Horse saved from scary situation on I-65

Indiana State Trooper Eric Rot keeps Geraldo the horse hidden behind a sound barrier east of I-65 Tuesday evening.

Horse saved from scary situation on I-65

Indiana State Trooper Eric Rot helps Marcelino Chavez, left, and Ricardo Artida load their horse Geraldo onto a trailer on I-94 east of I-65 Tuesday evening.

Horse loose on Interstate 94

Indiana State Troopers keep a cold wet horse, Geraldo, hidden behind a sound barrier on I-94 east of I-65 Tuesday evening. The horse got away and ended up in traffic on the highway. According to State Troopers on the scene a woman who was driving by held the horse's head down after it had fa…

Horse loose on Interstate 94

Indiana State Troopers Eric Rot and Danny Avitia, right, help Marcelino Chavez, left, and Ricardo Artida load up their cold wet horse, Geraldo, onto a trailer on I-94 east of I-65 Tuesday evening. The horse got away and ended up in traffic on the highway. According to State Troopers on the s…

Horse loose on Interstate 94

Indiana State Trooper Eric Rot, left, and Lake Station firefighter Mike Schmitt keep a cold wet horse, Geraldo, hidden behind a sound barrier on I-94 east of I-65 Tuesday evening. The horse got away and ended up in traffic on the highway. According to State Troopers on the scene a woman who …

Responding to trauma

GARY | An ambulance leaves the scene of a fatal accident involving a box truck and a pick-up truck on westbound I-94 at Central Ave., in Gary on June 12, 2012. Hammond safety officials support the need for a local trauma center, rather than transporting patients out of the area for care.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

Pam Roseberry, of the Valparaiso American Legion Post 94, hands a goody bag to veteran Verlin Strebin II of the Indiana Veterans Home. Post 94 hosted the residents Wednesday and fed them lunch along with providing them prizes and bags filled with donated clothes and toiletries.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

The Valparaiso American Legion Post 94 filled bags with clothes and toiletries along with other items Wednesday before passing them out to residents of the Indiana Veterans Home.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

Residents of the Indiana Veterans Home in Lafayette eat lunch provided by the Valparaiso American Legion Post 94 on Wednesday. Post 94 provided food, prizes, and goody bags filled with clothes and toiletries to the residents who made the trip up from Lafayette.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

Pat Zoch, of the Valparaiso American Legion Post 94, distributes American flag and eagle cookies to Indiana Veterans Home resident Meredith McGill during a lunch Wednesday at the post.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

Veteran Floyd Snowden of the Indiana Veterans Home checks a goody bag he received from the Valparaiso American Legion Post 94, Wednesday. The post hosted about 20 of the residents from Lafayette and fed them lunch.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

Indiana Veterans Home resident Joe Schepp claps for Valparaiso American Legion Post 94 members Wednesday who hosted the residents from Lafayette for lunch.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

Sharon Wyatt, center, of the Valparaiso American Legion Post 94, passes out pull-tab tickets Wednesday for Joe Schepp, left, Joe Robison, right center, and Meredith McGill, all of the Lafayette Indiana Veterans Home. Post 94 hosted about 30 residents of the home for lunch and games.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

Indiana Veterans Home resident Meredith McGill eats lunch provided by the Valparaiso American Legion Post 94 on Wednesday. About 20 residents from the Lafayette home were treated to lunch and games where winners received money donated to them from Post 94.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

Valparaiso American Legion Post 94 member Jim Gourley, right, talks with Indiana Veterans Home resident Arthur Newell during lunch the post hosted Wednesday for about 20 of the residents from Lafayette.

Griffith man killed, several others injured in I-80/94 wreck

A Lake County coroner's office worker responds Tuesday to the scene of a fatal accident involving a box truck and a pickup truck on I-80/94 at Central Avenue in Lake Station.

Griffith man killed, several others injured in I-80/94 wreck

Indiana State Police work Tuesday at the scene of a fatal accident involving a box truck and a pickup truck on I-80/94 in Lake Station.

Griffith man killed, several others injured in I-80/94 wreck

Local firefighters respond Tuesday to the scene of a fatal accident involving a box truck and a pickup truck on westbound I-80/94 in Lake Station.

Griffith man killed, several others injured in I-80/94 wreck

Drivers exit their vehicles Tuesday to see the scene of a fatal accident involving a box truck and a pickup truck on westbound I-80/94 in Lake Station.

Griffith man killed, several others injured in I-80/94 wreck

Indiana State Police respond Tuesday to the scene of a fatal accident involving a box truck and a pickup truck on Interstate 8/94 at Central Avenue in Lake Station.