WAKO News

The City of Lawrenceville has announced that it is continuing to moniter the area of the downtown building collapses in the 1100 block of State Street. They are consulting with structural experts

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made several arrests. 47 year old Gerald LeMay of St Francisville was charged with Probation Violation (Knox County). He was being held without bond in the

St Francisville Mayor Danny Lynn has informed WAKO News that the St Francisville toll bridge will be closed for repair and maintenence work next week. The bridge will be shut down to vehicular

The Lawrenceville City Council met in regular monthly session Thursday at City Hall. They were given the Burbach Aquatics report commissioned on the status of the City Park Pool. The lengthy

The Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) has announced that funding is available to assist low income-eligible households in Lawrence and surrounding counties with natural gas, propane, electric,

The 1100 block of State Street in downtown Lawrenceville remained closed as of Friday morning for public safety after portions of two buildings fell after an apparent roof collapse Thursday

The Illinois State Fair kicks off it’s 2022 run Thursday at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield with new attractions and a freeze on entrance prices, which are the same as 2021. Friday,

The St Francisville City Council met Wednesday in regular monthly session and hear from Mayor Danny Lynn that all six of the city water wells are now up and running. The city had to rebuild two of

The Knox County Association for Retarded Citizens (KCARC) has announced that Nash Dunn will assume the reins of the organization as President. He had been serving as interim President since Mike

Lawrenceville Police Wednesday arrested a wanted Kentucky woman. Taken into custody was Tiffany Knight of Franklin, KY. She was wanted for Failure to Appear in Court and was booked into the