Randall Wilson, of Morristown, Indiana, waves an American flag with an apple stuck in its pole on Nov. 19, 2019 during the Red for Ed Action Day rally outside the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Wilson has a daughter that is a math teacher.
Westville Correctional Facility inmates wave to protesters from a window on April 28, 2020. Protesters wanted better safety measures after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the prison.
Shuntaya Rogers, of Lake Station, sheds tears as she speaks during a candlelight vigil for her brother, Markis Square, in Gary.
A group of protesters ride atop a car hood in as they join others marching north on Calumet Avenue on May 30, 2020 in Hammond. Protesters marched together in solidarity with organizers in Minneapolis who protested George Floyd’s death.
Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, left, speaks to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, at the Genesis Convention Center during a meeting with community leaders on April 13, 2019. Seated between them is Ron Brewer, Gary councilman at-large. Sanders made other stops in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
A visitor to Whihala Beach ducks out from the high winds and spray from Lake Michigan on Jan. 11, 2020 in Whiting.
Barb Butcher, of Dyer, helps clean up debris, including roof shingles, after a reported tornado traveled through a portion of Dyer on May 27, 2019.
Steelworkers march and rally together outside of U.S. Steel Gary Works on Aug. 30, 2018.
Franciscan Health Hammond health care workers wave to first responders as they parade around the hospital on April 27, 2020.
Organizers memorialize the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victims in Parkland, Florida at a rally outside the Lake County Fair Grounds in Crown Point on March 3, 2018.
Crown Point Patrolman Daniel Lee conducts a field sobriety test for a female subject believed to be intoxicated on July 29, 2020 in Crown Point.
Family and friends gather with Mozelle Turner, center left, of Hammond, for a balloon release in honor of her late daughter Asia Turner's 26th birthday on May 18, 2019 in Hammond.
First responders work a scene on 45th Street in Munster where a silver car ended up on its side on April 8, 2019.
A home is surrounded by water in a flooded field near DeMotte on Feb. 25, 2019.
From left, Hammond Officer Jay Woods, Cpl. Ryan Orr and Cpl. Joseph Martinez salute during the national anthem at the Fraternal Order of Police Hammond Lodge #51 Annual Memorial Service at the Hammond Civic Center on May 24, 2017.