Jackson News

JACKSON, Mich. -- Jackson police are working to crack a case of fowl play. They're searching for a man who broke into an apartment about 11 p.m. Tuesday and stole a family's holiday turkey.

Employees of Dysert Concrete install a porch on a house Friday in Ann Arbor. Dysert is based in Jackson and is planning to expand its services to include general contracting and design.

Jackson-area firefighters are warning residents about burning leaves and other yard waste.

Tracie Molton glances over at the row of gingerbread houses she created for the fundraiser she put together Saturday at Vandercook Lake High School.

A Jackson County sheriff's deputy who was in the right place at the right time saved a Vandercook Lake couple from a house fire Saturday morning.

Jackson's two Secretary of State offices will close and be replaced with a larger facility, state officials announced Thursday.

The second of three people arrested in connection with a string of local home break-ins pleaded guilty Friday.

The next time you park in downtown Jackson, pay attention. New rules for parking are taking effect.

A Jackson man accused of taking part in a scheme to defraud mortgage companies of thousands of dollars may stand trial in Jackson County Circuit Court.

Instead of calling it a deployment, Janis Sayles considers her son's first yearlong tour of Iraq a "trip." Josh Sayles, 26, of Jackson is one of 14 soldiers leaving from Taylor on Friday to serve in Iraq.

A Jackson man admitted Tuesday to scamming elderly people out of cash by telling them their grandchildren needed help.

Jackson's self-proclaimed superhero has drawn the attention of an independent filmmaker working on a documentary about community defenders.

When Leslie Robbins' children were young, she found a fun, effective way to keep germs at bay during cold and flu season - she asked her children to sing when they washed their hands.

Devin Underwood, 6, studies a box of ammunition while his mother, Norma, right, picks up a few last-minute things Saturday at Schupbach's Sporting Goods.

As evaluators eyed their every turn, Jackson firefighters maneuvered a 30-foot fire truck Thursday through a maze of cones at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.

The abandoned black Lexus police found early Thursday isn't the first car to run into a tree at 2 a.m., but this particular "tree" happens to be worth $2 million.

From strumming a guitar in a virtual band to racing other pawns to the finish line, National Gaming Day aims to appeal to gamers of every interest.

Tuesday was the first official day in the Senate for newly elected Sen. Mike Nofs, R-Battle Creek.

Jackson accounting and consulting firm Lally Group, PC, merged with Cardinal Tepatti & Co., PC, of Grand Ledge.

The Michigan Senate is welcoming a new lawmaker to fill the seat of an ex-member who was elected to Congress.