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Michigan removing 60% of traffic restrictions for July 4th weekend travel
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that traffic restrictions on several Michigan roads would be temporarily removed for travel over the Fourth of July holiday.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that traffic restrictions on several Michigan roads would be temporarily removed for travel over the Fourth of July holiday.
Getting to the reopening of Michigan Central on Thursday will be one of the biggest challenges for anyone.
Police say no one was injured, but the freeway is closed pending clean-up. Drivers are urged to avoid the area.
To protect the movement of wildlife impeded by busy roadways, a series of manmade overpasses and underpasses throughout the U.S. helps animals big and small safely get across the street, preventing collisions and saving human lives.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 1,040 traffic fatalities in Michigan in 2023, a decrease from 1,124 fatalities in 2022. But despite the decrease, the Michigan crash data shows fatalities have remained in the thousands since 2020.
CBS News analysis shows most federal traffic safety grants go to planning projects, rather than actual construction. Critics say slow progress contributes to rising deaths on America's roads.
General Motors is adding about 350,000 miles (563,000 kilometers) of roadways in the U.S and Canada to the area where drivers can use the company's "Super Cruise" partially automated driving system.
All lanes of Mound Road between I-696 and M-59 are back open after undergoing a major renovation; leaders call it the largest road project in Macomb County's history.
Severe traffic crashes have continued to increase since the pandemic, according to a recent Southeast Michigan Council of Governments report.
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, the lane closures begin Friday, Nov. 17, as part of the I-96 Flex Route project.
A 32-year-old man has died after colliding with a U-Haul truck on Monday on the Lodge Freeway in Detroit.
Motorists traveling on Interstate 275 beginning Friday, Aug. 18, will see some lane closures from Six Mile Road to S. Huron Road.
MDOT says the upcoming closure is for various work, including pavement repairs to fix potholes in the work zone.
MDOT told CBS News Detroit the number of closures and detours vary daily, but they spend hours planning them weeks and months ahead of time.
The operators of a historic ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin say it is out of service for the rest of the season after its ramp system was damaged in July.
A ferry carrying traffic across Lake Michigan has suspended trips indefinitely after a mechanical failure of its ramping system.
Here is the full list of MDOT construction scheduled this weekend.
Friday marked the first day police can issue tickets for Michigan's new hands-free driving law.
Police say a 63-year-old Clarkston man has died after a loose tire strikes his pick-up, causing a crash Friday on Interstate 75 at Davison Freeway.
The U.S. government's highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on big Freightliner trucks can stop unexpectedly for no apparent reason.
The Michigan Department of Transportation released a list of construction happening in Metro Detroit this weekend.
The Revive 275 project is going into another phase that could slow down your commute.
A woman is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash Thursday in West Bloomfield.
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, the construction phase will repair bridges and ramps connecting Interstate 275 with I-94, Ford and Michigan Avenue.
A construction crew cut power to the traffic lights at Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, impacting surrounding businesses on one of the warmest weeks we've had this year.
Police said a man broke into a home to attack his ex-girlfriend and was shot and killed by the woman's stepson in Orion Township Wednesday morning.
In an interview with BET News, Biden said he'd reevaluate his decision to run "if doctors came to me and said you got this problem."
Authorities believe alcohol was a factor in a Michigan crash where a semi-truck crashed into a vehicle that had its hazards on while stopped in a freeway lane, officials said.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
The bodies of two children were recovered Monday after a sailboat capsized on Lake Michigan over the weekend, officials said.
Police said a man broke into a home to attack his ex-girlfriend and was shot and killed by the woman's stepson in Orion Township Wednesday morning.
A 36-year-old man died after an equipment malfunction at a Michigan automotive manufacturing facility just days before the facility was scheduled to begin closing, officials said.
In an interview with BET News, Biden said he'd reevaluate his decision to run "if doctors came to me and said you got this problem."
Authorities believe alcohol was a factor in a Michigan crash where a semi-truck crashed into a vehicle that had its hazards on while stopped in a freeway lane, officials said.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
The Biden administration is awarding $1.7 billion to 11 "shuttered or at-risk" facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Virginia, to bolster electric vehicle production.
Throughout the next year, dozens of new zero-emission buses will be hitting the pavement in the city of Detroit, all thanks to a $30.8 million federal grant.
The company said the temporary layoffs will impact about 1,600 workers for the month of July.
American automakers are pushing back against a federal safety ruling that involves automatic emergency braking technology in new cars.
Dearborn Village Ford general sales manager Jay Sturtz says they're resorting to good old-fashioned pen and paper while they wait for CDK to come back online.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
After many people criticized Andress' rendition of the National Anthem online, comparing her with Fergie, the singer says she's going to rehab.
Shannen Doherty had been battling cancer since 2015.
Richard Simmons devoted his life to making people sweat with his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" workout videos.
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"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
A young gas station operator in Wisconsin was stabbed to death on June 12. Authorities have never named a suspect in the murder until now.
Former President Donald Trump looked on Tuesday night as his onetime rivals for the nomination lined up to support him.
Rite Aid, which has already closed hundreds of stores, is shutting more locations in Michigan and Ohio.
Trinity Health's virtual nursing program uses teamwork and technology so bedside nurses can focus on what matters most: being there in person for patients.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
A 39-year-old Michigan man has filed a lawsuit saying he lost his toes because he received delayed medical care while he was in custody.
Tahjana Lewis suffered burns to her chest, arms and legs, according to a recent lawsuit the Connecticut woman filed.
Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, a former Philadelphia 76ers and La Salle University basketball great and the father of the late, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, has died. He was 69.
The Detroit Lions will induct Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson into the Pride of the Lions during the 2024 season.
Paris 2024 Summer Games organizers hope Olympic flame's glitzy arrival in the City of Light can help cast off shadow of low local enthusiasm.
Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi's second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 on Lautaro Martínez's 112th-minute goal.
Yohan Ramírez had two consecutive errors in the ninth inning, paving the way for the Detroit Tigers to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Sunday for their second straight comeback win over the NL West leaders.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appear on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters this Sunday.
The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
The three top elected county leaders essentially run the Metro Detroit region.
A man police say broke into a home to attack his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed by a resident Wednesday morning, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said.
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