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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration to investigate a

Voters in the state of Indiana will choose their local leaders in the 2023 municipal primary election Tuesday. The polls will remain open for voting until 6 p.m. ET. In the city of Vincennes, there

A wanted Lawrence County woman was taken into custody along with a wanted southern Indiana man after a traffic stop in Mt Carmel. Mt Carmel Police report that they made a stop of a Nissan passenger

The Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 based out of Effingham has announced the results of a Distracted Driving Enforcement Patrol held here in Lawrence and Fayette County. The patrols focused on

A local woman was injured after being struck by a car late Monday night at the Lawrenceville Walmart at 2610 West Haven Road. City police report that at around 10 p.m. a 2008 Ford  being driven by

The name of the male subject killed at the Bear Run Coal Mine last month has now been released. The Sullivan County Indiana Sheriffs Department reports that the victim was 59 year old Philip

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department picked up two wanted people over the weekend. 53 year old Kelly Smith of Lawrenceville was charged with Failure to Appear in Court and was being held on

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education will meet in special session this week. Unit 10 officials have informed WAKO News that the meeting will be Thursday May 4th at 6 p.m. CT at the Unit 10

Congratulations to Kyra Griesemer and Silas Parrott. They were crowned as the 2023 Red Hill High School Prom Queen and King during the coronation held Saturday evening during the event held in the

Authorities in southwestern Indiana say that 6 more people were arrested on drug charges earlier this week as part of an ongoing multiple agency investigation. They occurred on Tuesday April 25th