WAKO News

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department took into custody a wanted Indiana woman Thursday. 31 year Mary Davis of Washington was picked up on an order to take her into custody and was booked into

A motion by the defense for accused murderer Ruben Corzine of Mt Carmel to undergo an evaluation to determine his fitness to stand trial was granted in Wabash County Circuit Court Thursday. The

The City of Bridgeport has informed WAKO that the boil order issued earlier this week for the area of Olive Street west to the city limits has now been lifted. The boil order was imposed after a

Vincennes University has announced that Sarah Fortune has been named as the senior director of external affairs at the school. Fortune is a graduate of VU who founded the Evansville based Lionfish

The St Francisville City Council met in regular session Wednesday night and after much discussion moved to close the 13th Street Bridge to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the future. The

Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham has released its monthly activity report for January. District 12 does include Lawrence County. Troopers during the month recieved 171 calls for

Bridgeport Police Wednesday arrested a wanted local woman. 35 year old April Gosnell of Bridgeport was picked up on an out of county warrant from neighboring Crawford County. She was being held on

The National Weather Service indicates that a flood warning continues for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville till Saturday. The river was at 30.8 feet Thursday a little less than a foot above

The Bridgeport City Council has approved a new IT firm to update and maintain the computers and software at City Hall. DawsForce from Vincennes was approved for the work. The move was made at their

The search for a new director for the Knox County Development Council has been narrowed. That report was made to the Knox County Council during its session this week. KCDC Board President Craig