FOWLERVILLE, Mich. (AP) A pilot safely landed his single-engine aircraft in a field after encountering mechanical trouble Thursday afternoon, Michigan State Police said. The 33-year-old pilot was able to land the plane with no damage or injuries in Handy Township in Livingston County, southeast of Lansing, police said.
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Rep. Jewell Jones suspended from Inkster auxiliary police following drunken driving arrest
Updated May 06, 2021;
State Rep. Jewell Jones, D-Inskter, is no longer an active volunteer police officer.
The 25-year-old, youngest-ever Michigan House representative was suspended from Inkster’s auxiliary police in response to his April 6 drunken driving arrest, department Police Chief William T. Riley III said. Jones is also accused of illegally having a firearm in a cupholder of his console while drunk.
The police chief said Jones’ suspension is in line with how any other auxiliary officer would be treated.
“If they’re arrested, anything of that nature, we would immediately suspend them from any type of service,” he said, “and we would wait to see what comes out of the investigation.”
April 2, 2021
A large expansion project is planned at a test track near Fowlerville.
FT Techno of America, the Fowlerville Proving Ground, is an independent proving ground and testing company on a 950-acre facility just south of Fowlerville thatâs open year-round. Senior Manager of Operations Mike Benjamin says the facility is rented out to really the entire auto industry and they currently have around 50 different suppliers and auto manufacturers that use them, along with testing and engineering services.
Benjamin says they were granted site plan approval by the Handy Township board recently to start construction on two new test tracks, marking a $10 (M) million investment. He says their overall investment to date since opening in 2005 is about $100 (M) million. The new tracks include a 1.3-mile handling course on the east side property and a variety of new ride comfort surfaces on the west side of the property.