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Milan Police apprehend suspect wanted in South Carolina for criminal sexual conduct
MILAN, Tenn. — An out-of-state fugitive ends up in Gibson County custody after a warrant issues his arrest for criminal sexual conduct. The Milan Police Department received information that Bobby Andrew Sisk has an active warrant Richland County, South Carolina. Chief Sellers and Lieutenant Mitchell apprehended Sisk at an...
Is a complete overhaul of the Richland jail enough? County considers building new detention center
COLUMBIA — Richland County is considering building a new jail as the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center is near capacity and undergoing mass reform. Over the past two years the county has worked to improve the jail, starting with a new director and new locks on cell doors. Recently,...
Soda City Live: Midlands Welcomes New Farmers Market to Village at Sandhills
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland County Council Chairwoman, Jesica Mackey, NAI, and a local market manager have partnered to create the “Community Artisan and Farmer’s Market.”. It’s a new market in northeast Columbia that offers unique handmade finds, fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables and more. The market...
Richland County attraction named one of most underrated national parks
A ranking of the most underrated national parks in the United States has singled out a Richland County facility. Congaree National Park ranks No. 10 on vocational rental platform Lake.com’s list of na...
FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Another heat advisory with storm chances!
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Today will be a First Alert Weather Day for “feels-like” temperatures close to 108 this afternoon!. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Sumter, Richland, Lee, Clarendon, Calhoun, Orange, and Kershaw counties until 4:45 p.m. First Alert Headlines. · Another First Alert...
Man behind Columbia's 2020 string of armed robberies gets stiff prison sentence
COLUMBIA — The man behind the Columbia-area's 2020 string of armed robberies was sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison. Investigators believe Deveon Belk was responsible for robbing at least 24 businesses in Richland and Lexington counties in late-2020, according to Assistant U.S. District Attorney Elliott Daniels. After a...
State probe continues into Richland One's halted learning center. How did we get here?
COLUMBIA — Nearly six months after South Carolina's inspector general began an investigation into the financing and construction of the Richland One's school district's early learning center, there's not yet a report on his office's findings. But questions about how the $31 million project came to be halted by...
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