WAKO News

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety met Monday at City Hall and witnessed the swearing in of two new city firefighters. Both Jeremy Trowbridge of Bicknell Indiana and Cole Marksman of

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has released the Illinois Aviation System Plan. The document identifies short and long term needs and goals of the state’s airports and is the

The Illinois State Police arrested 34 year old Nicholas Evans of Bridgeport early Tuesday. He has been preliminarily charged with Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon. No other details

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), 59 counties across the state are rated at the High Community Level for COVID-19 spread.

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a local man on multiple offenses Sunday. Taken into custody was 42 year old Jason Lentz of rural Lawrenceville. He has been preliminarily charged

It was not a good weekend on the area highways and byways. Three people were killed in three separate accidents up in Clark and Edgar Counties. 16 year old Brody Sanders of Paris Ill died early

2 Crawford County residents have pled guilty in federal court in Benton to breaking into cars and stealing identification and checks and using them to commit identity theft in order to obtain money

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department picked up two wanted Bridgeport women Friday. Both 36 year old Kelli Taylor and 39 year old Jennifer Vurdette were be sought for Failure to Appear in Court.

A Richland County man was sentenced to prison here in Lawrence County Circuit Court (LCCC) this week. States Attorney Michael Strange announced that Friday, 25 year old Trytton Jarvis of Olney pled

The National Weather Service has ended the Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville. That after the river fell below it’s 30 foot flood stage early Saturday morning. The river