The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a Bridgeport man for Domestic Battery this week. 60 year old Timothy Shaffer was charged with the offense Wednesday and was being held on $5000
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Recovery efforts continue from the Wednesday night storms which hammered Lawrence and Knox counties with damaging winds, rain, and hail. There were multiple reports of downed trees and power lines
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The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for the WAKO listening area from 1 a.m. until 8 a.m. Saturday. Temperatures are forecast to drop to as low as 30 degrees in many locations
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The Knox County Emergency Management Agency has raised the
Local Travel Status to an Advisory. An Advisory Level means that routine travel or activities
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuiness Tuesday announced that 214 cities, towns, and counties will recieved a combined $126.5 million in
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Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle collision early Tuesday afternoon at 1517 Fifth Street. A 2009 Chevrolet Silverado truck being driven by Grant McDonald of Lawrenceville hit a 2015
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Indiana is reporting 585 new cases of coronavirus Tuesday bring the state total up to over 5,500. There were 34 new deaths-the largest single day jump and that increased the death total to 173. One
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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,287 new cases of the coronavirus disease across the state Tuesday. That brings the total number to 13,549. There were 73 deaths also-the highest
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Lawrenceville Mayor Don Wagner’s office has informed WAKO that individual residential trash pickups will not occur unless the garbage is in the appointed tote container. The city yard waste
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The Indiana Health Department reports that there are now 4,944 cases of COVID-19 in the Hoosier state as of Tuesday-536 of those occuring on Monday. There have been 139 deaths total with 12
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