WAKO News

A Knox County Indiana man is in custody after alledgedly being involved in two southeastern Illinois armed robberies late last week. The Knox County Sheriffs Department announcing the arrest of

The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports that unemployment is trending down from September to October across southeastern Illinois. The jobless rate in October in Lawrence County was

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 46,016 new cases of coronavirus reported across the state during the five day Thanksgiving weekend starting last Wednesday. There were

Lawrenceville Police have completed their investigation into a two vehicle accident last week at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 11th Street. On Wednesday, a 2005 Buick being driven by

Authorities in neighboring Richland County and the surrounding area are looking for a pair of heavy equipment thieves. Olney Police last week recieved a report of the theft of a Bobcat Compact

Area law enforcement authorities remain on the lookout for the three suspects in two early morning armed robberies in Mt Carmel and Grayville late last week. Friday just after 5 a.m. the Jumpin

A Lawrence County Illinois man was taken into custody late last week in southwestern Indiana in connection with various thefts which occured in southeastern Illinois. The Sullivan County Indiana

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI) recently announced it had awarded $250,000 in grant money to Vincennes University. V.U. will put the money toward two STEM programs. Part of the grant will

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 9,469 cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 125 more deaths from the disease. Since the pandemic began, there have been 674,089 cases

Both the Illinois and Indiana State Police are combining their efforts for special holiday patrols this holiday weekend. The two agencies are conducting “Operation Slow Your Roll” over