WAKO News

The Lawrence County Board met in regular session Wednesday and moved to appoint local attorney Daniel Shinkle as the full-time Lawrence County Public Defender. Shinkle was already working on a

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested Kelsey Bipsing of Lawrenceville on a charge of Aggravated Battery. She was being held pending bond in the Lawrence County Jail. Derek Wilson of

Lawrence County States Attorney Brady Waldrop has announced a local man has been given prison time in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week. 31 year old Kevin Campbell of Bridgeport was charged

The National Weather Service has now issued a Winter Storm Warning for the entire WAKO listening area from 12 p.m. Thursday until 6 a.m. CT Saturday. Snow is expected to develop with anywhere from

The Lawrence Unit #20 Board of Education met in regular monthly session Tuesday night at Lawrenceville High School. They were updated by the Lawrence County Health Department (LCHD) on plans to

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the entire WAKO listening area starting Thursday afternoon and lasting through late Friday night. Blizzard conditions are

Authorities say both a Vincennes man and his wife were killed in a two vehicle car-semi collision Monday night on US 41 northbound south of Vincennes. The Indiana State Police report that 60 year

The National Weather Service is calling for a very strong winter storm system to impact the entire WAKO listening area across southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana late this week. It is

According to figures released this past weekend by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 86 counties across Illinois rated an an elevated level for COVID-19 spread, up from 74 one week ago. Of

The Knox County Indiana Sheriffs Department reported an early morning weekend drug arrest. Taken into custody just after 1 a.m. ET Saturday was 41 year old Ben Ford, who has been charged with