WAKO News

The Vincennes City Council met in regular session at City Hall Monday night and after a lengthy and spirited discussion voted 4-3 to approve a resolution of transparency for the council in the

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the upcoming 2020 census is all about getting the proper funding when it comes to getting the most accurate count possible. Tim Olsen is Associate Director of Field

Kevin Meyer was picked this past weekend to fill the remainder of Tim Crowley’s term on the Knox County Indiana Council. He was selected from three candidates at a Democtratic caucus held

Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham have released the results of recent Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols held in Lawrence and Richland Counties in November. Those patrols

The Crawford County States Attorneys Office reports that an Oblong man has been sentenced to prison. 45 year old George Russell was charged with Aggravated Battery, a Class 2 Illinois felony. He

Vincennes Police say that two men were charged after being involved in an altercation at a North Third Street residence. 27 year old Alexander Dugas and 23 year old Kane Carter both of Vincennes

Four units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District along with personnel from the Bridgeport Fire Department were called out to a residential fire in Lawrenceville Saturday. Firefighters

The City of Lawrenceville will have a new mayor in the future. Incumbent two term Mayor Don Wagner announced in an interview with WAKO that he will not run for re-election. Wagner says that he is

A White County man was arrested this week by authorities following a lengthy investigation into child pornography activity. 70 year old Clifford Steve Champion of Carmi was taken into custody by

Sunday December the 8th is the seven year anniversary of the unsolved homicide of 85 year old Lowell Badger of rural Sullivan County Indiana. He was discovered dead at his home, the victim of an