
Three weeks ago a hairdresser walked into her friend’s office and said “let’s make masks,” a…
The coronavirus pandemic has forced regular gym goers to switch up their routines with home …
As schools and businesses close down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kent State has announc…
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“The way I see it is that some of these masks could save lives,” said Irvin Cardenas, a robo…
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a source of uncertainty for Kent State, construc…
Kent State University announced that the spring 2020 commencement will be virtual in accorda…
With COVID-19 canceling important fundraising events, retreats, morning training, marches an…
Kent State has cancelled all on-campus activities, events, summer camps and conferences spon…
After moving all classes online for the rest of the semester, Kent State's campus houses onl…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly 700,000 people in Ohio filed for unemployment in the last three…
(CNN) -- When she was a child growing up in Ohio, Amy Acton says, people looked down on her …
With campus closed and all student events cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, students a…
As U.S. Census Day passed last week, Kent State students were encouraged to fill out the sur…
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 …
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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
