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Canton City Council is expected to decide Monday night whether to go to voters in May to hike the city’s income tax by half a percent. Sixty percent of the $11.5 million the tax is expected to raise would be devoted to economic development in the five core areas identified in the city’s comprehensive plan two years ago. Mayor Tom Bernabei said that includes near northwest neighborhoods leading from downtown to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

by Julie Grant, Allegheny Front A natural gas well operated by a subsidiary of ExxonMobil exploded last week in eastern Ohio. Some people near the area are still evacuated from their homes, as natural gas and salty brine pour from the site.

There are so many plans and programs in place to clean up the Great Lakes, it’s hard to keep track. In mid-October, environmentalists from across the region will meet to discuss their biggest challenges. Restoring wetlands, fish success stories, and the relationship between wildlife and microplastics will all be discussed at the conference hosted by the National Wildlife Federation’s Healing our Waters Coalition.

An associate of white nationalist Richard Spencer is suing the University of Cincinnati. From member station WVXU, Tana Weingartner reports. Spencer's attorney is asking for $2 million and a jury trial alleging UC is charging too much for Spencer's planned visit in March. According to the federal court filing, UC wants more than $10,000 for security fees and costs. The lawsuit says that infringes on Spencer's free speech rights and calls the criteria used to set the price unconstitutional.

An idea for a fashion show in vintage clothing 26 years ago launched a group dedicated to sharing the stories of strong women from the past. Women in History, a group of 10 local actresses, performs more than 100 characterizations of women.

Actor/playwright Chazz Palminteri was in Cleveland earlier this week to talk about turning his story, “A Bronx Tale,” into a musical. It might never have happened if he hadn’t lost a job. In the late 1980s, the then-struggling actor was moonlighting as a doorman at a club, when he refused to admit legendary agent Irving “Swifty” Lazar. That got Palminteri fired. So he used the time to write a semi-autobiographical play about growing up in the Bronx.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle with Beth Adams from Monticello, Fla.

Marking the occasion Saturday, Dr. Anders Nordström of the WHO says that in Sierra Leone, "8,704 people were infected and 3,589 have died, 221 of them healthcare workers."

The 8.3-magnitude quake caused high waves to hit towns on Chile's central coast. A million people fled their homes following a tsunami alert.

The Royals will make their second trip to the World Series in two years after beating Toronto 4-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. They host the New York Mets in Game 1 Tuesday.