"It is conceded that Prosecutor [Beth] Hand had knowledge and deliberately withheld evidence and information that was required to be produced.   Our courts have held that the withholding of exculpatory evidence by the prosecutor after discovery has been requested constitutes a Brady violation...Ms. Hand's failure to bring discovery and blatant misrepresentation before the court at the preliminary examination amounts to nothing less than intolerable due process violations." "  -- …See More

16 year old Landon Mosqueda was driving on Jebavy at 11 AM on Saturday March 29th when he noticed a motorist had drove off the road and was experiencing some kind of medical emergency. The Ludington High School wrestler and football player flagged…

It has been a couple of years since our first time of looking at the proposed Gotion project in nearby Mecosta County, and had everything went according to the plan of our state leaders and that company, we would likely be looking now at a finished electric vehicle battery plant from the China-based company funded with well over one billion dollars of state and local subsidies…See More

One week ago, a jury went into deliberations for about three hours after hearing closing arguments that morning from a case that took two full days to try during the prior week.  The Ludington Torch was there for all of the court action, so when the Mason County Press (who wasn't there for the trial) came out later that day with a canned story purely from the prosecutor's perspective, we felt there needed to be a bit more said on the story, particularly when Prosecutor Beth…See More