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Funeral services for philanthropist and civic leader Henry Goodman are set for Tuesday afternoon. As a board member of organizations ranging from the Cleveland Orchestra to Cleveland State University, Goodman was a quiet but influential voice for change.

The US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio has announced indictments of four area men on charges of firearms possession. As convicted domestic abusers, they were forbidden from having guns. That crackdown is part of a new effort by law enforcement agencies.

Courtroom dramas have long entertained audiences, but onstage at Baldwin Wallace University tonight is a production where the audience becomes the jury. "The Defamation Experience" centers on an African-American business owner who sues a white developer for defamation, after he accuses her of stealing a family heirloom. Chicago-based managing producer Kimm Beavers has starred in the show which tours nationally. While she will not act in tonight's production, Beavers will lead the post-show discussion.

The arts advocacy group behind securing public funding for arts and culture in Cuyahoga County through a cigarette tax is changing its name. Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, or CPAC, is now Arts Cleveland. It was at times confused with Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, or CAC, the agency in charge of allocating the public dollars raised through the cigarette tax. Arts Cleveland remains an advocate for arts and culture in the region, and, with the name change, shares a new strategic plan.

Cleveland is extending the deadline to apply to join the city’s Community Police Commission from Aug. 15 to Aug. 30. The Community Police Commission is a 13-member panel charged with collecting public feedback and making policy recommendations on Cleveland’s 2015 police reform agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

People enjoy the parks and zoo, value working artists and want to feel welcome in Akron’s arts and culture scene. Those are some of the sentiments captured to date in the process of developing a cultural plan for Akron. The goal is to come up with actionable steps for the city, cultural organizations, artists and the greater community, according to Nicole Mullet, executive director of ArtsNow, the nonprofit leading the effort.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly tracks the opening of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.

Updated: 4:50 p.m., Monday, March 22, 2021 Former Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed launched a second bid for mayor, making the announcement in a video tweet Monday morning

Nina Turner has raised $2.2 million so far for her bid to succeed Marcia Fudge in Congress. Turner received most of that – about $1.5 million – since January, and has $1 million on hand as the race heads to an Aug. 3 special primary.

The rise of the AFC North division which includes the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals is tied to the rise of three young quarterbacks who will likely be competitive for years to come.