CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland City Council members are holding a special meeting Monday morning regarding the current lease at Huntington Bank Field.

The deal allows the Cleveland Browns to leave downtown and build a new domed stadium in Brook Park.

And, the money from HSG will go to the lakefront transformation and prepare the current lake stadium site for redevelopment.

On Friday, the city and HSG signed another deal to allow the Cleveland Browns to renew their lease on a year-to-year basis through 2030, in case the new Brook Park stadium is not finished in time.

Work officially began on the new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park on Oct. 2.

HSG announced that AECOM Hunt and Turner Construction Company are the construction managers for the new Huntington Bank Field.

Groundbreaking is expected to take place in early 2026 and HSG hopes the stadium opens in 2029.

Highlights of agreement

• HSG to pay the City of Cleveland the sum of $25 million by December 1, 2025.
• HSG to raze the current Huntington Bank Field in downtown Cleveland to a pad-ready and state at the Browns’ expense. This cost is estimated to be $30 million.
• Beginning on January 1, 2029, pay the City of Cleveland $5 million on or before January 1 of each calendar year until January 1, 2033, totaling $25 million over five years.
• Upon termination of the Lease, HSG to invest no less than $2 million per year over the next 10 years on a mutually agreed Community Benefit Projects totaling no less than $20 million.
• Parties to mutually support infrastructure plans related to road and air travel with respect to both the Brook Park stadium mixed-use project, the modernization of Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, and the development of the Cleveland lakefront, including the redevelopment of the Burke Lakefront Airport property.
• City to support the continuing progress and timely completion of transformational Brook Park stadium and mixed-use development.
• Both parties will voluntarily dismiss all lawsuits with prejudice related to Browns Huntington Bank Field move to Brook Park, OH.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Division of Police Accident Investigation Unit is investigating a crash between a train and a car that killed a 22-year-old man early Saturday morning.

According to a release from the Cleveland Police, at around 6:02 a.m., a 2024 Volkswagen SUV was stopped on railway property west of Coit Road, north of Kirby Avenue.

Police said the car was partially on the single track and partially on the gravel railway bed when it was struck by a train traveling eastbound.

The impact of the crash pushed the car east through the gravel railway bed and across Coit Road.

According to the Cleveland Police, the 22-year-old driver was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

No other injuries were reported.

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The Buckeyes are back on the road this afternoon, taking on Wisconsin in a Big Ten showdown at Camp Randall Stadium.

Ohio State enters the game undefeated (6-0) and ranked No. 1 in the country, boasting the nation’s top scoring defense and a dominant start to the season.

Wisconsin, meanwhile, is looking to snap a four-game losing streak and revive its season under head coach Luke Fickell — a familiar face to Buckeye fans. The Badgers have struggled offensively, scoring just 15.5 points per game and are coming off a 37-0 loss to Iowa.

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

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5:31,4Q: Brandon Innis catches a 13-yard touchdown pass from Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes lead 34-0.

14:22, 4Q: Wisconsin converts a first down on a fake punt.

End third quarter: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 0.

1:15, 3Q: Julian Sayin finds Will Kacmarek on a 2-yard TD pass. Ohio State leads 27-0.

8:42, 3Q: Jayden Fielding’s 37-yard FG is good and Ohio State leads 20-0.

15:00, 3Q: Ohio State will takeover at its own 25 after a kickoff on the opening punt.

Halftime: Ohio State 17, Wisconsin 0.

1:07, 1Q: Jayden Fielding’s 38-yard FG is wide right. The score remains 17-0.

End first quarter: Ohio State 17, Wisconsin 0.

0:04, 1Q: Carnell Tate hauls in a 10-yard TD pass from Julian Sayin and Ohio State leads 17-0.

2:45, 1Q: Ohio State takes over at its own 30 after the Wisconsin punt.

4:40, 1Q: Jayden Fielding’s 38-yard FG is good and the Buckeyes take a 10-0 lead.

6:54,1Q: Sonny Styles picks off Hunter Simmons and OSU takes over at the Badgers.

8:25, 1Q: Julian Sayin finds Carnell Tate on a 33-yard touchdown pass to put Ohio State up 7-0.

12:59, 1Q: Ohio State will takeover at its own 11-yard line after the Wisconsin punt.

15:00, 1Q: Wisconsin will start with possession at its own 25 after a touchback on the opening kickoff.