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Man pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to stabbing death

August 29, 2023

Man pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to stabbing death He will be committed indefinitely to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 37-year-old Amber Township man pleaded “not guilty by reason of insanity” for the March 16, 2022 stabbing death of Kenneth Lee Schweitzer, 71, of Ludington during a pretrial hearing in Mason…

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Scottville woman injured in 2-car crash

August 29, 2023

Scottville woman injured in 2-car crash AMBER TOWNSHIP —A 62-year-old Scottville woman received “non-life-threatening injuries” following a two-vehicle crash Monday, Aug. 28, at 9:40 a.m. on US 10 west of the US 31 freeway, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole  The driver of the second vehicle — a 19-year-old Shelby man — was cited for failure to yield. Please…

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Three people injured in rear-end crash

August 28, 2023

Three people injured in rear-end crash AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 75-year-old Walhalla man was injured after his vehicle rear-ended a vehicle that slowed down in front of him on US 10 west of Stiles Road Friday, Aug. 25, shortly after 11 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The occupants of the other vehicle — a 21-year-old Belleville man…

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Two-car crash causes minor injuries

August 24, 2023

Two-car crash causes minor injuries AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 52-year-old Manistee man was treated for minor injuries at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on US 10 west of Brye Road Wednesday, Aug. 23, shortly before 6:30 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The following is other recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Aug. 21,…

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Deputies busy with crashes

August 22, 2023

Deputies busy with crashes PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP  — A 24-year-old Free Soil man and a 30 year-old Scottville woman both received minor injuries after the vehicles they were driving collided head-on on Chauvez Road west of Brye Road Monday, Aug. 21, shortly after 1:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, Aug.…

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