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Goodbye Self-Serve Soda: McDonald’s Ends an Era — But at What Cost?

One of our contributors notices a disturbing trend that may come to the local McDonald's, a trend that may carry over to other area fast f…

Started by XLFD in Torch Light

0 Jan 6

A Revocation of Equal Justice Under Law

On June 1, 2024, off-duty LPD Officer Austin Mendez was driving home after the bar closed and had fellow officer Noah Noble trailing behin…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

3 Jan 5
Reply by Freedom Seeker

Mendez DUI Cover-up Continues, Goes All the Way to the Top

In our two decades of making Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and receiving FOIA responses, one axiom has developed that has flo…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

2 Jan 2
Reply by XLFD

The Ludington Torch's 2026 Resolutions for the New Year

It's a special year and the Ludington Torch in starting what is our own recently started 18th year of existence will do something unusual a…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

2 Jan 1
Reply by XLFD

The Big Lyla

A company who claims to be a "news" agency (by putting that word in their business title) might want to consider some core journalistic di…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

3 Jan 1
Reply by Freedom Seeker

City Leaders Violate FOIA to Extend Sgt. Mendez DUI Cover-up

On December 10th, I announced what I witnessed that afternoon at court in the Ludington Pitchfork:   "Revealed in open court today, a rum…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

2 Dec 31
Reply by XLFD

Ludington City Hall by the Math

When the city-hall-friendly (citizen-unfriendly) local paper wrote up an article on the 2026 Budget, they used a quote by City Manager Kai…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Dec 28, 2025

Vengeful City Targets Landlords/Riemer with Covert New Illegal Fees and an 840% Fee Increase

At tomorrows Ludington City Council meeting the council will consider a resolution that will raise rental registration fees by more than a…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

3 Dec 26, 2025
Reply by John Michelle

Ludington City Council, December 22, 2025: City Attorney Gets a Pink Slip for Christmas

Two evenings before Christmas Eve the Ludington City Council met with an agenda packet that had the usual end of year meeting routines, cl…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Dec 23, 2025

Investigating the Investigation: Darius Vanbrook Traffic Death

Fourteen year old Darius Vanbrook is hit on the highway early on a Sunday morning by a county correction officer, off-duty, driving back to…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

13 Dec 23, 2025
Reply by Luna Lee

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