Chris Joseph
Investigative Reporter
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Chris joined the WIS News 10 team in May of 2020. He's an investigative reporter who wants to represent those without a voice. Chris came from WAFF in Huntsville, Alabama and started at KOMU 8 News in Columbia, Missouri.
Chris earned Broadcast Journalism and Political Science degrees from the University of Missouri. During his time in Columbia, Missouri, he interned at the CBS News National Desk in New York City.
Chris is an investigative reporter who wants to represent those without a voice. He won the Alabama Broadcaster’s Association Judge’s Award for Investigative Reporting.
When he’s not on the job, he loves to watch sports (Go Eagles, Tar Heels, and Tigers!), read, and go on runs.
Got an idea? Email him at Chris.Joseph@wistv.com.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:09 PM EST
|By Marcus Flowers and Chris Joseph
Five men have been charged in connection with the killing of an Alvin S. Glenn inmate.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:50 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Some of Kershaw County’s special education bus riders had their instructional time cut short by almost 26 hours this fall.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:49 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
It’s unclear what was discussed or if any agreements have been made.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:53 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Tuesday night marks five weeks since the Colony Apartments were evacuated.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:22 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
On Friday, Jan. 27, 29-year-old Antonius Randolph was found dead at the jail.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 7:49 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
The letter is dated Jan. 10 and gave the ownership group 60 days after receiving the letter to take corrective action.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:57 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
A group of South Congaree mobile home residents has a ticking clock for finding a new home.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 4:06 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Anonymous letter blasting Camden’s Police Chief came before his retirement.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:41 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Floyd said he has met personal goals after 50 years of service and, “it’s just time.”
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 7:32 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
The federal jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 2:25 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Tuesday morning a Lexington County judge granted her a personal recognizance bond.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:33 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
The trial will continue on Tuesday morning.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 11:18 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
After more than three hours in executive session, the Richland Two School Board did not act on Superintendent Dr. Baron Davis’s contract Thursday night.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 7:02 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
It’s been seven years since the murder of Adrian Silva, and the case remains unsolved.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 8:21 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
The Columbia charity Building Better Communities is attempting to feed an estimated 500 people who were displaced from their homes.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:57 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Columbia will be holding a special election to fill the Columbia City Council District 4 seat after Councilman Joe Taylor Jr.’s death.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 10:29 AM EST
|By Chris Joseph
City Councilman Joe Taylor Jr. dies.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 7:41 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
On Dec. 20, the Irmo Town Council voted 4-1 to approve the hiring of a real estate acquisition firm.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 3:27 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
A former Inmate of Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center has sued Richland County for a biting incident.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 5:26 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Dominion spokesperson Matt Long said the crew has 200 employees and contract workers in the field for the “all hands on deck” weather.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 1:53 PM EST
|By Nevin Smith and Chris Joseph
Thursday afternoon a SWAT team was deployed to the burnt home of a South Congaree landlord.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 6:38 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Columbia is taking steps to upgrade security around its law enforcement infrastructure.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 6:18 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Columbia Water is grappling with a work order backlog, a manpower shortage, and a new communications process.
Fairfield Co. Council approves bonuses for county workers, which includes the outgoing council chair
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 9:51 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
In one of its final votes, the outgoing Fairfield County Council approved one-time retention bonuses for the county’s employees and volunteer firefighters.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 6:57 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
The stated goal is to curb blight in the area.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Eight months and half a million dollars later, some of Columbia’s most run-down buildings are still standing.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 11:24 AM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Video footage of truck collision into auto body shop in Irmo
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 6:00 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Alleged intruder was 23-year-old Dylan Silber, who now faces a disrupting school charge
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 5:07 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
The sheriff’s office release said additional arrests are expected in Irick’s alleged murder case.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 9:16 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
A doorbell cam captured a Columbia burglary
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 7:38 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
It’s unclear how many students may have been impacted by the shortened days.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:51 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Thompson is facing an assault and battery charge over an incident at Lower Richland High School.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:15 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Nine of the burglaries happened in Columbia, while four took place in Forest Acres.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 7:30 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Columbia’s rapid shelter is two weeks old and already housing the chronically unhoused.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 10:10 AM EST
|By Nevin Smith and Chris Joseph
Many of the remains were discovered less than six inches below the surface.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:56 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
The run-off elections for the four remaining seats will be on Nov. 22.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 2:22 PM EST
|By Nevin Smith and Chris Joseph
Planners are expecting the project to take four to five years before it opens for business.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:39 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
Her campaign told journalists a statement would be issued Wednesday morning.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
An unannounced WIS visit to the property in October found an unlocked gate and an open front door.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 8:46 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Halter was not present for the appeal hearing, but her attorney Bryn Sarvis gave a speech to the council on her behalf.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 7:23 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The town council is scheduled to hear a business license appeal from landlord Naomi Halter at its Tuesday meeting.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
New incident reports on the “suspicious fire” of a South Congaree landlord.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 7:07 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Churches across the country are tax-exempt, but that exemption comes with rules.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The allegations are found in documents CPD provided to the Criminal Justice Academy, the state agency which manages law enforcement certifications.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The hearing was originally scheduled for Oct. 18 but has been rescheduled for Nov. 1.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 2:38 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
On Thursday, WIS aired an investigation into properties at two of her mobile home parks.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 7:01 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
A Lexington County magistrate held a South Congaree landlord WIS featured in an investigation in contempt of court.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Roaches, broken water piping, and leaking wastewater were the reality for some mobile home residents in the small Lexington County town of South Congaree.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By Nevin Smith and Chris Joseph
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has announced the capture of an inmate who escaped between Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
McMaster told a group of journalists on Thursday SLED Chief Mark Keel briefed him.
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