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WIS News 10 • March 18 2026

Columbia boutique introduces new apparel in honor of Gamecocks WBB’s March Madness appearance

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Columbia boutique is celebrating the South Carolina Gamecocks Women’s Basketball team’s latest March Madness appearance with new apparel.

WIS News 10 • March 18 2026

‘Don’t touch them records’: Clarendon County community reacts to potential closure of archives center

CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - Clarendon County community members expressed outrage at a Thursday meeting of the county’s historical society following an announcement that the archive center could soon be closing.

WIS News 10 • March 14 2026

Popular Five Points music venue shutting its doors in May

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Five Points live music venue staple announced Friday night on Facebook that it would be shutting its doors.

WIS News 10 • September 24 2025

Family fights for change following son’s death from brain-eating amoeba infection

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Following their 12-year-old son’s death from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, a family is now fighting for legislation and increased awareness about this issue.

WIS News 10 • September 20 2025

Uncertainty mounts after DPH orders Bishopville assisting living home to close in 45 days

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (WIS) - On Thursday, the South Carolina Department of Public Health ordered a Bishopville nursing home to close by the end of October, citing multiple violations.

WIS News 10 • July 23 2025

DPH: Patient’s exposure to deadly brain-eating amoeba happened at Lake Murray

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday that the person who died from a brain-eating amoeba was exposed to it at a Midlands lake.

WIS News 10 • July 16 2025

Midlands assisted living facility ordered to close after residents found locked inside

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - State officials ordered a Midlands assisted living facility following an investigation that revealed at least 19 violations of long-term care facility codes.

Local Politics

WIS News 10 • February 18 2026

Fallout continues at council meeting over reports of ICE potentially opening office in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Several members of the Columbia community spoke out at Tuesday’s city council meeting against a reported lease agreement that would potentially see ICE operate an office for its legal arm in Downtown Columbia.

WIS News 10 • February 17 2026

Chapin Town Council passes ordinance giving mayor power to hire, fire some town leaders

CHAPIN, S.C. (WIS) - Chapin Town Council voted 3-1 to pass an ordinance that gives the mayor, currently Bill Mitchell, the ability to hire and fire key town leaders.

WIS News 10 • February 11 2026

Kershaw County Council passes ordinance restricting sale of ‘gas station drugs’

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - At its Tuesday meeting, the Kershaw County Council passed an ordinance unanimously that would regulate the sale of “gas station drugs.

WIS News 10 • December 4 2025

New report details alleged assault involving Chapin mayor

CHAPIN, S.C. (WIS) - A new police report obtained by WIS is providing more details on an alleged assault involving Chapin Mayor Bill Mitchell.

WIS News 10 • June 3 2025

Richland County becomes first SC county to pass hate intimidation ordinance

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland County leaders made history Tuesday night after becoming the first and only county in the state to pass a hate intimidation ordinance.

State News

WIS News 10 • April 7 2026

SC officials break ground on project to replace I-95 bridges on Lake Marion

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Members of the South Carolina Department of Transportation and other state leaders gathered Monday at the Santee Cooper Country Club Overlook to officially break ground on a project to replace the Interstate 95 bridges over Lake Marion.

WIS News 10 • March 2 2026

Rep. Nancy Mace under House Ethics Committee investigation

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate Nancy Mace is now the center of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee.

WIS News 10 • December 18 2025

DOJ, South Carolina settle lawsuit claiming the state violated Americans with Disabilities Act

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it had settled its lawsuit against South Carolina over the state’s treatment of adults with serious mental illnesses.

WIS News 10 • December 12 2025

AG Alan Wilson announces 12 arrests in the Midlands as a result of Operation ‘Ganjapreneur’

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson held a press conference with state and local law enforcement leaders Friday about a massive coordinated drug bust in the state.

WIS News 10 • October 2 2025

SC AG wants death penalty for suspect in Logan Federico case, assigns senior attorney to assist

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is urging the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s office to seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering a 22-year-old woman in Columbia earlier this summer.

State Politics

WIS News 10 • April 2 2026

Republican candidates face off in first South Carolina gubernatorial debate

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WIS) - Four out of the six candidates vying to be the Republican nominee in the race to become South Carolina’s 118th governor met Tuesday night for the first in a series of debates ahead of the June 9 primary.

WIS News 10 • March 25 2026

Bill to make SC poet laureate’s ‘Carolina When I Die’ new state song hits snag over lyrics

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A song written by South Carolina’s newest poet laureate and featuring South Carolina musician Darius Rucker could become the newest state song- if the lyrics are changed.

WIS News 10 • February 4 2026

SC House moves to classify abortion pills as Schedule IV drugs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - In an 81-31 vote, the South Carolina State House gave an overwhelming approval on second reading to a bill that would criminalize the online or out-of-state sale of abortion medications after a tense and often heated debate.

WIS News 10 • January 27 2026

McMaster summarizes accomplishments, looks to the future in final State of the State address

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Republican South Carolina Gov. McMaster held his ninth and final State of the State address Wednesday evening.

WIS News 10 • January 12 2026

Gov. Henry McMaster unveils 2026-27 executive budget

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster unveiled the 2026-27 executive budget during a press conference Monday.

Crime

WIS News 10 • March 19 2026

First man charged under Richland County hate crime ordinance pleads guilty in federal court

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Richland County man who was the first to be charged with a hate crime under the county’s ordinance has officially pleaded guilty.

WIS News 10 • January 14 2026

Ex-SC Rep. RJ May sentenced to federal prison on child sex abuse material charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Former South Carolina state lawmaker RJ May was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison Wednesday on charges linked to child sexual abuse material.

WIS News 10 • November 26 2025

SC state trooper accused of sexual assault by caregiver during rehab

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Midlands state trooper who was seriously injured while on the job earlier this year has been accused of sexual assault by one of his caregivers.

WIS News 10 • November 19 2025

Irmo charter school employee accused of sexually abusing children asks for bond

IRMO, S.C. (WIS) — A former Irmo charter school employee accused of sexually abusing at least eight children asked a judge for bond on Wednesday.

WIS News 10 • November 5 2025

Judge denies immunity for ex-Columbia gas station owner charged in teen’s shooting death

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A judge on Wednesday denied an immunity claim for a former Columbia gas station owner charged in the May 2023 shooting death of a 14-year-old boy.

Education

WIS News 10 • March 12 2026

Midlands school district board member under fire for controversial Facebook post

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Midlands school board member has come under fire for a Facebook post made about a Black History Month pageant at one of the district’s schools. Lexington One board member Katie McCown posted on Facebook, heavily criticizing the Black History Month pageant held at River Bluff High School.

WIS News 10 • February 19 2026

SC State president stresses security, transparency in public meeting after last week’s shooting

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina State University President Alexander Conyers stressed increased and new security measures and continued transparency in an online meeting held Thursday, in response to last week’s shooting.

WIS News 10 • August 15 2025

Sumter School District superintendent resigns immediately for “personal reasons”

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - Sumter School District Superintendent William Wright has resigned his position effective immediately, just two weeks into the start of a new school year.

WIS News 10 • September 9 2025

Sumter County School Board postpones decision on rezoning, master plan discussion

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The Sumter County School Board agreed to postpone decisions on school realignment and its Master Plan.

WIS News 10 • June 10 2025

Lexington-Richland School District Five gives update about cyberattack at Monday meeting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Lexington-Richland School District Five Board of Trustees provided an update to the public about the district’s recent cyberattack.