Anna Huntsman
Anna Huntsman is a senior broadcast journalism student at Kent State with experience reporting for radio, television and digital platforms. She reports for the , Ohio's branch of the Public News Service, and helps run the weekend assignment desk at WKYC. Anna served as the General Manager of TV2, Kent State's student-led television station, during the 2017-18 school year. A Canton native, she is excited to join the WKSU team and tell stories in the Northeast Ohio community.
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The demand for lodging has been a boon for homeowners who live in the "path of totality" as they rent out their homes to travelers.
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Political leaders in the Ohio city are calling for calm after a grand jury declined to indict eight officers who fatally shot 25-yer-old Jayland Walker. The killing ignited calls for police reform.
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Akron, Ohio, came together to mourn Jayland Walker, who was shot by police. As residents paid respects at his memorial service, community organizations called for police reform and accountability.
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In Akron, Ohio, people are demanding accountability and answers from police and city officials after the deadly shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker. He was killed after a car and foot chase.
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An eight-month-old male from Ashland County was the first child to die from the flu in Ohio this year, according to a news release. -
Their 17-year-old grandchild died of COVID-19. Now, a Cleveland couple urges teens to get vaccinatedKennedy Stonum had just turned 17, gotten her driver's license, and was looking forward to a life full of possibilities when her life was tragically cut short Feb. 11. -
The delta variant, the highly contagious COVID-19 strain causing surges in cases and hospitalizations across the country, is on the rise in Ohio and on track to become the dominant strain in the state, state health officials said Wednesday. Preliminary data shows the variant accounted for more than 30 percent of recent samples sequenced in the state, said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical officer of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). -
The DeWine administration and national researchers are at odds as to whether the state’s Vax-A-Million lottery sweepstakes made a significant impact on vaccination uptake. -
The fifth and final winners of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery will be announced Wednesday, concluding the five week-long vaccination sweepstakes that was one of the first of its kind in the country. Ohio saw a 43 percent increase in vaccinations after the Vax-a-Million program was announced, but numbers steadily decreased each week since. -
Ohio hospitals and health departments are trying to figure out how to give out 200,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that are expiring at the end of the month.
