WAKO News

One major issue that did not get taken care of in the recent spring legislative session in Springfield by state lawmakers was fixing the Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) card backlog. Two

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported only 365 new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 11 deaths. There were no new cases reported by the Lawrence County Health

The National Weather Service out of Paducah Kentucky has confirmed a low grade tornado touchdown in southwestern Indiana Tuesday. It occured in Pike County along Interstate 69. There was no damage

The Lawrenceville restaurant known as Buke’s Cafe at 1002 15th Street has officially changed names as of Tuesday. Owners Lindi and Tesa Bekteshi Monday announced the new name will be Midpoint

Lawrenceville Mayor David Courtney has called a meeting of the City Council Finance and Utilities Committee for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the City Hall. He also informed Lite 103 News that the city

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum has announced that Robert Dunham will retire as police chief on Tuesday July 13th. Dunham has served as chief for the last 18 months and prior to that, had been chief for

Coronavirus numbers continue to fall across the state. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported only 244 new cases with just 14 deaths Monday. The Lawrence County Health Department did not

Good Samaritan Hospital In Vincennes has announced updated visitation guidelines starting Monday June 7th. Visiting hours for Inpatient units and Inpatient Rehabilitation will be 10 a.m. until 8

Illinois Governor J.B. Prtizger late last week signed the law establishing new legislative district maps to govern elections for the next 10 years. Political map lines must be redrawn after every

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,506 new cases of coronavirus across the state over the weekend with 84 new deaths. The latest Lawrence County Health Department case total is