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Jury watches detective’s interview with Baby Kate’s father.

October 3, 2016

Jury watches detective’s interview with Baby Kate’s father. #BabyKate LUDINGTON — The 14-person jury — seven women and seven men — watched a 75-minute video interview Monday afternoon conducted by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Sean Michael Phillips in 2011. Phillips is on trial in 51st Circuit Court for the murder of his then-4-month-old daughter, Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips.…

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Talking wine, rock ’n roll, and leadership with Maynard Keenan.

October 3, 2016

Talking wine, rock ’n roll, and leadership with Maynard Keenan. #MasonCountyPeople Leadership comes in many different forms from many different directions. Recently, two Mason County natives got together to talk about this topic. Grammy award winning performing artist Maynard James Keenan, and nationally-recognized leadership consultant Kevin Eikenberry spoke on Eikenberry’s podcast, The Remarkable Leadership Podcast, about “wine, rock ’n roll,…

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Ludington Police officer testifies about finding Baby Kate’s clothes in father’s pockets.

October 3, 2016

Ludington Police officer testifies about finding Baby Kate’s clothes in father’s pockets. #BabyKate By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief, with contributions by our news partner, WZZM TV-13. LUDINGTON — The second week of the 51st Circuit Court trial of Sean Phillips, accused of killing his daughter Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips, continued Monday, Oct. 3, at the Mason County Courthouse. The prosecution called…

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Alleged drunk diner arrested at China Buffet.

October 3, 2016
Alleged drunk diner arrested at China Buffet.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews Alleged drunk diner arrested. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 51-year-old Scottville man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for probation violation Friday, Sept. 30, at 5:03 p.m. at the China Buffet restaurant, 4923 W. US 10, “after he was reportedly intoxicated and refusing to pay for his meal,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other police…

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Baby Kate’s mother told FBI that Phillips threatened to strangle oldest daughter.

September 30, 2016

#BabyKate #MasonCountyCourtNews Story posted by our news partner, WZZM with additions by MCP.  LUDINGTON — Ariel Courtland, the mother of Katherine Phillips (Baby Kate), told jurors Friday that Sean Phillips once said he might strangle their first daughter.  That was just one portion of hours of testimony Courtland provided in the 51st Circuit Court murder trial against Phillips at the Mason County Courthouse.Sean…

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