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A 33-year-old Detroit man has died after he was shot and then crashed his car into an apartment complex in Oak Park.

A 33-year-old man was shot and killed outside of an apartment complex Thursday night.

Ramp closures are expected this weekend on I-75 and I-696 as crews begin preliminary work ahead of a full-scale rebuild later this winter.

Drivers are going to lose one lane on each side of Woodward Avenue to bike lanes from 8 Mile Road to I-696 in Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge.

A semi truck fire shut down all westbound lanes of I-696 at Mound Road in Warren early Thursday morning.

A Warren man pulled over in front of a Michigan State Police trooper to turn himself in for “shooting up” his apartment building, officials said.

Interstate I-696 in Metro Detroit has reputation for some of the state's most intense and dangerous traffic.

Interstate I-696 in Metro Detroit has reputation for some of the state's most intense and dangerous traffic.

Good news for drivers in Metro Detroit: The major I-75 project in Oakland County is pausing work for the winter.

It’s been nearly two years since toxic green ooze was first spotted along I-696 and the work to clean it all up is far from over.

An on-duty Warren police officer was injured Wednesday in a motorcycle crash.

Road repairs will close southbound I-75 ramps to both eastbound and westbound I-696 starting this week.

Police have identified three men who were arrested on accusations that they robbed a teenager at gunpoint outside of a Walmart in Sterling Heights, fled into Warren and ran across a freeway with officers in pursuit.

Four people have been arrested after they robbed a teenager at gunpoint outside of a Walmart store in Sterling Heights, fled into Warren and ran across a freeway with officers in pursuit, authorities said.

All northbound lanes of the Lodge Freeway (M-10) shut down early Monday morning at I-696 due to a car crash.

According to authorities, a vehicle was struck by gunfire multiple times on the freeway. No injuries were reported.

Ramps from I-696 to northbound I-75 will close this weekend through Labor Day weekend due to construction.

Road work will cause several road and freeway closures this weekend across Metro Detroit.

DETROIT -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is reporting flooding on several Metro Detroit area freeways Thursday morning after another night of heavy rain hit the region. The flooding has led to a handful of complete road closures and some lane closures, leading to traffic backups during the morning commute. As of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, the following closures or expected delays have been announced:Southbound M-39 at Ford Road is closed, while northbound traffic is blocked by flooding. Both directions of I-94 at I-696 in Macomb County are blocked due to flooding. Eastbound M-8 after I-75 is experience blockages in the right-center lane, right lane and the right shoulder.

Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall caused flooding overnight and into the early morning Thursday across Metro Detroit.

One lane has reopened on northbound I-75 from I-696 to 12 Mile Road in Madison Heights after emergency repairs were done on a sinkhole that damaged the area.

“If you typically travel I-75 in this area southbound, you’re fine, but northbound? I wouldn’t even get on the freeway,” said MDOT's Rob Morosi.

MDOT said they are working to fix the issue and the lanes, but this will be an extensive project.

The Michigan Department of Transportation is holding a press briefing concerning emergency road repairs on I-75 at I-696 in Madison Heights.

Contracting crews will be replacing the northbound I-75 pavement near 11 Mile Road in Madison Heights to repair voids that were discovered on Friday, July 30.

The northbound lanes of I-75 in southern Oakland County will be closed this weekend for emergency repairs.

Michigan State Police are investigating a possible freeway shooting on I-696.

A driver angry about a tow truck being in his way on I-696 pulled out a gun and shoot at it, officials said.

Here are tonight's top stories.

A driver who was angry that a tow truck was in his way on I-696 decided to pull out a gun and shoot at it, officials said.

A stretch of I-275 will be closed to traffic between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. Saturday, July 24 as crews work to repair electric and aerial facilities that were damaged during a storm earlier this month.

Metro Detroit is seeing a rise in road rage shootings.

Michigan State Police said are investigating a road rage shooting at Interstate 94 near 12 Mile Road Wednesday.

Traffic is blocked on northbound I-75 at I-696 due to a crash.

Angelina Gojcaj was arraigned Friday on charges of reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and driving while license suspended (2nd Offense).

If you were planning to use I-75 in Detroit or Oakland County this weekend, you may want to find another route.

12 Mile Road at M-3 will be closed Tuesday through Friday, so crews can install new traffic and pedestrian lights.

At least 20 cars were involved in a crash on the ramp from eastbound I-696 to eastbound I-94 in Roseville on Wednesday morning.

Here are this morning's top stories.

There have been several vehicle crashes across Metro Detroit Wednesday morning as wet and freezing weather cause slick driving conditions.

Several cars are involved in yet another multiple-vehicle crash in Roseville on Wednesday morning.

A 31-year-old man was shot in a road rage shooting Saturday afternoon in Sterling Heights.

All I-75 lanes between Eight Mile Road and I-696 will close at 11 p.m. on Friday and will reopen by 5 a.m. on Monday.

DETROIT – The big I-75 Modernization project has made traffic slowdowns the norm along parts of the freeway, even with far fewer people commuting to work. “Since we are still working on the modernization project section between 8 Mile and I-696. The project takes place between the Davison Freeway and 7 Mile Road and includes heavy-duty repairs on 12 bridges. We’ll have the modernization project south of I-696 completed,” Morosi said. AdIn the meantime, travel on I-75 between the Davison Freeway to 13 Mile will be slow, with only two lanes open in each direction.

WARREN, Mich. – Macomb County is ramping up its efforts to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19. It is the fourth county-affiliated COVID vaccination site in Macomb County. Other county sites include the mass vaccination site at the Verkuilen Building in Clinton Township, the Richmond-Lenox EMS drive-through site and the Sterling Heights Senior Center site. That site will lead you to the actual vaccine appointment site: macombcovidvaccine.itfrontdesk.com/apptonline. AdNOTE: On Monday morning (March 29), the site indicated appointments were unavailable at all four Macomb County vaccine locations.

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – The eastbound I-696 ramp to Couzens Avenue in Madison Heights will close at 9 a.m. Monday for the final stages of the cleanup of the toxic green ooze. In December, 2019, hexavalent chromium was found leaking onto I-696. Since then, workers with the EPA and ELGE have been cleaning the site. Authorities said the ramp closure will allow for the removal of concrete to fully clean and remove the known-carcinogen. Madison Heights officials said EGLE and EPA conducted an extensive investigation, installed a treatment system and collected more than 350,000 gallons of contaminated groundwater to be treated.

On Friday, the agency’s independent advisers will debate if the evidence is strong enough to recommend the J&J vaccine shot. AdThe city of Detroit has reported that 23 Whole Foods employees have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair, the city’s health department were informed of positive cases at the store on Mack Avenue and offered rapid testing. Out of 196 employees, 23 tested positive, Fair said. On Wednesday, the state reported 583,964 confirmed cases, including 15,405 deaths.

Road work on I-75 is resuming in Oakland County starting Friday and will close all freeway lanes between I-696 and Eight Mile Road over the weekend. When I-75 lanes reopen on March 1, only two lanes will be open in each direction from just south of Eight Mile Road to just north of 13 Mile Road, officials said. AdDuring the weekend road closure, I-75 traffic will be rerouted to the following:Northbound I-75 traffic will be detoured west on Eight Mile Road to northbound Woodward Avenue, then eastbound I-696 back to northbound I-75, andSouthbound I-75 traffic will be detoured to westbound I-696 to southbound Woodward Avenue, then eastbound Eight Mile Road back to southbound I-75. After the weekend closures, some lane and ramp closures will continue through the 2021 construction season in connection with the I-75 road work. Also after March 1, all southbound I-75 traffic will be shifted onto northbound lanes near 13 Mile Road to allow for crews to rebuild the southbound I-75 bridge over 13 Mile Road, officials said.

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A driver intentionally crashed a vehicle into the center median along eastbound I-696 near Dequindre Road, blocking traffic for several hours Wednesday morning, Michigan State Police said. A second vehicle struck that pole, police said, and then a third vehicle struck the initial vehicle that crashed. AdTestifying in front of a joint committee of the state Legislature, state superintendent Dr. Michael Rice advocated for increasing the number of required school days, which currently stands at 180 days. AP: The nation’s top infectious disease expert doesn’t want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 64,800 on Monday -- near the lowest it’s been since November.

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – A driver intentionally crashed a vehicle into the center median along eastbound I-696 near Dequindre Road, blocking traffic for several hours Wednesday morning, Michigan State Police said. Eastbound I-696 had to be shut down at Couzens Avenue after the crash caused a light pole to fall onto the interstate on the eastbound side. A second vehicle struck that pole, police said, and then a third vehicle struck the initial vehicle that crashed. Police said the driver who first crashed intentionally into the median fled the area on foot. However, they were found by police -- officers suspect the driver was operating the vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Eastbound I-696 has reopened at Couzens Avenue, just east of I-75, after it was shut down for several hours Wednesday morning due to a crash. New report: State police say driver intentionally crashed into I-696 center median in Madison HeightsThe crash was reported just before 3 a.m. Wednesday. Cleared Crash on EB I-696Location: EB I-696 at CouzensLanes Blocked: All Lanes @Movingmacomb — MDOT - Metro Detroit (@MDOT_MetroDet) February 3, 2021Check the live traffic map with updates here.

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – It started with a leak onto Interstate 696 in Madison Heights where green ooze caught the attention of people driving by. Now, more than a year after first descending on the site, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ready to release the project to the state. All of out analytical is where we want it to be,” said Tricia Edwards with the EPA. Gary Sayers, the owner of the Madison Heights building and property in Detroit, served time in prison related to the matter. Sayers wasn’t interested in talking in November, but has been keeping up his legal fight, still working to stop the demolition of the site.

MADISON HEIGHTS, MI -- A trooper with the Michigan State Police arrested a suspected drunken driver Saturday evening after he was clocked going 97 mph while traveling along eastbound I-696. The speed limit in the area where the man was clocked is 70 mph. The trooper also stopped the man for improper lane use of wet roads according to a tweet from the department. After pulling the man over, the trooper determined the man was driving with blood alcohol content of .19. The driver was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated with a high blood alcohol content and driving with a suspended license, second offense.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – A man is dead after a rollover crash on a Southeast Michigan freeway early Wednesday. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on I-696 in Farmington Hills around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, when it left the roadway and struck an overpass bridge abutment, WDIV Local 4 reports. They are working to determine the cause of the crash and to identify the victim. The victim was a 45-year-old man from Brighton, FOX 2 Detroit reports. READ MORE:Michigan State Police find $21K-worth of meth hidden in minivan dashboardMichigan police release surveillance video of parking lot shooting, suspect at largeHusband, wife killed in apparent murder-suicide in Washtenaw County

click to enlarge Michigan Department of TransportationGreen liquid oozing from retaining wall along I-696. The owner of a contaminated factory that sent a hazardous, bright green ooze onto I-696 in Madison Heights will be released early from federal prison because of the coronavirus pandemic.Gayer Alfred Sayers, owner of Electro-Plating Services, was supposed to be jailed until Nov. 9, according to the Bureau of Prisons Instead, the 70-year-old will be released from FCI Morgantown, a minimum security detention center in West Virginia, on May 20 to serve house arrest, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office in Detroit.In March, Attorney General William Barr ordered prisons to immediately maximize the release of inmates to home confident to help stem the spread of COVID-19.In November, Sayers was sentenced to a year in prison on a charge of illegally storing hazardous materials at Electro-Plating Services in Madison Heights.Some of the hazardous materials were stored in a dirt hole in the basement, where the chemicals seeped into the ground and eventually found a path onto the freeway. The green slime was groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, which was made famous by Erin Brockovich.The EPA spent about $2 million and nearly a year to clean up the waste, but officials now acknowledge they underestimated how much toxic waste ended up in the ground. The EPA continues to clean up the property.The City of Madison Heights has filed a lawsuit against Gary Sayers in an attempt to require him to pay for the demolition of the building to make the clean-up more effective.

The green ooze found on I-696 last month sparked concerns about environmental safety due to carcinogen hazards. A mixture of three chemicals caused an emergency investigation by the environmental protection agency in Madison Heights. The combination produced a green substance that leaked on I-696 last month. Thats the reason for the color you see the green ooze that we have here, said Brock. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the drinking water is not contaminated by the ooze.

click to enlarge GoogleMaps5900 Commonwealth St.click to enlarge Michigan Department of TransportationGreen liquid oozing from retaining wall along I-696. Sodium cyanide and trichloroethylene also were found on the site.The latest discovery has prompted concerns that environmental hazards are lurking at the Commonwealth building. In 2013, residents were alarmed by the discovery of mountains of black ash, called petroleum coke or "petcoke," along the Detroit River. The independent lab found samples of hazardous compounds, including vanadium and selenium, both of which pose serious health risks. Exposure to selenium can lead to bronchitis, nausea, headaches, shortness of breath, vomiting, abdominal pain, and an enlarged liver.

click to enlarge Michigan Department of TransportationGreen liquid oozing from retaining wall along I-696. The owner of a now-shuttered factory that was so contaminated that it sent a hazardous, bright green ooze onto I-696 in Madison Heights reported to federal prison on Friday.Gary Alfred Sayers, 70, was sent to FCI Morgantown, a minimum security detention center in West Virginia, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons . He is scheduled to be released on Nov. 9.In November, Sayers was sentenced to a year in prison on a charge of illegally storing hazardous materials at Electro-Plating Services in Madison Heights.Some of the hazardous materials were stored in a dirt hole in the basement, where the chemicals seeped into the ground and eventually found a path onto the freeway.The green slime was groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, which was featured on the movie Erin Brockovich.The EPA spent about $2 million and nearly a year to clean up the waste, but officials now acknowledge they underestimated how much toxic waste ended up in the ground.Environmental officials, who insist there is no immediate danger to the public, now say they need to demolish the building to fully clean up the contamination.

U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyPit in the basement at the factory responsible for toxic ooze on I-696. The toxic, bright green liquid discovered oozing onto I-696 in Madison Heights came from a shuttered factory that environmental officials spent about $2 million and nearly a year to clean up.So how did the green slime, which was groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, end up on a freeway?State and federal regulators are investigating.Heres what we know: Environmental regulators forced Electro-Plating Services to close in 2016 after inspectors discovered hundreds of containers of hazardous waste at the site. The owner, Gary Sayers, was sentenced to one year in federal prison on a charge of illegally storing the waste.Environmental Protection Agency records indicate that much of the hazardous waste was dumped into an overflowing dirt pit. Clean-up crews emptied the pit and filled it with gravel, concluding that the site posed no immediate harm.But now it appears chemicals seeped into the ground beneath the defunct factory before it found a path onto the freeway.State and federal environmental officials continue to insist there's no risk to the public's health. More test results are expected Friday.Photos showing contamination at the factory responsible for the toxic ooze are available here

click to enlarge Michigan Department of TransportationGreen liquid oozing from retaining wall along I-696. A bright green liquid that was oozing onto I-696 in Madison Heights is likely a cancer-causing chemical featured in the movie Erin Brockovich, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).The substance was discovered Friday coming from a retaining wall along the freeway, prompting a multi-jurisdictional investigation and cleanup.State officials believe the substance was hexavalent chromium, a toxic and harmful chemical that appeared to come from Electro-Plating Services, which regulators forced to close in 2016 after inspectors discovered hundreds of containers of hazardous waste at the site. The owner, Gary Sayers, was sentenced to one year in federal prison on a charge of illegally storing the waste.The substance is known to cause cancer and is harmful to the respiratory system, liver, kidneys, skin, and eyes, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tested the substance Friday and is expecting results back early this week.State and federal officials said there was no immediate danger to the public.

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) Oakland Corridor Partners and the Michigan Department of Transportation will host an open house-style meeting to inform the public on the upcoming construction of the drainage tunnel at the I-75/I-696 interchange. The drainage tunnel construction is included in Segment 3 of the I-75 modernization project in Oakland County. Segment 3 is located from Eight Mile Road to just north of 13 Mile Road. The drainage tunnel will be approximately 4 miles long, 14.5-feet in diameter and located 100 feet below the northbound I-75 service drive from Meyers Avenue to 12 Mile Road. The purpose of the drainage tunnel is to separate and, if required, store freeway storm water from municipal sewers to prevent freeway and community flooding during heavy rain events.

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Oakland County: I-75 will have one lane open in each direction from Square Lake Road to Baldwin Road, 4 a.m. Saturday 5 a.m. Monday. Eastbound I-96 will have one lane open at Wixom Road, 7 a.m. 4 p.m. Saturday. Westbound I-94 will have one lane open from M-1 (Woodward Avenue) to US-12 (Michigan Avenue), 9 p.m. Friday 5 a.m. Monday. M-10 will have one lane open in each direction from I-94 to M-8, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. daily Saturday and Sunday. Northbound M-39 (Southfield Road) will have one lane open from M-85 (Fort Street) to Dix-Toledo Road, 9 a.m. Friday Thursday, Aug. 8.