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Laure Quinlivan's film on the innovative design of Cincinnati Police District 3 headquarters in Western Hills is getting national play on public TV...

There’s been a troubling rise in infant deaths due to extreme prematurity, according to new numbers from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. In the first quarter of 2019, the infant mortality rate in Cuyahoga County increased to 10 deaths per 1000 live births. This compares to last year’s rate of about 8.5. The gain was driven largely by preterm births. Most of the babies were black.

A new website that attempts to quantify the effectiveness of Cuyahoga County government is now live. It is called Cuyahoga Performance. Its purpose is to provide data that county leaders and the public can use to assess how the county is doing economically, socially and bureaucratically.

The University of Akron is anticipating a $16 million operating deficit for the new fiscal year beginning July 1st. The university attributes the shortfall partly to a downward trend in enrollment the past several years and a projected 7 percent decrease in the fall. In order to close the budget gap, Akron's Board of Trustees approved a 5 percent decrease in operating funds for all departments Wednesday, but the university reported those cuts will not include layoffs. A 3 percent raise for non-bargaining employees was also approved.

Several priests who previously served at local schools have been named in a list of Society of Jesus members accused of sexually abusing minors. This month, U.S. provinces of the Catholic religious order began releasing names of clergy, living and dead, credibly accused of abuse since 1955. The Midwest Province of the Jesuits, which includes Ohio, published its list on Monday.

This is the last week of open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The number of people enrolling for 2019 has decreased both nationally and in Ohio, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Enrollment in ACA health plans nationwide is down 11 percent compared to this time last year. In Ohio, enrollment is lagging by about 18 percent.

Damon Joseph, 21, was arrested at 6 p.m. on Friday in Holland, Ohio, on a charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, specifically ISIS, as he planned attacks on two synagogues and expressed a desire to kill a rabbi, according to the FBI.

A new study from the Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research finds landlords in Cuyahoga County discriminate against domestic violence survivors. The study tested for landlord discrimination by having either a domestic violence survivor or advocate inquire about a rental. They also used a control group to inquire with the same landlords. It found discrimination in 36 percent of the responses.

Admission to Cleveland’s museum of contemporary art, moCa, will now be free, every day. The change is part of its “open house” initiative, which aims to increase access to the institution as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Free admission starts March 16 with the opening of its anniversary exhibitions. The museum is closed until March 15.

The longtime Jeopardy! host announced via web video that he has advanced pancreatic cancer. It has low survival rates, but Trebek joked about his 3-year hosting obligation under his contract.