WAKO News

The Vincennes Police Department has now released more information on the shooting incident late last week in the city and identified the still wanted suspect. The shooting occurred Friday in the

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the entire WAKO listening area from 9 p.m. CST Tuesday until 6 p.m. CST Wednesday. The storm will begin as rain and then turn into

The new Miss Illinois County Fair Queen is from southeastern Illinois. Miss Clay County Paige Van Dyke of Louisville was crowned Sunday night in the finals of the pageant held at the Crowne Plaza

The Indiana State Police (ISP) report that a missing southern Indiana man has been discovered dead  after an apparent vehicle crash in Gibson County. 47 year old Brian Colbert of Evansville had

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Sunday evening arrested 28 year old Logan Musgrave of Lawrenceville. He was charged with Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and was being held pending

A wanted Lawrence County man was found and arrested over the weekend. Authorities in both Lawrence and Crawford Counties were on the lookout for 48 year old  Mark Garner of Lawrenceville. He was

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon for the WAKO listening area. Heavy snow is possible to occur from a strong system moving

The Lawrence County Highway Department has announced that now through April 15th, county highways will be posted and the 8 ton weight limit will be enforced. The County Highway Engineer can allow

The newly enacted Illinois gun ban can not be enforced for the individuals whose sued in Effingham County Court this week. This after the presiding judge Joshua Morrison granted a temporary

Lawrence and Crawford County authorities are on the lookout for a wanted local man. Reports say that 48 year old Mark Garner of Lawrenceville is wanted for Escape, a Class 3 Illinois felony. The