WAKO News

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital (LCMH) in Lawrenceville has announced that their mask requirements have now been upgraded. Consistent with guidelines from the Center For Disease Control (CDC) and

The Illinois State Police and the Lawrenceville Police Department have issued an Endangered Missing Persons Advisory for a local man. 33 year old Floyd Wheeler has been missing since last Friday

There were injuries involved in a two vehicle collision Saturday at a Lawrenceville intersection. City police report that at around 9 a.m., a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox being driven by Kendall Kamp of

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Saturday arrested 21 year old Dylan Wolfe of Oaktown Indiana for Driving Under the Influence (DUI). He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was later

The fire protection district chiefs in Lawrence County has announced that due to the continued dry conditions across the region, a burn ban is in effect for the county immediately and until further

Vincennes Township Fire Department (VTFD) officials now say that the fire late Monday night at a body shop location at 67 West 15th Street in Vincennes caused an estimated $500,000 in damage.

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met in regular session Thursday night in Bridgeport. They took action regarding heating and air conditioning at the Sumner Attendence Center and Bridgeport

The Illinois State Police District 12 based in Effingham has announced that they will be conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Lawrence, Crawford, Effingham and Clay Counties

It is deer mating season and law enforcement authorities locally and across the area along with the Illinois Department of Transportation are urging Lawrence County and other drivers to be careful.

Authorities in Lawrence County Thursday afternoon arrested 24 year old Christian Eaton on a charge of Failure to Appear in Court. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held