WAKO News

Authorities in Effingham County report that a Florida man was killed in a two vehicle accident Thursday on the Dieterich-Montrose Blacktop. The crash occured around 2 p.m. when a pickup being

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Thursday arrested a Lawrenceville man on multiple charges. 47 year old Stephen Organ was preliminarily charged with DUI (Alcohol), Improper Lane Usage,

The Illinois State Police now say that a 16 year old female has been charged in connection with the murder of an Olney man last month. The female was taken into custody this week in Florida along

Former Illinois congressman Glenn Poshard is holding several unity marches over the next few weeks in counties across Southern Illinois including Lawrence County. Each march is about 50 minutes

Vistra Energy this week announced plans to retire all the coal plants owned by it’s subsidiaries in Illinois including the Newton power plant in Jasper County in southeastern Illinois. The

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that routine maintenance work on the Wabash River Bridge at Mt Carmel will begin next week on Monday October 5th. The work will involve

Illinois State Police report that the man wanted for murder in neighboring Richland County has now been captured in Florida. 18 year old Rick Meador of Olney was arrested by U.S. Federal Marshalls

The city of Vincennes has announced that due to COVID-19 exposure, the offices in City Hall will closed to the public effective immediately until Monday October 26th. City officials indicate that

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,273 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday along with 35 additional confirmed deaths. One of those deaths according to the IDPH here

The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO News that the boil order issued last Friday for customers in the area of Highway 50 south on Club Kilroy Road down to the Tewell Addition has been