NewsLab Reporting

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

After East Palestine derailment, efforts to improve railroad safety regulations creep along

By Sophie Young, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream The train derailment in East Palestine in February was high-profile because of its environmental

By Sophia Lucente, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream When a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine on Feb. 3, the village’s

By Sophie Young, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream In February 2023, Hilary Flint was living with her grandmother in Enon Valley, Penn.,

By Grace Springer, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream Jeff Drummond’s house was less than a football field away from the site where

By Mariah Alanskas, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream About 20 minutes from East Palestine in Leetonia, Ohio, Norfolk Southern trains speed through

By Grace Springer/Kent State NewsLab Candy Kiehl has lived in the same home in East Palestine her entire life. The

By Nathalia Teixeira/Kent State NewsLab Akron’s Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center is expanding through a new partnership with Equitas Health.

By Chloe Robertson/Kent State NewsLab Racks full of vintage Levi’s, chunky knit sweaters and retro graphic tees continuously intrigue second-hand

By Nathalia Teixeira/Kent State NewsLab The “STAR room,” or Student Tranquility Amygdala Reset Room, is a place to self-regulate at

By Sophia Lucente/Kent State NewsLab Albert Rutikanga’s family was killed next to him in a their village church during the