Brooklyn News

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has expanded the amount of Jackson County territory it considers at high risk for flooding, and some residents in those areas will be required to purchase insurance against the nation's most common natural disaster.

A 28-year-old former loan processor at OSB Community Bank in Brooklyn has been charged with embezzling $20,819.30 from the bank.

State Rep. Barb Byrum was able to give complimentary race tickets to Joey Alvarado for this weekends Michigan International Race being held in Brooklyn, Mich.

Two local wineries are celebrating Father's Day a day early this weekend. The Cherry Creek Old Schoolhouse in Brooklyn is hosting a Father's Day cookout from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

A woman is behind bars, accused of robbing a Jackson County pet store. Police say 38-year-old Vicki Hamlin tried to steal a Humane Society donation box at a pet store in Brooklyn.

Columbia Township police this morning arrested a 38-year-old woman accused of trying to steal a Cascades Humane Society donation box at Brooklyn Pets on S. Main Street.

A small group of 9-year-old and-10-year-old students from Maple Tree Montessori Academy in Brighton Township learned an important lesson while raising money for endangered gorillas.

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The Michigan Forest Visitor Center and Logging Museum , located at Hartwick Pines State Park near Grayling, will host an array of summer programs that focus on forestry and its history in Michigan.

The Columbia Township Board on Monday continued to try to pare down a budget shortfall that last month stood at $1.6 million for the 2009-10 fiscal year.

Seven St. Cloud State University students are putting their automobile design and building skills to the test Wednesday in Brooklyn, Mich.

Firefighters douse the remains of the Holiday Inn as the rest of the building is torn down Thursday afternoon.

A deal to turn the shuttered Star Theatre in Brooklyn into a live theater venue has fallen apart, with both owner and tenant blaming the other for the failure.

Patients were surprised to find a note on the door when they visited the Jackson office of Dr.

Adam Ulban Jr. is the bakery manager at Stone Hearth Breads and Bakery in Brooklyn.

Jill Johnson of Jackson, a volunteer at the Cascades Humane Society, plays with Daryl Brown, a dog in residence at the shelter, in the dog playground area next to the Humane Society.

Authorities in Lenawee County are seeking the public's help to identify a woman with ties to Ypsilanti who is accused of stealing money and credit cards from several elementary schools.

A Jackson man was charged today with stealing $3,500 in old coins and currency from an antiques store in Brooklyn.

Elenore and Frederick Crocker stand on their property on Hardcastle Road in Brooklyn.

Shoppers can get a massage in a spa capsule at My Spa, a new business at Jackson Crossing Mall, 1092 Jackson Crossing.