Ellis County

Ellis County is reporting its first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus.

Many in Ellis County reported hearing a loud boom Saturday afternoon, and authorities believe it was caused by someone using Tannerite as part of a gender reveal.

Google’s expansion plan for this year includes North Texas.

A Midlothian city council member died after an 18-wheeler jumped a median and struck him.

An Ellis County college student is taking strides in her recovery after spending a month in intensive care.

Ellis County became the first county in Texas to make itself a so-called ‘sanctuary county for the unborn.’

Waxahachie police are investigating the shooting death of a junior high school student.

A college student from Midlothian who was home for the winter break is still in intensive care after a devastating New Year’s Day car accident.

Air quality officials said there is little to worry about after a fire at a Waxahachie recycling plant burned throughout the day after starting early Wednesday morning.

A high-speed chase that started in Navarro County ending in a parking lot near Southern Methodist University in Dallas Tuesday morning.

The Ellis County district attorney has been appointed and agreed to serve as the special prosecutor in the contempt of court case against Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot.

The city of Ennis remains vague about what led to the sudden resignation of its city manager and the retirement of its police chief. However, an independent report about the police department revealed a culture of poor training, distrust and mismanagement.

The Ellis County city, located southeast of Dallas, announced Thursday afternoon it accepted city manager Scott Dixon's resignation and Chief John Erisman's retirement.

The Ellis County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously to approve a resolution designating Ellis County a “Second Amendment sanctuary county.”

Investigators in Waxahachie determined that a 6-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this year died from inhaling toxic fumes.

Midlothian police are investigating a possible attempted kidnapping near a middle school.

An Ellis County church destroyed by a tornado is making plans for Sunday's service.

The scare happened on September 6 at Midlothian High School. Police say two teens lied to staff at the school, with one of them saying they saw someone with a handgun inside of the school.

After days without it, the city of Ferris now has flowing water again. However, a boil water notice is still in effect. 

Police in several area cities are concerned about serial armed robbers who've been holding up cell phone stores.