WAKO News

   Officials say the Wabash Cannonball Bridge in St. Francisville will be closed this Thursday from 8 am to 3:30 pm central time. No details were given on the reason for the bridge

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   Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Lawrence County Friday night. Vehicles driven by Raymond Richards of Oblong and Meghan Rinsch of Flat Rock collided on US 50 at Kings

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A Sullivan County man wanted in two states was arrested Sunday night by Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputies. Sullivan County authorities were notified that 44 year-old William L. Harris was

   A United States District Court jury awarded a Lawrenceville woman nearly $1 million in damages in a civil rights case last week. According to attorneys for Jade Green, the seven-person jury

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   Lawrence County authorities arrested a Lawrenceville woman on a warrant Sunday. Sheriff’s deputies took 40 year-old Bethany Abbey into custody. Abbey was wanted for failing to appear in

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   A Palestine man was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Lawrence County Friday night. Joseph Beard was driving south on County Road 200 East in Petty Township when his 2003 Chevy pickup

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   Lawrence County State’s Attorney Michael Strange announced that three people were sentenced in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week.  41 year-old Jesse Boatright of Bridgeport was

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   A Lawrenceville woman was arrested Friday for burglary. Lawrenceville Police took 36 year-old Anna Morgan into custody. Morgan was taken to the Lawrence County Jail.

   Fire damaged a residential garage in Lawrence County Thursday. Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District and Bridgeport Fire Protection District were called out to the Brian

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   Lawrenceville Police arrested two people for domestic battery Thursday. Police took 42 year-old Lynn Clark and 51 year-old Gary Cook into custody. Clark and Cook were both taken to the

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