Latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Midlands

Friday, May 10, 2013  Emergency crews say a suspicious package found in downtown Columbia was not a threat.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is citing former opponent Todd Akin in a new fundraising plea for a Democratic congressional candidate in South Carolina.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A man who drove away and then later ran from officers at a Williamsburg County checkpoint has died after being shocked four times with a stun gun.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Supporters of a bill updating South Carolina's 25-year-old sex education law say students need accurate information about their bodies to make wise choices in a society filled with sexual messages.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Missouri man accused of using prosthetic penis to pass drug test; has pleaded not guilty

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Efforts to avoid government shutdown move to Senate as Obama seeks talks on bigger budget deal

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Monday, March 04, 2013  A second person is charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed the women's basketball coach at Kingstree High School.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Authorities have charged a woman with reckless homicide in the death of Kingstree High School's women's basketball coach.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Massachusetts boy calls 911 over bedtime; officer goes to home to explain what's truly an emergency

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Officials assigned with the task of keeping South Carolina's children safe online are talking with some grandparents about how they can help.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A South Carolina man who avoided prison in a 2009 car crash that killed a Greenville homeowner has pleaded guilty to a criminal domestic violence charge.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Highway 601 is open this afternoon, but one person is dead following a two car accident near the Richland - Calhoun County line.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  A mother who abandoned her newborn in the toilet of a South Carolina sports arena has avoided prison time.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Economists from the University of South Carolina are predicting stable economic growth across several of the state's industries in the upcoming year.