President Donald Trump flipped the middle finger Tuesday to a person who could be heard calling him a “pedophile protector" while he toured a Ford truck factory in Michigan. In video shared by TMZ, Trump points to a person who is not seen in the frame and mouths some words. He then flashes his middle finger in that person's direction.

It's hard to know where pizza was first dipped in ranch, but it probably started in a Gen X high school cafeteria.

We looked back on one year of ICE arrests, visited a tattoo artist specializing in mastectomy tattoos, and talked to a Dearborn comedian about his recent experience with police while performing comedy in Nazareth.

Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) spoke on the Senate floor on Thursday about the Flint community’s struggles in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Slotkin said the community’s still in pain, and in the process of seeking accountability and justice for a water crisis they didn’t cause.

Need something fun to do this weekend, or looking for new things to explore? Michigan Public is here to help! Check out some of these fun, interesting, and timely events across Michigan from January 16 - 18.

Overall enrollment is up slightly at colleges and universities, driven by gains at community colleges and public four-year programs.

The school smartphone ban on the way to the state Senate would create exemptions for medical issues, lessons that involve devices, and for basic phones that can't download apps or use internet browsers.

Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored.

Bypassing the Court of Claims would have sped up the Michigan cannabis industry's lawsuit over the state's new wholesale tax on marijuana, but the state appeals court says it's not persuaded that the case needs immediate review.

Michigan Public is partnering with Interlochen Public Radio to bring their Pints North Trivia Night to Ann Arbor! Come hang out, grab a drink, and maybe even learn a thing or two about this incredible region we call home. See you there!

We talked to a Venezuelan asylum-seeker living in Michigan about her experience with ICE detention. Then, we chatted with an indie band from Michigan about their new album. And we aired the latest episode of It’s Just Politics.

Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin has been notified that the Trump administration is investigating her after she organized and appeared in a video with other Democrats urging military service members to resist “illegal orders.”