WAKO News

   A residential stove fire occurred in Lawrenceville Friday night. Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District were called out to the Mike Webster residence at 1113 Ash Street when a

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   A Mt. Carmel woman was arrested for retail theft with priors in Lawrence County Tuesday.  Lawrenceville Police took 58 year-old Lisa Shearer into custody. Shearer was taken to the Lawrence

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   The Lawrenceville Unit 20 School Board met Tuesday. The School Board approved a fiscal year audit done by Curt Benson from Kemper CPA. The audit found the school district’s financial

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   Four people were injured in a single-vehicle accident in Lawrence County Monday afternoon. Keith Benefiel of Lawrenceville was driving on County Road 1280 East when he attempted to make a

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   A Decker woman was arrested for drug possession in Lawrence County Monday. Lawrence County authorities charged 33 year-old Jessica McKinney with possession of methamphetamine. McKinney was

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   Knox County Sheriff Mike Morris has released the names of the three suspects identified in a recent animal cruelty case. Several dogs were dumped in bad condition near the Cannonball Bridge

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   Lawrenceville Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident which occurred Sunday afternoon. A parked 2015 Chevy owned by Kristen Aldridge was struck on the front passenger’s side by an

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   145 Win Energy REMC customers in Knox County were without power this morning. The outage affected the Wheatland and Monroe City area.  Power went out at 4:35am and was restored about