Quick answer: Michigan’s newly enacted state budget includes a $750,000 allocation for Jackson College to expand Jet’s Village — the campus tiny-home community built for student families, including single parents. The money, secured by State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz, will let the college house more students who need a stable roof while they earn degrees and […]
Quick answer: The I-94 Business Loop bridge on Louis Glick Highway between Jackson Street and Mechanic Street in Jackson has been closed since July 6 for a $13.1 million deck replacement, and MDOT’s schedule has it reopening at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 16 — less than two weeks away. Until then, the detour via […]
Quick answer: Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety detectives arrested 35-year-old Jordan Morey on September 29 in connection with the September 15 fatal hit-and-run on Rosehill Road near Videto Lane that killed 58-year-old Eric Estey of Jackson. Morey is charged with Failure to Stop at the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death and is lodged […]
On Nov. 3, Jackson County voters will decide whether to raise the monthly 911 phone surcharge from $1.50 to up to $3 to fund new 800-megahertz radios for all county first responders. Here’s the proposal, the math, and the stakes if it fails.
Two weeks after a fatal hit-and-run killed scooter rider Eric Estey on Rosehill Road, Blackman-Leoni DPS detectives arrested Jordan Morey in the Lansing area, and Flock license-plate cameras helped crack the case.
QUICK ANSWER: On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, the Jackson City Council voted 5-2 (the council voted twice) to keep the city’s Flock automated license plate reader cameras running, funding the renewal with federal Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) money. The grant totals $42,271 — $28,024 to the Jackson Police Department and $14,247 to the Jackson County […]
