WAKO News

Local and state officials are urging Lawrence County and other area residents to stay off the roads if possible during the severe winter weather. Travel will become extremely difficult in many

The National Weather Service has a Winter Storm Warning in effect for the remainder of Wednesday through midnight Thursday for the entire WAKO listening area. There will be a mixed bag of

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced the reappointments of three members of the Vincennes University Board of Trustees late last week. Reappointed to terms lasting through October of 2024 were

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Monday picked up 32 year old Amanda Dreiman of Jasper Indiana on a Probation Violation and for Failure to Appear in Court. She was taken to the Lawrence

The National Weather Service says that that Winter Storm Watch issued for the entire WAKO listening area continues from Wednesday morning through Friday morning. The forecast is now calling for a

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the important issue of what makes up the”waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the national Clean Air Act and to review whether certain

A Knox County Indiana man was seriously injured in an early morning accident Sunday here in Lawrence County. Illinois State Police report that around 5:20 a.m. a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt being driven

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday for the entire WAKO listening area. Heavy mixed precipitation is being forecast with a

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a total of 2,897,174 cases of coronavirus along with 30,688 deaths across the state since the pandemic began. There were 48 positive cases reported

The Crawford County Illinois States Attorneys Office says that two Lawrence County men have been recently sentenced to prison terms in that county. Cole Inboden of Lawrenceville was given 3 years