WAKO News

The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday reported 6,239 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus across the state with 116 additional deaths. 2 of those deaths occuring in

Illinois State Police report that a Richland County man was hurt in a single vehicle accident on the St Marie Road in Jasper County Tuesday night. Around 9:45 p.m. a 1999 Dodge being driven by 63

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department took a wanted southwestern Indiana man into custody Tuesday. 31 year old Matthew Mattingly of Huntingburg was wanted in Dubois County Indiana and was being

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the entire WAKO listening area until 10 p.m. Wednesday. South to southwest winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour with some gusts up to 45

Vincennes University has announced Bob Wisler as the school’s new Chief Information Officer and Director of the Management Information Center. Wisler is an Anderson Indiana native who comes

The Vincennes City Council held a short year end wrapup session Monday. The meeting dealt with paying the existing claims and wrapping up the fiscal year for the various city departments. The

A Lawrence County man has filed for election to the Illinois Eastern Community College District #529 Board of Trustees. Brady Waldroup of Sumner is among three candidates turning in petitions for

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,699 new and probable cases of coronavirus Monday across the state with 98 additional deaths. Overall since the pandemic began, there have been

Indiana State Police and the Knox County Sheriffs Department made a large drug bust during the execution of an arrest warrant in Oaktown Monday. Around 9 a.m. Eastern Time, authorities were at a

Authorities in deep southern Illinois say remains recently discovered could be those of a missing Harrisburg woman. The Pope County Sheriffs Department says the discovery was reported by a deer