WAKO News

Prosecutors in Missouri have announced that they are dropping charges against convicted murderer and former Lawrence County resident Ray Tate. After fatally shooting Wayne County Sheriffs Deputy

Authorities have now released the name of the woman killed in a fire late last week in downtown Washington Indiana. She was identified as 45 Brandee Mumma of Washington. She was a resident of a

The Lawrence Public Library Board met in regular session Tuesday evening at the library in downtown Lawrenceville. Head librarian and library director Diane Brumley reported to the board that

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Wind Advisory from 9 a.m. CST until 8 p.m. CST Wednesday evening for the entire WAKO listening area. Winds will be from the south at 20 to 25 mph

Sumner here in Lawrence County has been rated as the most affordable place to live in the state of Illinois. That is according to an annual study released by the company, SmartAsset. The company is

A Lawrence County man is in custody in Knox County Indiana on multiple offenses. The Knox County Sheriffs Department reports that 20 year old DeAndre Flowers of St Francisville was charged with

Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District (LAFPD) were dispatched Sunday afternoon to a brush fire in northern Lawrence County. Firefighters were called out around 3 p.m. to the fire

One man was ticketed after being involved in a hit and run incident early Sunday in Lawrenceville. City police received a report around 2:30 a.m. of a vehicle striking a guardrail on 10th Street

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) arrested a local man on multiple charges Saturday. Taken into custody was 51 year old Brian Carrie of rural Lawrenceville for Assault, Aggravated

The US Attorneys Office for Southern Illinois reports that a southeastern Illinois man has been sentenced to federal prison. A US District Court judge this week handed down a 33 month prison term