WAKO News

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) have announced this week that 224 cities, towns and counties across the state received a combined $107.8 million

Officials with the George Rogers Clark National Historic Park (GRCNHP) in Vincennes now say a $1000 reward is being offered for concrete information leading to the arrest and conviction of two male

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday arrested 34 year old Deidre Fraley of Bridgeport on a charge of Domestic Battery. She was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held

The city of Lawrenceville has announced that it’s city wide cleanup is set to start next week.  It will begin on Monday April 25th and end on Friday May 6th. City crews will be making two

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum’s office has announced that beginning Wednesday April 20th, crews with Wabash Utilities will have Sievers Road closed at Main Street to allow for continued work on

The Illinois State Police District 12 based in Effingham has announced that it will be conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Lawrence and neighboring Richland County along

The Bridgeport City Council is scheduled to meet in special session this week. City officials indicate that the council will get together Tuesday April 19th at 7 p.m. at City Hall in Bridgeport.

Some good economic news for the state of Illinois. The statewide unemployment rate was down in March. March was the 23rd month in a row that the jobless rate fell dropping from 4.8% to 4.7%.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is continuing to warn of rising COVID cases in some areas of the state. Last Friday the IDPH reported 14,049 new cases and 45 deaths across the state

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Sunday arrested a wanted local man on multiple charges. Taken into custody was 26 year old Kaleb Goodwin of St Francisville in St Francisville. He was wanted