‘Blackstone Apartments’ could bring more affordable housing to the downtown Jackson
JACKSON, MI -- Downtown Jackson could be getting more affordable housing. This would not be the first time housing has been built in Jackson through the PILOT program. Woodland Hills Apartments, 1200 Ellery Ave., also receives a reduced tax liability through PILOT, as does the Francis Senior Lofts, officials said. While plans are still being finalized, the design of Blackstone Apartments is expected to look similar to the Francis Senior Lofts, officials said. Final approval of the ordinance and sale of the property is expected to be considered at the Jackson City Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
mlive.comRailroad crossings closing on Jackson streets for maintenance
JACKSON, MI – Sever Jackson railroad crossings are closing for maintenance, officials said. Streets will be closed to through traffic while rail crossings are under construction. Blackstone Street traffic is being detoured along Louis Glick Highway to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to Ganson Street and vice versa. No detour is being provided for Steward Avenue, as it is already closed for a utility and street reconstruction project by the city of Jackson. Wildwood Avenue and Wisner Street traffic is being detoured along Ganson Street to West Avenue to Wildwood Avenue and vice versa.
mlive.com2 men, 14-year-old girl taken into custody accused of targeting DPD officers
DETROIT – Shots were fired at Detroit police officers Thursday morning during a traffic stop along Telegraph Road near McNichols Road on the city’s west side. Police said the group taken into custody were looking for officers to shoot. ORIGINAL STORY: Detroit police officers targeted in drive-by shooting: ‘They wanted to shoot at police’According to authorities, the officers were targeted at about about 3:30 a.m. during a traffic stop by two men and a 14-year-old girl. While handling the traffic stop, police said they found weapons in the car when a white Kia Sorento drove by and someone inside fired several shots at the officers. The car turned around and fired more shots as it drove by a second time.
Detroit police officers targeted in drive-by shooting: ‘They wanted to shoot at police'
DETROIT – Shots were fired at Detroit police officers Thursday morning during a traffic stop along Telegraph Road near McNichols Road on the city’s west side. At about 3:30 a.m., Detroit police officers were working to make a traffic stop. Detroit police officers were targeted in a shooting Aug. 27, 2020 along Telegraph Road. The vehicle was wanted in connection to a shooting that targeted police officers along Telegraph Road that morning. Telegraph Road remained shut down during the investigation Thursday morning.
2 women injured in drive-by shooting while standing in driveway on Detroit's west side
The scene of an Aug. 5, 2019, shooting on Blackstone Street on Detroit's west side. (WDIV)DETROIT - Two women were injured early Monday morning in a drive-by shooting while they were standing in a driveway on Detroit's west side, police said. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. Monday outside a home in the 14100 block of Blackstone Street, according to authorities. Four people were standing in a driveway when a dark-colored vehicle and a silver Jeep Liberty pulled up, officials said. The 24-year-old woman had one gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital in temporarily serious condition, officials said.