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.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 1:08 PM EST
|By Tiffany Tran-Ozuna and Chris Joseph
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).
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 10:38 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 7:28 PM EST
|By Chris Joseph
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) is investigating the Fairfield County Council Chairman for removing a campaign sign in Blythewood.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
By October 2023, city minutes show Williams was $6,910.26 behind on her loan repayments
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Richland County Judge Jocelyn Newman declined to reduce the sentences of two men connected to a 2001 murder of a federal prosecutor on Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 at 2:29 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2023 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2023 at 7:42 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Signs designed to pull at the heartstrings and the wallet could be seen around Richland County on Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2023 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2023 at 4:42 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
A group of elected officials, religious leaders and law enforcement announced a new effort on Tuesday to tackle youth violence.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2023 at 10:23 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Orangeburg County’s public works director is facing an ethics investigation for using county property for personal gain.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 7:26 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Roxanne Wilson does not currently face any criminal charges.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 10:41 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Columbia’s Jewish community made a call to action on Tuesday night: support Israel.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2023 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has resulted in security changes in the Midlands community.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 8:28 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
402 fire hydrants in the Columbia area had some form of defect as of late July.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 6:49 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott honored the late Deputy Jacob Salrin on Monday, telling WIS Salrin was dedicated to service.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT
|By Marcus Flowers and Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Sumter County students’ test scores are largely improving, but are well behind their South Carolina counterparts.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 7:43 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
A Columbia City Council Committee is hoping to jump-start conversations with the federal government to protect the rights of renters.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 12:25 PM EDT
|By Mayra Parrilla-Guerrero, Tiffany Tran-Ozuna, Tiffany Rigby, Chris Joseph and Ashley Jones
Three teens shot and killed on Sunday were identified and two 17-year-olds were charged in connection with the shooting and their deaths.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 8:21 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 7:49 AM EDT
|By Mayra Parrilla-Guerrero and Chris Joseph
Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 11:29 AM EDT
|By Chris Joseph and Maggie Brown
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.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 1:10 PM EDT
|By Mayra Parrilla-Guerrero, Tiffany Tran-Ozuna and Chris Joseph
Alex Murdaugh’s legal team, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, filed a motion for a new trial based on “discovered evidence.”
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 4:34 AM EDT
|By WIS News 10 Staff and Chris Joseph
Road conditions in areas of Orangeburg are continuing to be monitored amid Tropical Storm Idalia.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Delta-8 hemp products can be found across Columbia. The Columbia Police Department now calls them illegal.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Mayra Parrilla-Guerrero, Chris Joseph and Tiffany Tran-Ozuna
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.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 7:29 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 7:39 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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).
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 8:52 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 7:33 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department incident report on a suspect’s death doesn’t explain the incident or who was there.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 1:29 PM EDT
|By WIS News 10 Staff, Chris Joseph and Nick Neville
A man who died after Lexington County deputies shot him with a Taser on Wednesday has been identified.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 9:36 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The consequences of car chases in Richland County have added up this summer.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 7:03 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
For one Chapin family, good things have not been coming in small packages.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 6:48 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The rules around the retail sale of hemp leaf in South Carolina are hazy.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2023 at 1:11 PM EDT
|By Tiffany Tran-Ozuna and Chris Joseph
The funeral plans have been set for fallen Newberry police officer Lt. Michael Wood.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 8:48 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The councilman at the heart of a controversial rezoning vote confirmed to WIS he plans to delay it.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 10:27 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The Columbia City Council delayed its decision on an ordinance which would pass a sweeping ban on smoke shop products in many cases.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
More than 7,200 Sumter residents don’t have a voting city council member.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 6:06 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
First, Columbia Police Officers and state agents raided the store.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 7:57 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
A murderer is on the run and the victim’s parents are looking to hold those who released him accountable.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
In September 2021, Investigator Dominic West crashed into and killed Janet Wilson on Highway 15.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 8:08 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
On a rainy June 21st, Raymond Shivers was standing on the Lafayette Drive sidewalk with his longtime friend Hercules “Peewee” Sharper.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2023 at 6:55 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
New records show the bus driver in a crash that left 17 students injured has faced financial and professional consequences.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 7:31 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed June’s deadly crash was not the first crash for the investigator involved.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2023 at 6:48 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
The City of Columbia has a new employee with one big job- keeping many of you safe.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2023 at 6:41 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
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.”