WAKO News

Longtime Second Circuit Court reporter Traci Ackman has retired. She stepped down on March 1st after 36 years of service. Ackman is a native of Robinson and graduated from SIU Carbondale. Her

A change is coming next week at a much traveled Knox County Indiana intersection. The County Commissioners have announced that the intersection of Elkhorn and Decker Roads will be changed to a four

The Lawrenceville City Council met Thursday in regular monthly session and heard from Mayor David Courtney that the Parking Committee had been looking at and investigating solutions to the

There is good news regarding the Embarras River at Lawrenceville. The National Weather Service (NWS) has ended the Flood Warning for the river as of Friday morning. The NWS reported the river at

The St Francisville City Council met in regular monthly session Wednesday night and after a required public hearing, approved a borrowing ordinance for a water system upgrading project. The project

The Red Hill Unit #10 Board of Education met late Wednesday afternoon in a brief special session at the District Office in Bridgeport. They moved to name Joesph Ginder as the new Red Hill Junior

The South Knox Indiana School Board has made it’s first formal step in the search for a new superintendent. They met Tuesday evening in regular session and voted 4-1 to enlist the help of the

The Sumner City Council was scheduled to meet in a special session Tuesday evening at City Hall, but the meeting was cancelled. Mayor Betty Brian told WAKO News that the cancellation was caused by

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday arrested 77 year old Edward Mullane of Lawrenceville on a charge of Criminal Sexual Abuse. No other details surrounding the arrest were given in the

Reports from the Knox County Prosecutors Office indicate that a local man was sentenced to prison on child sex charges in Knox County Circuit Court. 56 year old Bruce VanLue was handed an 82 year