WAKO News

Lawrenceville Police Chief Jim White has released his departmental activity report for the month of July. City police recieved 315 requests for an officer during the month. They were involved in 10

A Lawrence County man was among three people killed early Thursday in a single vehicle accident in neighboring Crawford County. Illinois State Police say that the fatal mishap occured around 1:20

The Illinois State Supreme Court has allowed a stay in the Clay County Court case involving Governor J.B. Pritzger and 109th District State Representative Darren Bailey. The ruling was announced

The Knox County Indiana Health Department reports the first COVID-19 death in the county Wednesday morning. Health officer Dr Alan Stewart made the announcement. No other details were being

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,645 new cases of the coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 16 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported a new case

Lawrenceville Police Wednesday arrested 31 year old Matthew Campbell of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. No other arrest details were given in the report. Campbell was booked into the

Reports out of neighboring Crawford County indicate that there were multiple fatalities involved in an apparent police pursuit Thursday morning near Palestine. Initial information points to a

The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO News that it has lifted a recent boil order. The boil order was for the area from County Road 850 East going west to County Road 700 East along both

Indiana governor Eric Holcomb Tuesday announced that his state will remain at 4.5 of it’s 5 stage reopening plan. That announcement made in Indianapolis. It comes as the state surpassed

The South Knox School Corporation has approved the advertising of it’s over $17 million  budget for the coming fiscal school year. The approval was given this week on the proposed spending