Pro Football Hall of Fame

U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with an Ohio-based missionary group who were abducted by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion; Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker has announced his retirement; COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to trend downward in Ohio; and more stories.

There’s been a change of locations for tonight’s state of the city in Akron. Mayor Dan Horrigan had intended to deliver the annual address at 6 p.m. at Lock 3; authorities say a man will face a charge of causing a panic after his actions prompted a panicked rush out of an Ohio mall movie theater over the weekend; authorities in Lake County say they’ve pulled divers off the search for a missing 15-year-old boy who vanished while swimming in Lake Erie; and more stories.

There are 23 Ohio counties that fall under the CDC’s new mask guidance; Kent State University is “strongly recommending” face coverings be worn by both vaccinated and unvaccinated staff and students indoors; former Northeast Ohio Congressman Jim Renacci wants the state auditor to investigate any financial support Gov. Mike DeWine may have received from Akron’s FirstEnergy; and more stories.

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan has released his wish list for how he’s like to spend the $153 million the city is getting from the latest federal coronavirus stimulus plan; authorities say a Cleveland police officer fatally shot a man who pulled a gun from his waistband as officers tried to arrest him on a murder warrant; an armed man who approached undercover DEA agents parked in a Cleveland neighborhood was shot and wounded by one of them; and more stories.

Ray Prisby, or "Showdawg," is one of six NFL fans nationwide being considered for induction into the Ford Hall of Fans with the winners being honored at the Pro Football Hall of Fame during the 2021 Enshrinement Weekend in Canton this August.

Ohio recorded 98 COVID-19 deaths in a 24-hour period on Tuesday, the second-highest number in a single day since the start of the pandemic; Gov. Mike DeWine says the state should be getting its first batch of up to 30,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 15; the Ohio High School Athletic Association says parents will still be allowed to attend high school sports through the end of year; and more stories.

The pro football Hall of Fame Village has ballooned into a $900 million project billed as the future “Disneyland of Football.” But what about the project’s past funding troubles and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? We talk with CEO Mike Crawford about the current state of the Hall of Fame Village.

The pro football Hall of Fame Village in Canton just started construction on the second phase of a years’ long, nearly billion dollar project. WKSU’s Mark Arehart speaks with CEO Mike Crawford about the big bet to turn the Hall of Fame Village into the ‘Disneyland of football.’

Museums across the region are still closed under Ohio’s stay-at-home order. But six museums in Stark and Tuscarawas Counties have joined together to…

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, March 10:Plain Dealer to layoff 22 employees;Latest updates on COVID-19 Ohio cases;DeWine declares state of…