WAKO News

Cases of coronavirus continue to spike across Illinois. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health the rise is mostly due to the delta variant spreading through unvaccinated adults and

The Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) has announced that funds are available to assist income-eligible households in Lawrence and surrounding Illinois counties with their natural gas, propane,

St Francisville Police Friday arrested 29 year old Kaitlyn Pemberton of Bridgeport on a charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. She was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and was later

A Richland County man was killed in a two vehicle accident last week in southwestern Indiana. The Gibson County Indiana Sheriffs Department released details of the fatal mishap late Friday. The

The National Weather Service is forecasting intense heat for the WAKO listening area over the next several days. The temperature is forecast to be in the mid to upper 90s during the afternoon and

St Francisville Mayor Danny Lynn has informed WAKO News that the Wabash Cannonball Bridge will be closed for two days next week for neccessary repairs. The bridge will be shut down to vehicular

There have been no changes made to the Red Hill Unit 10 District Reopening Plan. It was on the agenda for the regular monthly meeting held Thursday evening, but after receiving some public comment,

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced this week that the unemployment rate fell 1/10th percentage point to 7.1% in July down from 7.2% in June. That is based on preliminary data

Only one of 19 downstate southeastern Illinois counties gained in population since 2010. That is according to figures recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Effingham County saw it’s

Due to the increase in positive coronavirus cases in Lawrence and surrounding counties, Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville has announced that visitation is being temporarily