Ellis County

The family of an inmate from Ellis County, charged with the murder of a corrections officer, is grieving the man’s loss and advocating for change. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has more.

The Texas Rangers and the Texas Department of Public Safety are investigating the death of an Ellis County detention officer. Investigators say an inmate killed Officer Isaiah Bias Monday afternoon. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports from Waxahachie.

Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman gave updates about the death of Officer Isaiah Bias on Tuesday. The officer had been attacked by an inmate on Monday. 

An Ellis County detention officer was killed Monday in an attack by an inmate the sheriff describes as a “heinous, horrific, purposeful murder.”

More than 20,000 people in Ennis are waking up to a boil water notice after a water main break. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

A Red Oak family is asking for help finding a man missing since Monday evening.

An Ellis County man was in the right place at the right time. First, he saved someone’s life at Lake Waxahachie. Then, six weeks later, he did it again in Comanche County. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has the details.

An Ellis County man was in the right place at the right time and saved someone’s life – and then six weeks later, he did it again.

Voter enthusiasm is high across North Texas. NBC 5’s Katy Blakey reports, after seeing turnout on the first day, election officials in Ellis County decided to open four new polling sites to meet demand.

Ellis County is adding four early voting locations to allow more people to be closer to home when voting early.

A woman called 911 early Wednesday saying her teenage grandson found his parents deceased inside their home, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office says.

Garry Holveck has spent the hours since his parents’ home along Ike Road in Waxahachie exploded at 2 a.m. Friday by their hospital bed.

A North Texas couple is hospitalized after their home in Waxahachie exploded due to propane gas. The cause is under investigation, and their son is grateful his parents survived. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.

Family members say an Ellis County couple is expected to survive after their home suddenly exploded in the middle of the night. NBC5’s Keenan Willard has been on the scene where witnesses are calling this a miracle.

In the hours after the blast the damage was everywhere, with boards, insulation and other debris scattered out in a broad swath of devastation around the scene.

Yellow and foul-smelling water– some homeowners in Ellis County say they’re concerned about the quality of their tap water even after officials say it meets all standards. The affected neighborhood is located off Prairie Ridge Boulevard and Highway 287. Between Mansfield and Midlothian. NBC 5’s Alicia barrera reports.

Homeowners in a new subdivision located off Prairie Ridge Blvd and Highway 287 said they dealt with murky and smelly waters for more than a week.

In Waxahachie the rain began to taper off Thursday evening but all the rain Ellis County has seen recently always has people keeping a close eye on things.

Authorities are investigating how a school bus ended up on its side in Ellis County.

Authorities are investigating how a school bus ended up on its side in Ellis County.