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From the sky it looks like a bent kielbasa. It's Jackson's old Wolverine Motel, now a realtor office. Have a quick look...

It's now the location of a Bob Evans restaurant, but who of you can say you spent the night when it was the Best Motel?

Jackson’s downtown parking just got mean: after 2 free hours, fines start at $28 and balloon with delay. Monthly/annual permits surged. Only Lot 9A stays free — if you can find it.

In People v. Parks and its extensions, Michigan now prohibits automatically sentencing 18- to 20-year-olds to life without parole. The Jackson County Prosecutor must resentence 19 convicted murderers under the new standard.

Once a fixture for drivers at the Wildwood/N. West intersection, Jackson’s Vacuum Cleaner Hospital building is gone. Officially torn down in 2025, the spot now lacks vacuums, mannequins — and city character.

Seen hydrants gushing in Michigan this fall? It’s not random—it’s essential water system maintenance. Your coffee thanks them, your laundry… not so much.

Before the wrecking ball, I explored the vacant halls and dust-covered memories of Gilbert’s. Pictures follow—because seeing is remembering.

As Jackson schools eye modernization, a beloved piece of history stands in the way. Can innovation and preservation find common ground?

A former MDOC mental health counselor, Rene Nelson, is facing charges of second-degree criminal sexual conduct for an alleged prison inmate affair. She’s free on $2,500 bond, with a probable cause hearing set for Sept 12, 2025.

Four months after the Easter Sunday murder of John Lusch, three Jackson men face trial on charges that could send them to prison for life.