Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Thousands attended the 16th annual Mardi Gras Columbia Festival Saturday, bringing Big Easy festivities to the Midlands a few days before the traditional celebration. Hosted by Krewe De Columbi-Ya-Ya, the festival featured more than 20 food, drink and art vendors at City Roots. Three stages...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Sandy Lenz-Jackson’s figure skating coach challenged her to dream big from the very beginning. “She sat me down one day and said, ‘I want you to make a list of your goals,’ and so it started out with, you know, I want to learn this jump, I want to learn this spin, I want to go to this...

Johnny Fletcher Jr. recently pleaded guilty to the murder of Nicholas Bonepart in Columbia, South Carolina. He received a 40-year sentence in the state Department of Corrections. Case Details. The incident occurred on August 5, 2023, when Columbia Police responded to a shots-fired call on Waverly Street. Officers...

On Saturday, Kim Mulkey and LSU's struggles against Dawn Staley and South Carolina continued as the SEC leaders picked up another big win over their rivals with Tessa and Raven Johnson leading the way

An ICE protest is planned to take place in downtown Columbia on Friday, following reports earlier this week that ICE plans to open an office on Main Street.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities have released the name of a driver who died in a Friday afternoon crash involving two trucks in Lexington County. Corporal Nick Pye with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 5:20 p.m. on Calks Ferry Road near Liberty Hill Road. Pye said a 2018 Ford...

A search is underway in South Carolina for a girl who has been missing for days. Isis Yamileth Solis Rodas was reported missing Saturday by the West Columbia Police Department . The 12-year-old’s family reported her missing Friday, police said in a news release. Isis’ family said the girl was a runaway, according to...

It’s been said that a rising tide lifts all ships, and Matt Catchpole believes that a rising champagne glass can truly lift others. Matt Catchpole is at the helm of Ikie Lu, one of the newest additions to Columbia’s food and drink scene. His goal with Ikie Lu? To bring a little bit of all the finer things to the...

If there was a chance for KJ Scobey to end the game with one swing, he was going to hesitate. As soon as Elijah Foster pitched a scoreless ninth inning, he knew his moment was coming. With South Carolina locked into a tied game entering the bottom of the ninth, Scobey was due up first as the Gamecocks looked to...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - WIS is giving a special congratulations to our own Judi Gatson, who will be awarded a Richard Allen Award at the 20th annual UNCF Gala. Judi’s recognition comes after more than two decades on the anchor desk, covering some of the most significant stories in South Carolina.