WAKO News

The Illinois State Police out of District 12 in Effingham have released their monthly activity report for December. Troopers in the district which includes Lawrence County answered 310 calls for

A Knox County Indiana man was sentenced to prison Friday here in Lawrence County. States Attorney Michael Strange announced that 28 year old Ryan Shoulders of Vincennes was sentenced for Unlawful

One person was killed and two others seriously injured in a two vehicle accident in Knox County Indiana Friday afternoon. Authorities say the mishap occured on U.S. 50 at the Robinson Road east of

The Lawrence County Farm Bureau has announced it will host its 100th Annual Meeting next month. The affair is scheduled for Monday February 10 at the Central Christian Church in Lawrenceville. It

The National Weather Service reports that the Embarras River at Lawrenceville has crested. The river crested Thursday and was at 36.7 feet Friday morning and falling. It is forecast to continue to

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board Of Education met in regular session Thursday night in Bridgeport. Superintendent Jakie Walker reported that they are looking at planning for additional Emotional

Lawrenceville Police Thursday arrested a wanted local woman. 32 year old Frances Harrington of Lawrenceville was picked up for Failure to Appear in Court in Knox County Indiana. She was booked into

Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District along with the Bridgeport Fire Department were called out Friday morning to a false alarm at a Lawrenceville apartment complex. Firefighters

Illinois State Police say that a Lawrenceville man was killed in a single vehicle car crash in northeastern Lawrence County. The fatal mishap occured Thursday just before 6 p.m. on Illinois Route

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the WAKO listening area till 6 p.m. Central Time. A mixture of freezing rain, light sleet and snow is possible across the