A LaPorte County native has been named to the Democratic Party’s ticket as a candidate for Indiana Lt. Governor.
Christina Hale was announced as the running mate for John Gregg on Wednesday morning. She is currently completing her second term representing the Northside of Indianapolis in the state’s House of Representatives.
State troopers say snow and white-out conditions are to blame for the multiple-vehicle pile-up on I-94 eastbound near Michigan City that killed a 65-year-old Marilyn Wolma and 67-year-old Thomas Wolma of Grand Rapids, Mich. and 65-year-old Jerry Dalrymple of Chicago. All three died of blunt-force trauma, according to the LaPorte County Coroner. One person with life-threatening injuries was flown from the scene by medical helicopter. A state police spokeswoman says the accident investigation will take weeks to complete. More than 40 vehicles were involved.
Authorities in LaPorte County are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy. It happened inside a mobile home at Terrace Acres on U.S. 20, according to “The Times of Northwest Indiana.” Several people have been questioned, according to the newspaper, but no arrests have been made. One of the youngster’s female relatives reportedly told the newspaper the shooting was “a really bad, tragic accident.”
