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Native Americans are often portrayed in the media as living on a reservation or as historical figures in the old West. This year's winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for fiction, Tommy Orange, wants his readers to know that many Native Americans inhabit a place much more familiar - the city. His novel, "There, There," charts a contemporary group of Native Americans living and working in his hometown of Oakland, California.

Since the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol Building, extreme groups and militias across the United States – and how to respond to them – are getting increased attention.

The Cleveland Division of Police’s (CDP) use of force reporting and community engagement before and during the May 30 social justice protest in Downtown Cleveland are under scrutiny by the federal monitor overseeing the city’s police reform efforts. In a review of 29 officers’ use of force reports from May 30, the monitor found officers didn’t record the quantity of non-lethal munitions that were fired, making it hard to evaluate whether excessive force was used.

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) wants to combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine by hosting town halls targeting specific, underserved communities and their questions over the next two weeks. “It is important to share reliable, factual information about COVID-19 vaccines with all Ohioans,” said ODH Director Stephanie McCloud in an emailed statement.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose this week placed the Summit County Board of Elections under administrative supervision and blocked the reappointment of one board member, citing failures in the 2020 election and prior years. Those failures include errors in the removal of dead residents from the voter rolls. Over the last few months, the board has been investigating how it failed to catch – and then counted – a ballot cast in the name of one woman who died before the November election.

The president of the Ohio Health Care Association, which represents several nursing homes in Northeast Ohio, is happy Gov. Mike DeWine is encouraging compassionate care visits for families. In fact, requests for those visits have increased at several nursing homes and assisted living facilities since DeWine issued guidance last week to encourage family visits if a resident's mental health and physical health is declining, Peter Van Runkle said.

Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish is pushing back against a proposal from county council that would limit the county executive’s influence over the county sheriff. County council is considering changes to the ordinance that defines the obligations of the county sheriff, including removing language that says the Cuyahoga County sheriff employs and supervises department staff “with the approval of the county executive.”

The past year of canceled events and closed theaters inspired much of the arts scene to move online. Moving into the second year of the pandemic, virtual programming isn’t disappearing. The Greater Cleveland International Film Festival will stream completely online this April. Many theaters and musicians also continue to perform online to stay connected.

A former Cuyahoga Land Bank employee will serve two years of probation and pay a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty to making a false statement to federal investigators. Kenneth Tyson entered the guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Cleveland on Tuesday morning as part of an agreement with prosecutors. A grand jury indicted Tyson in November 2018, accusing him of accepting free work on his property from an individual identified as “M.R.” In exchange, prosecutors alleged, “M.R.” received help securing demolition work with the Land Bank.

Thousands have received COVID-19 vaccines at the mass vaccination clinic inside the Wolstein Center since its opening a week ago, and thus far, people are sharing positive reviews of the process. Lauren Tatum, a small business owner from Cleveland, received her shot there Sunday and did not have a single complaint.