WAKO News

A Knox County Indiana man was seriously injured in an early morning accident Sunday here in Lawrence County. Illinois State Police report that around 5:20 a.m. a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt being driven

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday for the entire WAKO listening area. Heavy mixed precipitation is being forecast with a

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a total of 2,897,174 cases of coronavirus along with 30,688 deaths across the state since the pandemic began. There were 48 positive cases reported

The Crawford County Illinois States Attorneys Office says that two Lawrence County men have been recently sentenced to prison terms in that county. Cole Inboden of Lawrenceville was given 3 years

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange reports that 3 men were recently sentenced to prison terms in Lawrence County Circuit Court. 40 year old Dustin Yarbrough of Vincennes was given 6

Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle crash early Friday. Reports say it happened around 4:40 a.m. at the intersection of 12th and Jefferson Streets. A 2016 GMC Arcadia being driven by

One woman is dead and another man injured after a single vehicle accident Friday afternoon in southwestern Indiana. Reports out of  Daviess County indicate that the mishap occurred around 2:30

Unemployment levels dropped from November to December for most counties in southeastern Illinois. That according to the latest individual county figures released this week by the Illinois

The Good Samaritan Hospital Board of Governors met Thursday in Vincennes and approved the renewal of the Stryker equipment lease for Perioperative Services.  The lease was continued for 44 months

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital this week officially announced the promotion of Gene Allen to Executive Director of Hospital Operations. He has been at LCMH for over 7 years as it’s Rural