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Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
A man has died after he was allegedly chased out of a gas station by an employee who shot at him, which led to him jumping onto the Lodge Freeway, where he died from his injuries.
A man has died after he was allegedly chased out of a gas station by an employee who shot at him, which led to him jumping onto the Lodge Freeway, where he died from his injuries.
Local 4 is tracking wrong-way drivers causing death and destruction on the Lodge Freeway and now on I-75 at 7 Mile Road, and the driver got away.
One person was killed on the Lodge Freeway when a wrong-way driver struck their SUV and caused it to become engulfed in flames.
Nearly 2.6 million residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday. AAA says this is an all-time high for Thanksgiving, and 65,000 more travelers than last year.
Police in Oakland County purposely crashed into a speeding SUV on the freeway to arrest three people who were wanted for a variety of crimes.
A man trying to flee Michigan State Police got on the Lodge Freeway going the wrong way and collided with a vehicle, killing 2 people and injuring himself and his passenger.
A 21-year-old man died in a crash on the Lodge Freeway in Detroit after another vehicle failed to stop for traffic backed up due to a semi truck crash and fuel spill.
Part of the northbound Lodge Freeway was closed in Detroit early Wednesday morning after a car collided with a semi truck, causing it to spill fuel on the freeway.
Eastbound lanes of I-94 at the Lodge Freeway in Wayne County has reopened after a Warren police chase ended with shots fired.
A car crash that injured multiple people has caused the closure of the southbound lanes of Lodge Freeway at Chicago Boulevard in Wayne County.
Northbound Lodge Freeway after Meyers Road reopened Wednesday after being closed while police investigated the crash in Wayne County.
Southbound Lodge Freeway (M-10) at Grand River Avenue in Detroit has reopened after being closed due to a possible crime scene investigation.
Police shut down part of the Lodge Freeway early Monday morning to investigate a shooting in Detroit.
Everything from old tires to abandoned boats has been dumped at the Linwood and Doris streets site, not too far from the Lodge and the Davison freeways.
The Michigan State Police used their chopper to help assist the Detroit Police Department in locating the vehicle involved in a carjacking incident over the weekend.
The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about a person of interest linked to a homicide on the city’s west side.
The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about a person of interest linked to a non-fatal shooting on the city’s west side.
One driver is seriously injured after a woman was rear-ended while changing lanes on a highway in Southfield, causing a three-car crash.
Westbound lanes of I-94 from I-75 to the Lodge Freeway in Detroit will close this weekend as crews work on two bridges.
The westbound lanes of I-94 have reopened near Downtown Detroit after a live electrical wire blocked traffic for about two hours.
It’s a very unusual yet heartwarming story about a beloved professor searching for a new organ as Lawrence Tech University professor Dr. Scott Schneider is facing an illness that has him using multiple billboards to try and find a match.
Shots were fired at a driver on the Lodge Freeway after he got out of his vehicle to check on the people inside a stopped car he wasn’t able to avoid hitting, police said.
Monday’s storms impacted nearly all of Metro Detroit, causing damage all over the area and leaving many homes and businesses without power.
Dozens of Detroiters no longer have to worry about losing their homes as 100 people were handed over their deeds Wednesday.
An 18-year-old man was hit by a pickup truck while running across a Detroit freeway in the middle of the night, police said.
A survivor of domestic violence invested thousands of dollars in creating a safe space for families. Recently thieves ransacked the property and continuously stole from the home.
Both directions of I-94 between I-75 and the Lodge Freeway are expected to reopen at 6 a.m. Friday morning.
Both directions of I-94 between I-75 and the Lodge Freeway are closed for seven days starting Friday morning.
Both directions of I-94 between I-75 and the Lodge Freeway will be closed for seven days starting Friday morning.
A woman was killed early Monday morning after the vehicle she was riding in reportedly crashed into a tow truck on the Lodge Freeway near I-75.
It’s a project that’s expected to shut down I-94 for a whole week in July as crews will be building a new bridge on I-94 at Second Avenue in Downtown Detroit. The new bridge will be Michigan’s first network tied-arch bridge.
A pedestrian bridge in Detroit was in such bad shape, the concrete gave way and a man fell through it as he walked across it earlier this week.
A person accused of stealing a car has been arrested Saturday after leading law enforcement on a chase through Metro Detroit.
A suspected drunken driver tried to hide behind a dumpster while fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run crash in Detroit, officials said.
Here are this morning's top stories.
It has long stood as an iconic symbol of Detroit’s decline, the old Lee Plaza Hotel on West Grand Boulevard has sat vacant for decades, but that’s soon going to change. This is the towering Lee Plaza; it’s been abandoned and ransacked for 25. Now it is getting a new lease on life.
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On Dec. 15, 2019, Vanessa Simmons was on her way to work as a Detroit Police Department dispatcher when a man got on the Lodge Freeway, driving the wrong way and plowed into her head-on. Nearly two years later, the man has yet to be charged.
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The inspector found numerous violations, noting ceiling and wall damage, unsecured stairwell handrails and an infestation.
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A motorcyclist who was speeding onto an exit ramp from the Lodge Freeway crashed and was ejected into a tree early Friday morning, police said.
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A Michigan State Police K9 was killed in a freeway crash at 1 a.m. Sunday (July 25) on the Lodge Freeway near Linwood Street in Detroit, police said.
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Michigan State Police troopers and officers with the Department of Natural Resources rescued a man from the Lodge Freeway after his vehicle was trapped by floodwaters Friday afternoon.
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Here is a list of flooded highways, ramp closures and reopenings announced by MDOT on Friday in Metro Detroit.
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The situation has gotten so bad at the Bella Vista Glen Senior Apartments that officials with the city of Highland Park have stepped in.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-1240 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.
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Police shut down the Lodge Freeway overnight in Detroit after a driver saw two speeding vehicles and noticed his window had been struck by gunfire, officials said.
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The Walmart on Mercury Drive closed as part of a company program to allow third-party cleaning crews to clean and sanitize the building.
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