Chris Joseph
Investigative Reporter
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.
A 24-year-old Belton woman is charged after a car chase with law enforcement that reached speeds up to 80 mph, according an incident report from the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO).
Early results show the town councilman, who challenged the Blythewood mayor in this year’s municipal election, has a sizable lead after all precincts in Blythewood tabulated votes from Nov. 7.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) is investigating the Fairfield County Council Chairman for removing a campaign sign in Blythewood.
By October 2023, city minutes show Williams was $6,910.26 behind on her loan repayments
Richland County Judge Jocelyn Newman declined to reduce the sentences of two men connected to a 2001 murder of a federal prosecutor on Tuesday.
The Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) and its insurance will be paying $2 million to the family of a man killed from carbon monoxide poisoning at the Allen Benedict Court Apartments.
The high-profile relocation of teachers in Richland School District One includes moving two teachers to an elementary school which leads the district in turnover rate and transfers.
Signs designed to pull at the heartstrings and the wallet could be seen around Richland County on Thursday.
The office of South Carolina’s Inspector General didn’t find any fraud in the Clarendon County School District’s finances, but it did find several other problems.
The mother of South Carolina’s Attorney General and the wife of one of its Congressmen will not face arrest warrants for her actions at her mother’s senior care facility this September.
A group of elected officials, religious leaders and law enforcement announced a new effort on Tuesday to tackle youth violence.
Orangeburg County’s public works director is facing an ethics investigation for using county property for personal gain.
Roxanne Wilson does not currently face any criminal charges.
Columbia’s Jewish community made a call to action on Tuesday night: support Israel.
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has resulted in security changes in the Midlands community.
402 fire hydrants in the Columbia area had some form of defect as of late July.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott honored the late Deputy Jacob Salrin on Monday, telling WIS Salrin was dedicated to service.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified the cause of death for a Lexington County man who was in the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department custody.
Sumter County students’ test scores are largely improving, but are well behind their South Carolina counterparts.
A Columbia City Council Committee is hoping to jump-start conversations with the federal government to protect the rights of renters.
Three teens shot and killed on Sunday were identified and two 17-year-olds were charged in connection with the shooting and their deaths.
Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Camden police officers chased a suspect until a deputy forced the man off the road, flipping his truck in the early hours of Aug. 31.
Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001.
An order from the South Carolina Supreme Court released Wednesday morning vacated the lower court’s order that reduced the sentence for convicted murder Jeroid Price.
Alex Murdaugh’s legal team, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, filed a motion for a new trial based on “discovered evidence.”
Road conditions in areas of Orangeburg are continuing to be monitored amid Tropical Storm Idalia.
Delta-8 hemp products can be found across Columbia. The Columbia Police Department now calls them illegal.
The family of a college student who was shot to death, along with the University of South Carolina (USC), spoke out about the 20-year-old.
South Carolina’s most powerful state lawmaker is vowing to change a law that kept more than 7,200 Sumter residents from having a voting city councilman for the last nine months.
A South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) whistleblower is raising the alarm over an indefinite pause in mental health and rehabilitation resources for a group of juveniles at the Broad River Road Complex (BRRC).
Family, friends, neighbors, and Richland County leaders all gathered in Columbia Thursday night to honor the late State Senator John Scott in a community vigil.
The Columbia City Council passed a sweeping ordinance that outlaws an expansive list of products in the city - if they’re found in connection to illegal drugs.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department incident report on a suspect’s death doesn’t explain the incident or who was there.
A man who died after Lexington County deputies shot him with a Taser on Wednesday has been identified.
The consequences of car chases in Richland County have added up this summer.
For one Chapin family, good things have not been coming in small packages.
The rules around the retail sale of hemp leaf in South Carolina are hazy.
The funeral plans have been set for fallen Newberry police officer Lt. Michael Wood.
Orangeburg County’s Public Services Director used taxpayer-funded staff and equipment to make repairs on his driveway and car, violating the county’s ethics policy.
The councilman at the heart of a controversial rezoning vote confirmed to WIS he plans to delay it.
The Columbia City Council delayed its decision on an ordinance which would pass a sweeping ban on smoke shop products in many cases.
More than 7,200 Sumter residents don’t have a voting city council member.
First, Columbia Police Officers and state agents raided the store.
A murderer is on the run and the victim’s parents are looking to hold those who released him accountable.
In September 2021, Investigator Dominic West crashed into and killed Janet Wilson on Highway 15.
On a rainy June 21st, Raymond Shivers was standing on the Lafayette Drive sidewalk with his longtime friend Hercules “Peewee” Sharper.
New records show the bus driver in a crash that left 17 students injured has faced financial and professional consequences.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed June’s deadly crash was not the first crash for the investigator involved.
The City of Columbia has a new employee with one big job- keeping many of you safe.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) released an incident report for the death of a Sumter man where the EMT on the scene reportedly told other first responders the man was just “acting out.”
