WAKO News

A White County man is dead after being involved in an All-Terrain Vehicle accident this week in the city of Crossville. The White County Sheriffs Department says that 38 year old Shawn Dale

Authorities believe a vehicle recovered in Mt Vernon Illinois is that of the suspect in the fatal shooting of an Olney man this past weekend.   18 year old Rick Meador remains at large. He is

Autopsy results are pending in regard to the investigation into the shooting death of a Lawrence County woman earlier this week. 22 year old Lauren Smallwood of rural Lawrenceville was pronounced

Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes has announced the addition of a new psychiatrist to the medical staff. Dr Glen Oriaifo comes to the medical facility after earning his medical degree from the

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced late last week that Lawrence County is among 29 counties across the state now considered to be at a warning level for COVID-19. A county enters

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the plane crash on Saturday August 29th in northeastern Lawrence County which took the life of Knox County Superior

Lawrenceville Police Sunday arrested a wanted local man. 40 year old Christopher Fox of Lawrenceville was charged with Failure to Appear in Court and was also wanted on an Indiana Department of

The Illinois State Police along with Richland County and other law enforcement agencies across the area are on the lookout for the suspect in a homicide shooting incident Sunday in Olney. 19 year

Lawrence County Coroner Shannon Steffey has released an official statement on a fatal shooting Monday  south of Lawrenceville. Lawrence County E-911 Dispatch received a call from a male subject

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum’s office has announced that as the Forbes Road Storm Sewer improvement project moves into the next phase, crews with Wabash Utilities will be closing McDowell Road