Two major construction projects set to begin Tuesday in Metro Detroit
There will be two massive construction projects to watch out for on Tuesday. Expect ramp closures and bridgework on the M-59/I-94 interchange in Macomb County and reduced lanes on I-96 between Kent Lake and Wixom roads in Oakland County.
Pickup driver crashes into car stopped at I-96 construction zone, killing Farmington Hills woman
A pickup truck driver who was going 70 mph while approaching a construction zone and couldn’t stop in time after a lane change crashed into the back of a car and killed a Farmington Hills woman, police said.
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‘He didn’t care who was in his way’ -- New details revealed in arrest of Wixom man at US Capitol Building riot
WIXOM, Mich. – Michael Joseph Foy, a Marine from Wixom, has been charged with attacking a police officer with a hockey stick during the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol Building that left six dead. A video that captured a violent riot breaking into the U.S. Capitol Building as D.C. Metro Police tried to keep them out went viral worldwide. “It’s a hockey stick. He’s hitting him very very hard,” Dolunt said of the viral video. At some point, Dolunt said he had been radicalized and the hockey stick was brought for a reason.
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Wixom man charged with attacking police officers during deadly siege on US Capitol Building
WIXOM, Mich. – A viral video is being used as a huge piece of evidence by the FBI against a Wixom man. The video is from the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol Building that left six dead. The FBI said Foy beat a D.C. Metro Police officer while the officer was on the ground outside the Capitol. READ: FBI: Michigan man used hockey stick as weapon in Capitol riotThe video referenced by the FBI can be viewed here. A Wixom man has been arrested by #FBIDetroit on charges related to the violence at the US Capitol on January 6th.

Michigan State Police to target 4 areas today: What to know
DETROIT - Michigan State Police will be targeting dangerous driving in multiple areas around Metro Detroit on Wednesday. As a part of an ongoing effort by Michigan State Police to enforce distracted driving, speeding and aggressive drivers, troopers will be in several locations on Wednesday. I-96 between Beck Road and Wixom RoadSouthfield Freeway between Michigan Avenue and Outer Drive"These will be marked and unmarked units looking for violators. Only marked units will conduct the stops." I-75 between M-59 and Sashabaw RoadM-10 (Lodge Freeway) between Wyoming and Linwood"These patrols will be out between 9 AM until the evening rush hours."

Michigan State Police to target 4 areas on Wednesday: What to know
Michigan State Police will be targeting dangerous driving in multiple areas around Metro Detroit on Wednesday. As a part of an ongoing effort by Michigan State Police to enforce distracted driving, speeding and aggressive drivers, troopers will be in several locations on Wednesday. I-96 between Beck Road and Wixom RoadSouthfield Freeway between Michigan Avenue and Outer Drive"These will be marked and unmarked units looking for violators. Only marked units will conduct the stops." I-75 between M-59 and Sashabaw RoadM-10 (Lodge Freeway) between Wyoming and Linwood"These patrols will be out between 9 AM until the evening rush hours."