safety /tags/safety safety en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:07:07 GMT Wexner Medical Center to update safety procedures in university hospitals /2025-07-25/wexner-medical-center-to-update-safety-procedures-in-university-hospitals Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center will increase safety measures after finishing a workplace safety review. Hospitals will be adding weapon detection systems at entrances beginning in August. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:07:07 GMT /2025-07-25/wexner-medical-center-to-update-safety-procedures-in-university-hospitals Ellie Owen Planning to set off fireworks this Fourth of July? Experts urge caution /2025-07-01/planning-to-set-off-fireworks-this-fourth-of-july-experts-urge-caution Northeast Ohio experts agree the best way to avoid fireworks injuries is not to fire them yourself. Still planning to? Here's what to know. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:54:55 GMT /2025-07-01/planning-to-set-off-fireworks-this-fourth-of-july-experts-urge-caution Jonathan Beard Columbus Mayor Ginther praises Sullivant Avenue cleanup and safety sweep as 'great success' /politics-government/2025-05-05/columbus-mayor-ginther-praises-sullivant-avenue-cleanup-and-safety-sweep-as-great-success Sullivant Avenue in the Hilltop was the second area targeted in the city's Clean and Safe Corridor initiative. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:44:54 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-05/columbus-mayor-ginther-praises-sullivant-avenue-cleanup-and-safety-sweep-as-great-success Allie Vugrincic DeWine wants money for school bus safety grants after Ohio legislature inaction /2024-12-23/dewine-wants-money-for-school-bus-safety-grants-after-ohio-legislature-inaction Gov. Mike DeWine wants money for certain grants, however, and said he will go straight to the source, the Ohio Controlling Board, before budgeting begins next year. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:00 GMT /2024-12-23/dewine-wants-money-for-school-bus-safety-grants-after-ohio-legislature-inaction Sarah Donaldson How do women stay safe while running? /show/all-sides/2024-12-03/how-do-women-stay-safe-while-running Many women carry pepper spray, alarms, refuse to wear ponytails or earbuds and yet, a handful of women are still murdered every year while running. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-12-03/how-do-women-stay-safe-while-running Columbus school board explains new security measures for board meetings /politics-government/2024-08-05/columbus-school-board-explains-new-security-measures-for-board-meetings Security measures include handheld metal detector wands and walk-through screening detectors. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:13:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-05/columbus-school-board-explains-new-security-measures-for-board-meetings Mark Ferenchik Safety regulators investigating low flight in Florida by Southwest jet that departed from Columbus /politics-government/2024-07-23/safety-regulators-investigating-low-flight-in-florida-by-southwest-jet-that-departed-from-columbus The July 14 flight followed a similar incident last month in Oklahoma City in which a Southwest jet flew at an unusually low altitude while still miles from the airport. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:35:06 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-23/safety-regulators-investigating-low-flight-in-florida-by-southwest-jet-that-departed-from-columbus The Associated Press Supporters call for cameras at Ohio's rest areas, saying they could save lives /2024-06-19/supporters-call-for-cameras-at-ohios-rest-areas-saying-they-could-save-lives Backers of a bill to put cameras at Ohio’s 85 rest stops say they would prevent human trafficking and improve safety. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:16 GMT /2024-06-19/supporters-call-for-cameras-at-ohios-rest-areas-saying-they-could-save-lives Karen Kasler Black teens in Columbus tend to feel less safe in familiar white neighborhoods, study shows /2024-04-15/black-teens-in-columbus-tend-to-feel-less-safe-in-familiar-white-neighborhoods-study-shows The study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, surveyed more than 1,400 Columbus 11 to 17-year-olds between 2014 and 2016 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:40:26 GMT /2024-04-15/black-teens-in-columbus-tend-to-feel-less-safe-in-familiar-white-neighborhoods-study-shows Allie Vugrincic New Permanent Lighting Coming To University District /news/2022-01-20/new-permanent-lighting-coming-to-university-district Permanent lighting is being installed in the University District off-campus area, replacing mobile lighting put up at the start of the fall semester. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:30:53 GMT /news/2022-01-20/new-permanent-lighting-coming-to-university-district Trecia Pannell