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Case moves forward against defendant in deadly crash.

May 19, 2021

Case moves forward against defendant in deadly crash. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The criminal case against a 27-year-old Manton man accused of killing a Scottville couple and their unborn baby in a vehicle crash last March is moving forward in 79th District Court. David Allen Wellington was the driver of a 2010 Jeep Patriot involved in the crash…

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Police news, May 19, 2021.

May 19, 2021

Police news, May 19, 2021. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com.  The following is police activity in Mason County Tuesday, May 18​, 2021: 9:27 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), gas drive-off, $15.04 in fuel stolen, Ludington EZ Mart, 5900 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township.…

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Toddler in critical condition after falling in pool.

May 18, 2021

Toddler in critical condition after falling in pool. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 2-year-old girl is in critical condition at DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after falling into a swimming pool Monday, May 17, shortly after 6:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. When Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene, the child was not breathing, said…

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Boy, 7, injured after being hit by car.

May 18, 2021

Boy, 7, injured after being hit by car. LUDINGTON — A 7-year-old Grand Haven boy was transported by Life EMS to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Monday, May 17, shortly before 5 p.m. after he was hit by a car on Stearns Outer Drive, according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski of the Ludington Police Department. The driver, who is an 87-year-old Ludington…

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Ludington man arrested for punching woman in the nose.

May 17, 2021

Ludington man arrested for punching woman in the nose. LUDINGTON — ​A 39-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police for aggravated domestic assault and battery, bond violation, and interfering with a 911 call Thursday, May 13, shortly before ​10:30 p.m. in the ​400 block of South Harrison Street, according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski of the Ludington Police Department. “The man…

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