WAKO News

Illinois State Police out of Effingham will be conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Lawrence, Richland, Jasper, Clay, Crawford and Effingham counties during this month of

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department took three people into custody on out of county arrest warrants. 31 year old Troy Collins of Davenport Iowa was wanted on an Effingham County warrant and was

Dr William “Tom” Thompson has been named the recipient of the 2019 Phillip Shelton Humanitarian Award. The Monroe City Indiana physician will be honored with the award Sunday in the Eva

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday will begin mailing ballots to eligible Lawrence County and area farmers for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections. Those committees

St Francisville Police arrested 46 year old Earl Stoltz of St Francisville Thursday for resisting a peace officer. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and later released on $100 bond. No

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange has announced the sentencing of two local man to prison in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week. 30 year old James McDowell of Sumner was given 54

A Texas man has died after being involved in a two vehicle accident on Interstate 70 in Effingham County. Illinois State Police say that a 2004 Mazda being driven by 19 year old Gerardo Navarrete

A wanted Lawrence County man was arrested by authorities in neighboring Wabash County. 38 year old Jeramy Moore of St Francisville was picked up by the Mt Carmel Police Department on a warrant for

Illinois State Police at Effingham report that two people died in two seperate traffic accidents on Wednesday morning. The first occured around 8:30 a.m. on U.S. 40 at the S-curves west of

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch for the entire WAKO listening area across southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana from Thursday evening until Friday morning. The