Officials are considering five different options in the reconstruction of Adams Road near Oakland University in Rochester Hills.

Residents living near I-75 in Oakland County have been dealing with excessive noise from the traffic for years. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been studying the area from 13 Mile to Adams Road and is now holding a public meeting to discuss the need for sound barriers.

A 61-year-old man died Thursday after he drove into oncoming traffic in Oakland Township, crashing into another vehicle head-on.

Oakland Township requires a new EPA-mandated 45-foot high water storage facility. It is something everybody agrees on, but its placement of it is not.

A 23-year-old Rochester Hills woman was killed overnight in a suspected drunken driving crash, officials said.

The annual Fine Art at the Village Art Fair is returning for the 18th year.

Three sheep have been returned to their home at a Bloomfield Hills farm after escaping and wandering a nearby neighborhood, officials said.

A suspected Oakland County bank robber who told a teller “people would die” if he didn’t receive money was arrested after detectives confirmed his identity by taking a test drive with him in his pickup truck, which he put up for sale, officials said.

Five teenagers have been arrested in connection with the weekend theft of four semi trucks in Oakland County, police said.

Construction has been stalled on Adams Road between Square Lake and Long Lake roads and the county is calling out the contractor that was hired to do the job.

The Veteran’s Tribute of Oakland Township honors six branches of the armed forces and someone targeted the tribute to the U.S. Coast Guard.

An Indiana woman led police on a chase around Oakland County after someone caught her stealing from their car at a Rochester Hills gas pump, officials said.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Adams Road in Rochester Hills has now reopened after it was closed between Hillendale Drive and Avon Road due to icy road conditions. Drivers were advised to seek an alternate route at the time. READ: Metro Detroit weather: 2-3 inches of snow by Friday morning, then bitter cold

Troy police made seven impaired driving arrests over the final 10 days of November. Four women and three men from all around Metro Detroit were involved.

Southbound I-75 traffic in Oakland County will begin shifting to newly constructed lanes on Thursday evening. Southbound I-75 traffic has been sharing the northbound side of the freeway between Adams and 13 Mile roads due to road and bridge reconstruction. Beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, one lane will be closed on southbound I-75 between Adams and 13 Mile roads to prepare for the switch. Officials say that southbound I-75 traffic will be utilizing the newly constructed southbound lanes by 5 a.m. on Friday. Officials say there will be two lanes open for both directions on I-75 between 8 Mile and Adams roads during Labor Day weekend.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Consumers Energy has closed Squirrel Road between Long Lake Road and Highwood Drive in Bloomfield Township due to a gas leak. Officials suggest using Wattles Road to Adams Road, back to Long Lake Road and vice versa as a detour. The road is expected to reopen to traffic late on Saturday.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Auburn Hills and Troy firefighters were battling brush fires Tuesday afternoon along Interstate 75 between M-59 and Adams Road. The fire departments said the cause of the string of brush fires is not yet known. Traffic was moving slowly on the interstate near North Squirrel Road in Auburn Hills. Firefighters had blocked one lane.