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An experiential news commons linking Kent State University School of Media and Journalism student work with professional media partners in Ohio.

Ohio legislature considers ban on declawing cats

By Adriana Gasiewski/Kent State NewsLab In 2014, 14-year-old Jake Wherley’s parents adopted a 9-year-old calico cat named Mackenzie from Paws

By Lillion Alhassan/Kent State NewsLab Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the United Kingdom’s Dartmoor National Park became sister parks

By Samantha Lutton/Kent State NewsLab Shovels are breaking ground around the Gorge Dam. Workers are removing sediment from behind the

By Olivia Montgomery/Kent State NewsLab Across the United States, nearly 105,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2023. Roughly 76%

By Lillion Alhassan, Kent State NewsLab Across Ohio, township governments decide how communities handle roads, safety, and growth. But there

By Lauren Cohen Statehouse Reporting Project After the updated COVID-19 vaccine was approved Aug. 27, many Americans were left confused

By Kaleb Clark, Kent State NewsLab Ohio Senate Bill 11 would eliminate noncompete agreements at most workplaces. Proponents say this

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab S.B. 109, a bill that would provide free breakfast and lunch to public and chartered

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab When Derek Calkins woke up in the hospital in January 2021, he couldn’t see or

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab Ohio’s House Bill 8, known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” will take effect April