WAKO News

Lawrenceville Police have completed their investigation into a two vehicle accident Monday in the 900 block of Cedar Street. Just before 2 p.m., a 2007 GMC Sierra being driven by Linda Painter of

A Jasper County woman was killed in a two vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon in neighboring Richland County. Illinois State Police say the fatal mishap occurred around 3 p.m. on Illinois Route 130

A State of Illinois mandated public test of the election equipment that will be used to conduct the upcoming April 4th Consolidated Election in Lawrence County will be held this week. The testing

A wanted female subject was taken into custody Monday by the Lawrence County Sheriffs Department on an out of state arrest warrant. 27 year old Lataysha Morgan of Lawrenceville was picked up and

Lawrence County States Attorney Brady Waldrop has announced that three people were recently sentenced to prison in Lawrence County Circuit Court. 47 year old Charles Oakley of Lawrenceville was

Lawrenceville City Cemetery Supervisor Jack Campbell has informed WAKO News that all containers and wreathes should be removed from the cemetery by next Sunday March 26th. The cemetery department

The Illinois State Police Troop 9 based out of Effingham announced over the weekend that they will be conducting Distracted Driving Enforcement Patrols here in Lawrence County in April. The patrols

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) Sunday arrested 44 year old Scott Jamison of Evansville Indiana on charges of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Friday arrested 53 year old Cheryl Hall of Lawrenceville on a charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine.  She was booked into the Lawrence County

The Red Hill Unit #10 Board of Education met Thursday night in regular session at Red Hill Jr/Sr High School in Bridgeport. They received a presentation on Electronic Sports (E-Sports) from