WAKO News

Knox County Indiana has a new department head. Aaron Neeley is the new Maintenence Director for the county. He was formally introduced at the Knox County Commissioners monthly session this week.

The National Weather Service has ended the Flood Warning for the Wabash River at Vincennes. The river on Wednesday morning was measured at 15.77 feet, below the 16 foot flood stage. The river is

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshalls Office (OSFM) wants to raise awareness about the importance of burn injuries during National Burn Awareness Week this week. According to national

The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission (GWRPC) has announced a promotion among it’s administrative staff. Jeff Vaughn has advanced to Grant Administrator for the organization based

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) picked up a wanted local man Monday. 37 year old Elijah Hooker of Lawrenceville was being sought on an out of county warrant. He was arrested and

Investigating authorities have now released the names of those shot in Washington Indiana late Sunday night including one fatality. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. ET at a location on

The Regional Office of Education (ROE) #12 along with Lawrence Unit #20 have announced that there will be pre-K screenings coming up next month. The screenings will be at Parkside Elementary School

Good news coming from neighboring Richland County. Authorities there now say that a missing Olney teen has been located and has returned home. 15 year old Emily Cochran had been reported missing

Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District responded with mutual aid from Bridgeport responded over the weekend to an alarm at the Smith Manor Apartment building in Lawrenceville. There

The Indiana State Police along with other law enforcement agencies are looking into the circumstances surrounding multiple shootings in the city of Washington Sunday night with one fatality.