Stark County News

Read the latest news from Stark County. You can also find Tuscarawas and Carroll County news on our Local News page.

‘Wrong play’: Ohio AG’s Office seeks dismissal of OHSAA lawsuit over Feister brothers

‘It’s definitely not long enough’: Mother reacts after East Canton babysitter sentenced to 5 years in prison for infant son’s death

33 lives lost: Stark County matches 2025 traffic death toll with three months remaining

19-year-old shot in stomach outside Canton business; police investigate

Malone University lifts shelter-in-place after police determine threat was hoax

Police say Stark County woman killed Tennessee deputy during shooting

Local schools closed Friday, Jan. 30 due to extreme cold

81-year-old man with dementia from Stark County reported missing

ODOT warns of temporary US 30 closures from Minerva to Lisbon for super load transport

Stark, Carroll County men arrested in fatal apartment shooting

Area schools close, delay classes Thursday, Jan. 29 due to dangerous wind chills

Canton apartment residents say cars remain trapped days after parking canopy collapse

North Canton police say no confirmed ICE activity amid online rumors

Three Canton men sentenced to life in prison in 2023 fatal shooting

Stark County family displaced after Canton house fire

Extreme cold forces widespread school closures across eastern Ohio for 1-28-2026

Why Ohio schools can cancel classes without adding days at the end of the year

Canton Police investigate weekend shooting on Maple Avenue NE