WAKO News

The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that Monday June 6th is the scheduled first day of lane restrictions on a U.S. 41 structure replacement project in southern Knox County. Both

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Monday arrested a Wabash County man on multiple charges. Taken into custody was 28 year old Devan Twitchell of Mt Carmel. He has been preliminarily

A statewide Silver Alert has been issued in Indiana for a missing Knox County man. The Knox County Sheriffs Department is on the lookout for 38 year old Jeffrey Frye of Vincennes. He was last seen

The Illinois State Board of Elections is launching a new effort to make it easier for those with disabilities in Lawrence County and around the state to cast a mail-in ballot in the upcoming

The Illinois Better Business Bureau (BBB) and authorities say that a property tax phone scam is continuing across the region and residents should be aware and cautious. Property owners are getting

The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that lane restrictions will occur starting next week for the Red Skelton Bridges on U.S. 50 over the Wabash River from Knox County into

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports that there were 6, 399 new confirmed cases of coronavirus Thursday across the state with 8 new deaths. The IDPH reports 6 cases locally here

Lawrenceville Police made two arrests Thursday. 32 year old Emma Blair of rural Lawrenceville was charged with Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. She was booked into the Lawrence County Jail

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange reports that a northern Illinois man was given a prison term during sentencing this week in Lawrence County Circuit Court. 30 year old Niguel Griffin

The city of Vincennes was one of the communities selected by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) in November of 2021 for the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program (H.E.L.P) to begin