WAKO News

Lawrenceville Police Tuesday arrested a wanted local man. Taken into custody was 24 year old Michael Chappell of Lawrenceville. He had outstanding warrants against him for Domestic Battery and

The National Weather Service is continuing the Winter Weather Advisory for the WAKO listening area through Thursday morning. Mixed precipitation is expected with periods of snow, ice and freezing

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker this week announced that Roger Eddy has been appointed to the Illinois State Board of Education. Currently Eddy is the interim president of Lincoln Trail College in

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 1,747 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 35 more deaths. One of those deaths occuring in

Two people were injured and hospitalized early Tuesday morning when fire broke out at a Vincennes duplex. Firefighters were dispatched around 3 a.m. to the fire location in the 600 block of North

Illinois State Police report that 2 Lawrence County men were injured in a two vehicle weather-related accident late Monday night near Xenia in Clay County Illinois. Around 10:10 p.m. a 2004 GMC Box

The National Weather Service reports anywhere from 2 up to 5 inches of snow fell across the area from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning. The snowfall caused rural and secondary roads along

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,060 new cases of coronavirus Sunday across the state with 48 additional deaths. The most recent Lawrence County Health Department figures show

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted Knox County Indiana man late last week. Taken into custody Friday was 24 year old Benjamin Youngren of Vincennes on a warrant for Domestic

The National Weather Services reports that scattered snow showers are expected to develop Monday across the region and linger through the evening before tapering off to flurries or possible