WAKO News

Lawrenceville Police arrested a local man on multiple charges over the weekend. Taken into custody Saturday was 48 year old Gary Reeves of Bridgeport. He was preliminarily charged with Violation of

The flood warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville has now been lifted. The National Weather Service (NWS) reports that the river crested over the weekend at just over 32 feet Saturday. It

Sumner Police Friday picked up a wanted local woman. Taken into custody was 19 year old Madison Routien of Lawrenceville on a warrant for Failure to Appear in Court. She was booked into the

The Lawrenceville City Council is moving forward to obtain the financing mechanism through a loan from the EPA for construction of a planned new $10 million wastewater treatment plant. Thursday

A Vincennes man is in custody after a police chase in Knox County Indiana Thursday morning. The Knox County Sheriffs Department reports that deputies spotted 24 year old Jacob Heiden-Waterhouse at

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (ILDA) is encouraging Lawrence County and other area farmers to take part in an upcoming free agrichemical container recycling program. It is set to begin in

Lawrenceville Police Chief Jim White has released his departmental activity report for March. The department received 350 request for an officer during the month. They were involved with 11

The St Francisville City Council met in regular monthly session Wednesday night and were updated on the ongoing bridge construction project. mayor Mark Boren told WAKO News that the work is

The Indiana State Police (ISP) are looking into the circumstances surrounding a shooting Wednesday afternoon by Sullivan County sheriffs deputies that resulted in the death of a Sullivan man.

Extensive rainfall over the region in the last 24 to 48 hours has sent many rivers on the rise. That includes the Embarras River at Lawrenceville. The river was measured at 27.16 feet Thursday