Sophie Bates
I-TEAM Reporter, Multimedia Journalist
Sophie Bates is a Central Michigan University graduate who started at 13 Action News in October 2022. She grew up in Erie, Michigan with her parents and older sister. She decided she wanted to be a storyteller in third grade and has been honing her craft ever since.
A jury found the woman accused of drunkenly crashing her car into a child’s birthday party, killing two young siblings and injuring several others, guilty on all charges.
A business owner in Ohio is closing her doors after being open for four decades.
Schools are one of the safest ways to get students to and from school, according to Ohio’s Department of Public Safety.
Sophie Bates joins Josh Croup live on Action News Now with the latest details on the series of deadly crashes that shut down traffic for hours.
Three people are dead after a series of crashes on the Ohio Turnpike Thursday morning that stopped traffic in both directions, officials tell 13 Action News.
Marshella Chidester is facing numerous charges after police say she drunkenly crashed into Swan Boat Club in Newport, Michigan on April 20, 2024.
The 15-year-old needed a new kidney as a result of Bor Syndrome, a genetic condition that causes kidney malformation.
