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Monday, April 22, 2013  Around noon the last emergency crews left the scene after what Saginaw 911 calls a hectic night. Between flooding and what appeared to be an ordinary call here, just south of the Birch Run exit emergency responders say they had their hands full.

Monday, April 01, 2013  MDOT spent today putting up these signs, letting drivers know that I-75 - Zilwaukee Bridge, Southbound, is closed and traffic is being detoured to I-675. It is about a two mile difference in distance but drivers say it’s still a headache.

Saturday, February 09, 2013  A woman has been found dead behind the steering wheel of a sport utility vehicle on a Detroit freeway.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  Snow showers and cold temperatures posed a hazard to drivers Saturday. Police and fire crews responded to accidents along interstate 75 and rural roads.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Several towing companies from across Genesee County responded to the multi-vehicle pileup on US-23 in Mundy Township Thursday afternoon.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  The Tuesday afternoon blast in West Virginia cooked the green enamel off highway signs and burned utility poles, while leaving a huge hole in the highway.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  Police have identified a motorist who died in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver on an interstate in Detroit.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Traffic along I-75 through Birch Run has been steadily flowing throughout the day and as we continue into the night. However, further up the road construction could slow traffic tomorrow from Saginaw onto the Zilwaulkee Bridge. Today drivers say it wasn't too bad.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Police say they now believe that damage to a car on U.S. 23 Monday morning is unrelated to the string of recent shootings in the Interstate 96 corridor. They say a projectile of some sort, not a bullet, caused the damage. Meanwhile, the FBI and ATF are offering $50,000 each for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspected gunman. Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan is offering $2,000.

Friday, March 30, 2012  Record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot has people buying tickets, but odds of winning long

Monday, January 30, 2012  At least 10 people were killed in a massive pileup on Florida's Interstate 75.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  No regs are good regs: Rand Paul single-handedly blocks pipeline safety bill on principle

Sunday, May 15, 2011  Residents across mid-Michigan are dealing with flooding.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Forty-five-year-old Barbara Pierson, 19-year-old twins Bessie and Margaret and their 14-year-old sister Elizabeth died Sunday when the vehicle left Interstate 69 near Waterloo and rolled down an embankment into the path of a freight train.

Friday, October 08, 2010  Michigan, as well as Ohio, abandoned environmental studies on their portions of Interstate 73 in 2001 because of a lack of funding and need.