WAKO News

With the new school year scheduled to begin in less than a month, both Lawrence Unit 20 and Red Hill Unit 10 are geared up for student registrations. Unit 20 current student registration is

Tragedy here in Lawrence County as a local woman was killed after being hit by a semi-truck south of Bridgeport. Illinois State Police report that the fatal mishap occurred about 4:30 a.m. on the

The  2022 Knox County Indiana Fair begins its weeklong run Monday at the fairgrounds in Bicknell. The highlight Monday evening will be the annual Queen Pageant with Garden and Tractor Pulls

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 50 Illinois counties are now rated at High Community Level for COVID-19 spread. One of those is neighboring Wabash County here in southeastern

Blood products are now onboard all Air Evac Lifeteam air ambulances that serve the tri-state region including Lawrence County. Air Evac and the Deaconess Blood Bank have collaborated to provide

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made two arrests Sunday. 26 year old Christian Stultz of rural Lawrenceville was charged with Domestic Battery and Aggravated Battery (Under 13). He was

Authorities in Lawrence County have reopened a stretch of road that was closed early Monday after an apparent fatal accident. WAKO News was alerted that County Road 800 East (Bridgeport Road) was

The Illinois Secretary of States Office is warning Lawrence County and other area residents to be wary of scam e-mails and texts purporting to be from that office. The scam is a message that claims

Lawrenceville Police Friday arrested 40 year old David Finley of Lawrenceville on a charge of Felony Domestic Battery. No other details surrounding the arrest were given in the report. He was