WAKO News

Could the Mid-American Air Center located northeast of Lawrenceville be a potential future site for a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation Business Center? The

The National Weather Service is warning Lawrence County and other area residents to be alert and on the lookout for severe weather. The forecast is calling for scattered thunderstorms increasing in

The Vincennes City Council met in regular session Monday evening at City Hall and did pass on three readings an ordinance implementing a Local Income Tax (LIT). The .05% tax will be used to help

Indiana State Police ticketed a Knox County man Monday morning after he was caught driving over 115 m.p.h. on U.S. 50. Authorities say that a 2011 Mercedes-Benz being driven by 33 year old Brandon

Lawrenceville Police Monday arrested 38 year old Douglas Hill of Lawrenceville on a charge of Aggravated Domestic Battery. No other details were given in the arrest report. Hill was booked into the

Reports out of Jefferson County Illinois indicate that Ray Tate of Hopkinsville Kentucky formerly of Lawrence County was captured in an attempt to escape from jail this past weekend. The Jefferson

Unstable atmospheric conditions are continuing across the WAKO listening area which could lead to severe weather. The National Weather Service says scattered thunderstorms are possible later

109th District Republican State Representative Adam Niemerg has issued a written statement regarding the passage this past weekend of a Fiscal Year 2023 State Budget by the Illinois State

Indiana State Police report that a southwest Indiana man was charged with multiple offenses after a traffic stop Saturday afternoon on Interstate 69 in Pike County. A vehicle being driven by 31

Lawrenceville Police have completed their investigation into a single vehicle accident late Friday night in the 2200 block of James Street. Reports indicate that just before 10 p.m., a 2005 BMW M3