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The state of Ohio has reached a $16.5 million partial settlement in its lawsuit against the operators of an illegal East Cleveland dump — but collecting that money will be a difficult task.

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and business groups are pooling resources to help Downtown shops vandalized in the wake of demonstrations last month. The money will help businesses make up for losses insurance doesn’t cover. Applications are due by the end of business on Tuesday, according to the online form. As of Monday morning, 38 businesses had applied, Downtown Cleveland Alliance CEO Joe Marinucci told Cuyahoga County’s Board of Control.

Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland are planning millions of dollars in aid for tenants who haven't been able to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, just as the city’s housing court begins to accept eviction filings after a three-month pause.

On his last official day on the job July 6, Cleveland Police Capt. Keith Sulzer spent the morning at a supermarket, buying ice cream to hand out to neighborhood kids. "I got Eskimo Pies, I got some crunch bars," he said, perusing his cart as the cash register chimed. Sulzer joined the Cleveland Division of Police in 1990, later becoming commander of the second district.

The British government is under fire for only testing a tiny percentage of National Health Service staff as deaths from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom quickly rise to nearly 3,000.

Northeast Ohio grocery stores continue to evolve with new ways of dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. Starting Wednesday, at least one chain is offering elderly-only shopping times, while two others are actively recruiting workers to keep up with high demand.

Cleveland's public housing authority is exploring what can be done to keep people housed and healthy through the coronavirus crisis. The housing agency is looking at ways to expand some existing programs, including free meals and activities for youth, said Jeff Patterson, president and CEO of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA). But any expansion will have to be weighed against concerns for employees’ safety, he said.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections voted to allow some polling stations’ classifications to reduce staffing requirements as part of the effort to meet staffing needs ahead of Tuesday’s primary. The board is usually required to have four precinct election officials (PEO) per precinct. In Cuyahoga County, the 975 precincts require around 3,900 PEOs, said BOE Director Tony Perlatti.

The Cleveland branch of the NAACP is demanding reforms to local law enforcement agencies, amid renewed attention on police use of force, especially with black people. The proposed reforms stop short of calling for the total defunding or abolishment of police departments, as some groups have demanded.

When it comes to comedy in Cleveland you only need to say his first name: Arsenio. Cleveland's Arsenio Hall soared to national fame when his syndicated late-night show premiered in 1989, not long after his co-starring role in the box-office hit "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy. This Saturday night Arsenio returns home for a show at the Hard Rock Rocksino. As a boy growing up in Cleveland's Kinsman district in the 60s and 70s, it was literally magic that saved him from a rough childhood.