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Amber Township man struck by hit-and-run driver

April 16, 2014
Amber Township man struck by hit-and-run driver

The name of the victim is not being released until family can be notified. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  UPDATED. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A 50-year-old Amber Township resident was struck by a vehicle while he was walking in the Shop-N-Save parking lot around 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The driver of the vehicle left the scene. The male victim was taken…

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Race of body found identified, man had 2 tattoos

April 16, 2014
Race of body found identified, man had 2 tattoos

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — An autopsy was performed this morning on the body found north of Big Point Sable Lighthouse Tuesday night. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said the body was that of a black male who was 5-foot, 11-inches tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds. See previous story for more details.  “The deceased had two identifiable…

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Habitat makes way for new home

April 16, 2014
Habitat makes way for new home

SCOTTVILLE — Crews from Jabrocki Excavating were tearing down a house at 405 N. Thomas Street in Scottville this morning. According to City Manager Amy Williams, the house was purchased by Habitat for Humanity. Much work was done on the exterior of the home a few years ago, Williams said. But, the interior of the home was nearly inhabitable. “The…

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Body found along Lake Michigan shoreline

April 15, 2014
Body found along Lake Michigan shoreline

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  HAMLIN TWP. — A body was found by bicyclists about 3 miles north of Big Point Sable Lighthouse Tuesday night. Law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel were called to the Ludington State Park and the west end of Nordlund Road around 8 p.m. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole confirmed the body was a man, but officials…

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Knysz is brain dead, family spokesperson says

April 15, 2014
Knysz is brain dead, family spokesperson says

Eric Knysz is reported to be brain dead, by a family spokesperson. WOOD TV 8 is reporting that the man who killed Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield is clinically brain dead after he hung himself with a bed sheet in prison Monday afternoon. The spokesperson said Knysz was still on a ventilator at Allegiance Health hospital in Jackson and…

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