WAKO News

Members of the Spirit of Vincennes Inc, which holds the annual Vincennes Rendezvous event on Memorial Day weekend are calling the 2023 edition an outstanding success. The good weekend weather both

Sumner Mayor Betty Brian has called a special session of the city council for Wednesday. They will meet at 4 p.m. at the City Hall. It is anticipated that the council will open bids for the planned

Authorities here in Lawrence County made multiple arrests over the past holiday weekend. Arrested early Monday by the Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) was 53 year old Kristy Crouch of

A wanted fugitive in a Vincennes gunfire incident was apprehended here in Lawrence County this past weekend. The incident occurred April 10th at Gregg Park when a gun was fired striking an

One person was injured and hospitalized after a two vehicle accident Monday afternoon in the 2600 block of West Haven Road at the Lawrenceville Walmart entrance. Lawrenceville Police report that

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is encouraging Lawrence County and other area farmers and agrichemical facilities to take part in a free agrichemical container recycling program this

Lawrenceville Police late Friday night arrested 30 year old Tyler Mardyla of St Francisville on a charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and

In honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, the Lawrenceville VFW Post will host it’s annual Memorial Day observance ceremony on Monday May 29th. It is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT at the

Unemployment figures for counties in southeastern Illinois were mixed from March to April. That according to figures released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Lawrence

With the traditional start of the summer boating season this Memorial Day holiday weekend, both the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Conservation Police (ICP) are