WAKO News

The Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) Outreach Office at 1211 State Street in Lawrenceville is holding Headstart signups Wednesday July 7th 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. For additional information, call

State court systems across Illinois are looking at a return to normal scheduling and operations in the fall. Last week the Illinois Supreme Court issued two new rulings. The first calls for

Lawrenceville Police Monday arrested 24 year old Justin Nall of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held there pending the

The search is on in southeastern Illinois for the suspect in a shooting homicide Sunday in Mt Vernon Illinois. Authorities are on the lookout for 29 year old Jaquez Gardner of Woodlawn. He is

The National Weather Service says heat and humidity will occur across the area for the next couple of days. Temperatures are expected in the upper 80s to low 90s with heat index readings climbing

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved the Fiscal Year 2021-25 Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Program for highway-rail safety capital projects. More than $315 million from the Crossing

History was unearthed Sunday in downtown Lawrenceville as the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce hosted the opening of the time capsule buried 50 years ago on the courthouse square. The burial was

Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 8.4 million pounds of it’s ready to eat chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria. That according to the USDA Food Safety and

Lawrenceville Police investigated a single vehicle accident late last week at Gray Wholesale at 1419 12th Street. Reports indicate that a 2006 Semi-Truck-Trailer owned by J.B. Hunt Transport of

St Francisville Police Saturday arrested 38 year old Mariea Tate of Lawrenceville for Possession of Methamphetamine (less than 5 grams). She was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and later released