Alvin (AJ) Jones
AJ Jones is the general assignment reporter for WCMU. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and a native of metro-Detroit.
At Michigan Public, he covered the UAW strikes, campus protests over the war in Gaza, and general coverage of education, the economy, criminal justice and the environment. He also contributed to guest hosting Weekend Edition.
He is interested in stories about public policy and local issues. His email is alvin.jones@cmich.edu.
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Peninsula Township, a community with just over 6,000 people, is facing a $50 million pay out after losing a federal lawsuit. -
A study is looking at potential consolidation and closer cooperation between transit systems in Luce, Mackinac and Chippewa counties. Public feedback is accepted through next Monday. -
They're being accused of illegally growing $5 million worth of marijuana in an Iosco County warehouse. -
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is considering removing the obelisk monument near the Soo Locks, because it sits on a Native American burial ground. -
Voters in Sault Ste. Marie will vote on a new school bond proposal. The Area Public school district says it won't raise taxes. -
The Michigan Corrections Organization says there are poor conditions at the Chippewa Correctional Facility in the eastern UP. -
Advocates in Northern Michigan are calling for lawmakers to approve funding for the first state-operated veterans cemetery in the state. -
State police are offering new details about approved FEMA recovery aid for northern Michigan communities hit by March's ice storm. -
City and County law enforcement in Emmett County were searching for the suspect in the Traverse City Walmart stabbing prior to the incident. -
Twenty-five years ago, the Sugar Loaf ski resort closed. Now the resort might be coming back, thanks to a fundraising campaign by the Leelanau Conservancy.
