WAKO News

LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Friday arrested 32 year old Tyler Banks of Bridgeport on a charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI)- Alcohol. He was taken to the Lawrence County

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MURBARGER FOUND GUILTY

A former southeastern Illinois and Evansville man has been found guilty of the murder of his former girlfriend by a Wayne County Illinois jury. 26 year old Brodey Murbarger had the verdict returned

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NWS RED FLAG WARNING

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Red Flag Warning for Friday from 12 p.m. until 7 p.m. CDT for the entire WAKO listening area. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather

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FIRE DANGER ALERT

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Special Weather Alert for the WAKO listening area Thursday and Friday.  Despite cooler conditions and some rain across the region this week, The NWS

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