WAKO News

The Knox County Indiana Sheriffs Department reports a Vincennes man died after a two vehicle accident Saturday morning. 65 year old Ralph Biehl died after a truck collided with the motorcycle he

Local law enforcement is gearing up for the start of school in Lawrence County next week. Authorities will be patrolling school zones and looking for violations such as speeding and distracted

Lawrenceville Mayor Don Wagner announced this week that the city will be the recpient of a $500,000 federal grant for sewer line improvements. Work will be done in areas of east Lawrenceville and

Lawrenceville Police Chief Jim White has issued his departmental activity report for the month of July. They recieved 350 requests for an officer. The department was involved in 12 drug

The Lawrenceville City Council Thursday night approved an ordinance rezoning property at 1510 State Street owned by Meyer Oil of Teutopolis from R-1 (residential) to B-3 (highway business). The

Good news for local and area farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared a federal agriculture disaster for all 102 Illinois counties including Lawrence citing historic flooding across

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department took two men in custody Thursday on domestic battery charges. 33 year old John Reed of Marion Kentucky and 36 year old Christopher Tompkins of Lawrenceville

Two people were sentenced to prison terms this week in Lawrence County Circuit Court. States Attorney Michael Strange announced that 35 year old Cameron Jones of Bridgeport plead guilty to Unlawful

The City of Vincennes has announced that Main Street from 22nd Street to the Jamestown Square Apartments will be on a limited reopening. The roadway will be closed for repair work daily from 8:30

For the first time in its history the Rides Mass Transit District has eclipsed 1 million passengers on its routes. The mark was passed during the previous fiscal year ending June 30th. In total