WAKO News

Indiana State Police say a Sullivan County woman is in custody charged with attempted murder this week. Authorities report that a shooting occured Monday evening at a gas station location on U.S.

The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO that a boil order is in effect for the Cunningham Sub-division on the west side of Lawrenceville till further notice. The boil order was imposed

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety meeting Monday did approve a quote from Kerns Excavating for around $88,000 for cleanup work at the city collection site caused by recent storms. The Board

The Knox County Indiana Chamber of Commerce was recognized recently by the Indiana Chamber Executive Association at their 2020 Annual Membership Meeting on July 10th. They won the Communications

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 883 new cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 6 confirmed deaths. Lawrence County remains at 12 confirmed cases-5 are active and 7 have

Lawrenceville Police Chief Jim White has released his departmental activity report for June. City police recieved 325 requests for an officer during the month. Officers were involved in 20 drug

Lawrenceville Police Monday arrested 48 year old Kelly Noble of French lick Indiana for Failure to Appear for Court Review. Noble was booked into the Lawrence County jail and was being held on

Health officials in Indiana reported 560 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and four deaths across the Hoosier State Sunday. That brings the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to

The Illinois Deaprtment of Public Health reports there were 1,317 new cases of coronavirus Sunday across the state with 25 additional confirmed deaths. There was an influx of cases in Lawrence

Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham has reported its activity and enforcement figures for the month of June. Troopers answered 185 calls and initiated 737 incident investigations in