WAKO News

An Evansville Indiana man has been arrested by authorities on murder charges in relation to the 2014 disappearance/killing of a Wayne County Illinois teen. 26 year old Brody Murbarger was taken

Lawrenceville Police received a report of a two vehicle accident Wednesday at the Lawrenceville Walmart at 2610 West haven Road.  Around 11 a.m. a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe being driven by Albert

A Wabash County man was killed Wednesday in a two vehicle accident in Richland County. The Illinois State Police report that the fatal collision occured around 5:50 a.m. on U.S. 50 west of the

A Red Hill High School graduate has been selected as the new student trustee on the Vincennes University Board of Trustees. Conner McKinney of Sumner was sworn in to the position Monday during the

The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Board met in regular session Tuesday and heard a status update from Chief Executive Officer Don Robbins that the medical facility in Lawrenceville is

Uber has announced it’s expansion into 39 additional counties across Illinois starting Wednesday, October 7th. The move gives the company statewide coverage for it’s rides platform. A

The Knox County Indiana Commissioners have announced an extension of the county burn ban. The extension occured Tuesday. The ban was issued last week due to the extremely dry conditions in

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 1,617 new confirmed cases of coronavirus Tuesday across the state with 32 new deaths. One of those death was in neighboring Richland

A Mt Carmel man was injured in a recent hunting accident. The Wabash County Sheriffs Department reports that a 911 call was recieved Monday morning regarding a male subject who had fallen from a

Two people were injured in a two vehicle collision Tuesday morning at a Lawrenceville intersection. City police report that at around 8:40 a.m. a 2020 Dodge Durango being driven by Beth Leggitt of