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Man arrested after nearly striking patrol car at crash scene

January 15, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Scottville man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies after he nearly struck a patrol car at a crash scene on US 31 south of Hoague Road Wednesday, Jan. 14, shortly before 9:30 a.m., said Mason County…

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Boy, 14, suspended for making shooting threat at Ludington High School

January 14, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 14-year-old boy has been suspended from school after allegedly making a written threat referring to a school shooting at Ludington High School Wednesday, Jan. 14. ‘The investigation will continue, and once completed, it will be referred to the Mason County prosecutor for criminal charges,” states a press release from the Ludington Police Department. “LPD officers have been…

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Closings and cancellations, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

January 14, 2026

The following are closed on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026: Schools Hart Public Schools Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area School District Manistee Area Public Schools Oceana Christian School Pentwater Public Schools Trinity Lutheran School, Manistee Other Ludington Senior Center Oceana County Council on Aging in Hart   ____________________ Please Support Local News and Sports coverage Receive daily MCP and OCP…

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Police investigate threat at Ludington High School

January 14, 2026

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department is “actively investigating a threat towards individuals” at the Ludington High School. “On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at approximately 2:45 p.m., the Ludington Police Department was notified by Ludington High School administration of a threat directed toward Ludington High School,” states a press release issued by LPD. “The threat was assessed as serious in…

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Man sent to prison for Walmart shoplifting scheme

January 14, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 45-year-old man was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of 18 months to 30 years in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 13, for two felony convictions of first-degree retail fraud. John Alex Humphrey II received credit for 175 days served in jail. He was ordered to pay a total of…

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