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Cuyahoga County has won national acclaim for its system of supporting artists through a sales tax on cigarettes, but some critics are questioning just how that money gets distributed. In particular, some local artists of color say they haven’t gotten a fair share of the funding pie. A planning team was assembled to rethink the process.

The Akron Art museum has had quite a couple of months when it comes to financial gifts and memberships. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation awarded the museum $8 million, its largest gift to date, in September. That inspired the museum to offer free memberships to the community, according to CEO Mark Masuoka. “It really was a way that we were trying to respond, not only equally as generous, but in a way that would really open up the museum even further than what it was,” he said.

Policymakers increased a key rate for the third time this year. The quarter-point move indicates the Fed is confident in the economy as it continues to recover from the financial crisis.

Homeowners across Ohio are racing to pre-pay their 2017 property taxes before year's end, in hopes of taking advantage of unlimited state and local tax deductions before they're capped under the new tax overhaul signed by President Trump last week. But the rush is creating uncertainty for both taxpayers and tax collectors. "This year because of the Trump tax bill, we have never been busier," said Geauga County Treasurer, Chris Hitchcock.

Fallout from sexual harassment, Comey's firing and the Mueller probe are all in strong positions to be the top political stories of 2017. Will there be an upset Thursday?

More than 200 people were killed by a powerful earthquake that struck Mexico Tuesday. It's the second earthquake in less than two weeks.

As the tied World Series is about to go into its third game, city police chiefs Charlie Beck of Los Angeles and Art Acevedo of Houston discuss the wager they have over the outcome of the series.

Halloween is here, which means ghosts and goblins will soon be haunting your doorstep in search of candy. Why not have some spooky music ready to greet them when they shout: Trick or treat? WCLV-Classical 104.9 Host Bill O’Connell says there’s a treasure trove of creepy classical sounds that will provide a perfect Halloween soundtrack. Among them is Russian composer Anatoly Liadov’s 1906 piece, “Baba-Yaga,” which musically depicts a frighteningly familiar figure that appears in many cultures.

By Ben Thorp Every winter outdoor enthusiasts gather on Black Lake in Cheboygan County Michigan, not far from Lake Huron, on a crusade to catch the state threatened prehistoric fish. Black Lake is about six miles long– and every February anglers cut holes in the ice, wheel out shacks, and tie up spears. They're preparing to go after the Lake Sturgeon—a fish that some say is “as old as the dinosaurs”. It's an ancient bottom feeder that can grow to more than seven feet long and live to be 150 years old.

Have you ever thought of board games as art? It’s the medium of choice for artist Simon Denny. The Germany-based artist reimagined popular board games to explore how business- particularly tech- affects culture. “I wanted to pick various different board games, which I felt had the potential to tell these various different stories about tech culture and some of the values of tech,” he said. His version of “The Game of Life” follows the path of a tech founder.