Crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians are on the rise in Cleveland. A new city mobility plan hopes to address citizen safety concerns and improve infrastructure.

We'll discuss the controversy over the State Teachers Retirement System with billions of educators' retirement dollars on the line. 

A Franklin County judge recently ruled that the reproductive rights amendment makes the waiting period unconstitutional.

The School of Peace and Conflict program takes a proactive approach to difficult topics, through open dialogue that they hope fosters understanding among their students.

Ideastream's Matt Richmond discusses how efforts to enact lasting police reform are being impacted by the recent lawsuits and internal conflict. 

The Cuyahoga County medical director and a Cleveland Clinic physician discuss the new COVID-19 vaccine and how to prepare for other fall viruses.

A panel of foreign policy experts discuss how international relations could differ between a Trump/Vance and Harris/Walz administration.

Two Trumbull County hospitals will begin shutting down following an announcement by Steward Health Care this week. The Texas-based for-profit owner of the hospitals, which has filed for bankruptcy, set the closure date for September.

Steward said in a statement to WKBN-TV it had to close the hospitals due to cash constraints and after a search for a buyer failed, though a local group of health care professionals has been working to purchase and operate Trumbull Regional. Six additional medical facilities including a surgery center and two rehabilitation centers will also close.

The story begins this week’s discussion of news on the Friday “Reporters Roundtable.”

The messaging at the DNC could preview the Democratic strategy for the rest of the presidential election. 

00:00 Students in the Akron Public Schools are getting ready for a new school year. It is the second year under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Michael Robinson.

To begin Wednesday’s “Sound of Ideas,” we will sit down with Robinson to talk about his first year leading Akron Public Schools and the year ahead as students return to class.

39:10 Then, the coalition that worked to put an anti-gerrymandering amendment on the November ballot has filed suit against the Ohio Ballot Board.