Lake County judge, student honored at state's MLK celebration

Gov. Mike Pence speaks Thursday during the state's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the Statehouse.

Lake County judge, student honored at state's MLK celebration

People gather for the state's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Thursday at the Indiana Statehouse.

Indiana Supreme Court to decide who picks new secretary of state

Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White tries to evade reporters Thursday after he was sentenced by a judge in Noblesville to one year of home detention. White was convicted Feb. 4 of felony voter fraud.

METAL PRICES, scrap steel items at Metro Recycling in Griffith.

Joe Austgen and his son, Brian, of Highland unload scrap steel items from a trailer at Metro Recycling in Griffith.

METAL PRICES, Matt Petropoulos, left, of Cedar Lake, and his father, Dave, of Griffith unload some steel shelving

Matt Petropoulos, left, of Cedar Lake, and his father, Dave, of Griffith unload some steel shelving at Metro Recycling in Griffith

METAL PRICES, Customers drop of unwanted items of steel at Metro Recycling in Griffith

Customers drop of unwanted items of steel at Metro Recycling in Griffith

Pluggin' away

Appreciating Mustard Plug may require some defending on the part of the band's loyal fans.

West Side Cougars play the Australia Tasmania

West Side's Narshanda Malone, left, Austrailia's Josie Greenwood and Cougars Gloria Jeter and Diamond Edwards fight for a rebound in the intercontinental showdown Saturday afternoon.

West Side's Maxine Joyce

West Side's Maxine Joyce pulls down a rebound Saturday afternoon as the Cougars play the Australia Tasmania team in an international matchup. The Australian girls team is touring the US for competition against high schools, playing basketball through the Horizon Sporting Events(HSE), an orga…

Members of the Australia Tasmania girls basketball team receive high-fives

Members of the Australia Tasmania girls basketball team receive high-fives from West Side 2009 graduate, Demetria "Meechy" Neely on Saturday after playing West Side as part of the teams US tour.