Russia Cancels Talk with US
Russia cancels meeting with the US aimed at fixing the relationship between the two.
Politics
Governor McMaster Signs Industrial Hemp Bill into Law
[gtxvideo vid='uTtv1Woh' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uTtv1Woh.jpg' vtitle='Governor McMaster Signs Hemp Bill into Law'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- With the stroke of a pen Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill into law that legalizes Hemp, for research purposes only. Hemp is a similar plant…
Wednesday Headlines
Here's a Good Morning Columbia News Update for Monday June 12st
Norman and Parnell are Confident About Congressional District 5 Special Election
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Today is the day when Former Congressman Mick Mulvaney's seat will be filled and both candidates say they feel they have a great chance to win this race. Democratic…
Spicer on future in WH: I'm still here
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer addresses reports that he may be stepping aside.
President Donald Trump Tweets About SC Election
[gtxvideo vid='oAHy3FeV' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oAHy3FeV.jpg' vtitle='President Donald Trump Tweets About SC Election'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Voters Tuesday headed to the polls to fill the Congressional seat left vacant when Mick Mulvaney was appointed as White House Budget director. Republican Ralph Norman and…
City of Columbia Hosts Open Houses
[gtxvideo vid='CUIjlJHj' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CUIjlJHj.jpg' vtitle='City of Columbia Council Open Houses'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Columbia City Council members got a chance to speak with residents this week at the June At-Large Open House. Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine and Councilman Howard Duvall, Jr. met…
Prison riot caused by contraband cellphone
A contraband cell phone caused a riot to break out overnight at Trenton Correctional Institution.
S.C. Lawmakers React to Alexandria, V.A. Shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Although a gunman shot at congressmen in Alexandria, Virginia the effects of the shooting are resonating here at home in South Carolina. Congressman Jeff Duncan says…
McMaster recognizes new law meant to protect highway workers
McMaster recognizes new law meant to protect highway workers
LIVE: Jeff Sessions to publicly testify on James Comey's firing, meetings with Russian official
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is in the hot seat today as he's expected to be grilled by the Senate Intelligence Committee on his meetings with a Russian official and any discussions he had with the president before FBI Director James Comey was fired.
State Superintendent Responds to Governor's Vetoes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman responded shortly after Governor Henry McMaster issued 41 vetoes to the state budget Monday. The vetoes totaled to over $56 million dollars. Over 20 million…
DC, Maryland AGs to file suit against President Trump
The attorneys general of Washington, D.C., and Maryland will file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump, alleging he violated the Constitution by allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments, ABC News confirmed Sunday.
McMaster reluctantly vetoes $17M for SC school buses
Gov. Henry McMaster says he's reluctantly vetoed $17.5 million for new school buses in South Carolina, saying lawmakers should not have used money from the lottery to buy or lease them.
Norman Starts 11 County Tour
GOP Nominee starts 11 county tour just ahead of Special Election.
National Politics
- Georgia's Fulton County seeks return of 2020 election documents seized by FBI Feb 4, 2026 4:05 PM ESTFulton County has filed a motion in federal court to retrieve documents from the 2020 election
- Trump says Washington has waited 200 years for the arch he wants to build. Not quite Feb 4, 2026 10:53 AM ESTPresident Donald Trump wants to build a massive arch near the Lincoln Memorial
- Complaint accuses Gabbard of playing politics with intelligence, which spy agency rejects Feb 4, 2026 4:29 AM ESTA complaint made about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard months ago relates to an allegation that she withheld access to classified information for political reasons
- Utah Congress members sue to try to block new House districts that boost Democrats' chances Feb 4, 2026 2:37 AM ESTTwo Utah Republican Congress members are asking a federal court to block new U.S. House districts that could help Democrats win a Salt Lake City seat
- New York and New Jersey sue Trump administration over $16B funding freeze for Hudson River tunnels Feb 4, 2026 1:57 AM ESTNew York and New Jersey have sued the Trump administration for freezing $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River
- Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon's punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly Feb 4, 2026 1:02 AM ESTA federal judge says he knows of no U.S. Supreme Court precedent to justify the Pentagon’s censuring of a sitting U.S. senator who joined a videotaped plea for troops to resist unlawful orders from the Trump administration
- Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home Feb 4, 2026 12:37 AM ESTThe first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December
- Business owner Rick Jackson launches Republican bid for Georgia governor Feb 3, 2026 11:57 PM ESTHealth care business owner Rick Jackson says he's running for Georgia governor as a Republican
- Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space Feb 3, 2026 11:51 PM ESTFederal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities
- Trump signs government funding legislation, ending the partial shutdown that began over the weekend Feb 3, 2026 9:49 PM ESTTrump signs government funding legislation, ending the partial shutdown that began over the weekend
