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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 3m

Teacher accused of sending explicit photos of underage boys to undercover officer #usnews

Teacher accused of sending explicit photos of underage boys to undercover officer

A Kentucky teacher has been arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child pornography.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 33m

Lottery ticket worth $2.5M sold in Upstate #scnews

Lottery ticket worth $2.5M sold in Upstate

Lottery officials said the winner is staying anonymous but beat the 1 in 1.72 million odds to win the prize on a $20 ticket.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 1h

Midlands program helps teachers boost English proficiency and test scores #scnews

Midlands program helps teachers boost English proficiency and test scores

A Midlands-based organization is helping teachers improve student performance in English and test scores by giving them the tools—and the funding—to bring new strategies into their classrooms.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 1h

‘He’s not going to get away with this’: Rep. Mace appears in sanction hearing #scnews

‘He’s not going to get away with this’: Rep. Mace appears in sanction hearing

A judge has not yet decided how much money U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s lawyers will receive after Friday’s court hearing.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 2h

Retired Army officer sentenced for sharing ‘top secret’ information on a dating app #usnews

Retired Army officer sentenced for sharing ‘top secret’ information on a dating app

A retired Army officer has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 2h

New USC research sheds light on school shooting trends, prevention #scnews

New USC research sheds light on school shooting trends, prevention

New research conducted at the University of South Carolina is revealing patterns that researchers believe could help prevent gun violence.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 3h

Columbia organizations face challenges in tracking hunger #scnews

Columbia organizations face challenges in tracking hunger

A Columbia organization fighting hunger is bracing for a big change in how food insecurity is tracked.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 3h

SLED responds to US Rep. Ralph Norman over questions in Logan Federico case #scnews

SLED responds to US Rep. Ralph Norman over questions in Logan Federico case

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division responded this week to questions from Rep. Ralph Norman regarding the shooting death of Logan Federico in Columbia.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 4h

No more loud commercials: This state is limiting the volume of ads on streaming services like Hulu, Prime Video #usnews

No more loud commercials: This state is limiting the volume of ads on streaming services like Hulu, Prime Video

The law targets advertisements on streaming services like Hulu and Prime Video.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 4h

InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Legal loopholes leave young people vulnerable to deadly drug #usnews

InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Legal loopholes leave young people vulnerable to deadly drug

Our national investigative team found tanks of nitrous designed for “culinary use” widely available at vape & tobacco shops across the country

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 5h

South Carolina’s longest-serving death row inmate dies in prison #scnews

South Carolina’s longest-serving death row inmate dies in prison

The longest-serving inmate on South Carolina’s death row died in prison this week.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 5h

Angel Reese to make history as first professional athlete in Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show #usnews

Angel Reese to make history as first professional athlete in Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

The Chicago Sky All-Star forward announced that she will walk in the upcoming Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Oct. 15, making her the first professional athlete ever to take the runwa

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 6h

SC university awarded grant to help combat state nursing shortage #scnews

SC university awarded grant to help combat state nursing shortage

A new four-year, $3.8 million grant awarded to a Palmetto State university will help address the state’s ongoing nursing shortage.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 6h

SCDC: Inmate dies at Turbeville Correctional, no foul play suspected #scnews

SCDC: Inmate dies at Turbeville Correctional, no foul play suspected

An inmate at the Turbeville Correctional Institution died Friday.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 7h

CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Train slams into semi in Grovetown #scnews

‘Boom! Blew up right there’: Train slams into semi in Grovetown

Police said drivers should avoid Katherine Street at Wrightsboro Road as much as possible.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 7h

WATCH: WIS reflects on historic 2015 floods in special report #scnews

WATCH: WIS reflects on historic 2015 floods in special report

WIS will present a special report next week marking 10 years since historic and devastating flooding across South Carolina.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 8h

‘I didn’t know what to think’: Runaway spider monkey causes stir in Eutawville #scnews

‘I didn’t know what to think’: Runaway spider monkey causes stir in Eutawville

The town's clerk even assisted in capturing it and making sure the monkey got home safe.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 8h

Scratch-off ticket wins $500K in Columbia, lottery says #scnews

Scratch-off ticket wins $500K in Columbia, lottery says

A Midlands man recently took home a half-million-dollar prize after winning via a scratch-off ticket.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 9h

WATCH: WIS anchor jams with ‘Washboard Willy’ at SC State Fair #scnews

WATCH: WIS anchor jams with ‘Washboard Willy’ at SC State Fair

WIS Sunrise Anchor Jamal Goss found himself in an impromptu jam session Friday at the South Carolina State Fair.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 9h

Boil water advisory issued in Lexington #scnews

Boil water advisory issued in Lexington

A boil water advisory has been issued in multiple areas of Lexington after a water main break on Old Chapin Road near Lake Murray.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 10h

Midlands native, ‘America’s Got Talent’ standout among headliners for Jam Room Music Festival #scnews

Midlands native, ‘America’s Got Talent’ standout among headliners for Jam Room Music Festival

A Midlands native who became a standout on “The Voice” is among the headliners of this year’s Jam Room Music Festival in Columbia.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 10h

Banana Ball Championship League making stops in South Carolina on 2026 tour #scnews

Banana Ball Championship League making stops in South Carolina on 2026 tour

The Savannah Bananas’ new Banana Ball Championship League announced its schedule for the 2026 season on Thursday.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 11h

SC AG addresses sentence of undocumented immigrant who killed USC student in crash #scnews

SC AG addresses sentence of undocumented immigrant who killed USC student in crash

The office of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson commented Friday on the year-long prison sentence for a man convicted of killing a University of South Carolina student earlier this year.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 11h

Carolina Country Music Fest announces Riley Green as final headliner for 2026 #scnews

Carolina Country Music Fest announces Riley Green as final headliner for 2026

We now know all of the headliners for next year’s Carolina Country Music Fest.

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · 12h

SCDOT seeks public input on Millwood Avenue safety improvements #scnews

SCDOT seeks public input on Millwood Avenue safety improvements

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is working on a safety assessment for one of Columbia’s busiest stretches.

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