WAKO News

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the entire WAKO listening area from 1 p.m. Central Time Wednesday until Thursday afternoon. It is anticipated that several rounds of

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety approved an approximately $43,000 contract between the city and the firm of V.E.I. Security for security cameras and networking at the downtown Pantheon

Many small fire department across rural areas of Illinois such as Lawrence and surrounding counties in southeastern Illinois are having trouble finding qualified applicants to serve as

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,137 cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 10 deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 1 new case Monday which brings

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Monday arrested 38 year old Melissa Doyle of Lawrenceville for Failure to Appear in Court and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. She was taken to the

The Illinois State Police report that 2 Richland County residents were injured and hospitalized after a single motorcycle crash Monday evening in rural western Lawrence County. Around 7 p.m. a 1996

Congratulations to Emily Darnell and Rowe Tracy. Those two were voted as 2020-21 Lawrenceville High School Homecoming Queen and King by the LHS student body last week. They were formally introduced

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 8,311 new cases of coronavirus across the state this past weekend-Friday through Sunday-with 71 additional deaths. The latest Lawrence County

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested two Sumner men over the weekend for (DUI) Alcohol. 22 year old Jacob Harms and 49 year old John Thacker were both charged with the offense and both

An area man was injured in a motorcycle accident early Saturday in Clay County Illinois. Illinois State Police report that just before 5 a.m., a 2003 Yamaha being ridden by 24 year old Trenton