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Memorial motorcycle ride honors fallen state trooper Dennis Ricks

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - Hundreds of local bikers filled the parking lot at Charter 803 Bar & Grill, showing support for the family of fallen South Carolina State Trooper Dennis Ricks. Ricks died last year while on duty after he was hit by a truck during a traffic stop...
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Columbia’s Cinnamon Roll Deli to open new location this summer

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Columbia’s Devine Cinnamon Roll Deli is planning to expand its operations in the Midlands this summer by opening a new location. The new location will be located in Lexington at 309 S. Lake Drive- the old location of Cafe Streudel and just down the road from Lexington’s Main Street.
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Man dead, woman critical in Richland County shooting

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say a man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after a Saturday morning shooting in northeast Richland County. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said officers were called to the 200 block of Pond Ridge Road East around 10:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting. Arriving deputies found a man dead and a woman with a gunshot...
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One more scorcher before some relief

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Saturday will bring more 90s to the Midlands before some relief is finally on the way. A statewide burn ban is in effect as of Friday at 7 a.m., with dangerous fire weather conditions persisting across all 46 counties. Ongoing drought conditions are a key...
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Columbia Garden Club honors founder for 100th anniversary celebration

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Members of the Columbia Garden Club dedicated a statue of their founder during a celebration of its 100th anniversary Friday. Club members dedicated the life-sized bronze statue of Sarah Smith Boylston at her historic home on the Governor’s Mansion and Gardens Property. Members said that...
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Former Wisconsin Forward Aleksas Bieliauskas Transfers to SEC Program

Wisconsin's former starting big man Aleksas Bieliauskas has chosen a new program.
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Columbia International Festival returns to Fairgrounds for 31st year

The multicultural two-day festival is back for the 31st year at the state fairgrounds April 18-19. The Columbia International Festival returns to the Cantey and Goodman buildings at 1200 Rosewood Dr. with more than 100 national exhibitors each representing a country. In addition to each country portrayed at a booth, there are 19 food vendors representing a country and their native foods...
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Proposed Assembly Street upgrades aim to improve safety, traffic flow

COLUMBIA, S.C. — City leaders in Columbia are asking for public input on a proposed project aimed at improving safety along one of downtown’s busiest corridors - Assembly Street. For many who walk the area every day, the concerns are already clear. “I know we’re all out here,...
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Deputies arrest man after receiving weekly calls about gunshots

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department have arrested a man after receiving weekly calls reporting gunshots. Deputies say the callers reported gunshots in the area of Main Street (Old Eastover) and McCords Ferry Road between the hours of 8:30 and 9:30 pm. On...
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Dominion Energy to perform line work near Blythewood this weekend

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WIS) - Dominion Energy will install new power lines in the Midlands this weekend. Dominion Energy said the installations will take place across I-77 near Blythewood, about 1.3 miles north of Exit 24 (U.S. 21/Wilson Boulevard). The work may cause brief delays as flaggers direct traffic near the...

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