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DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump (2R) tours the assembly line at the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan. Trump is visiting Michigan where he will participate in a tour of the Ford River Rouge complex and later give remarks to the Detroit Economic Club. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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What UAW said about Ford worker being flipped off by President Trump in Detroit

Read full article: What UAW said about Ford worker being flipped off by President Trump in Detroit
President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino Hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Over $380,000 raised for Ford worker suspended for calling Trump ‘pedophile protector’

Read full article: Over $380,000 raised for Ford worker suspended for calling Trump ‘pedophile protector’

More than $380,000 has been raised for the Ford worker who was suspended for calling President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector.”

WAYNE COUNTY

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump (2R) tours the assembly line at the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan. Trump is visiting Michigan where he will participate in a tour of the Ford River Rouge complex and later give remarks to the Detroit Economic Club. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
50 minutes ago

What UAW said about Ford worker being flipped off by President Trump in Detroit

Read full article: What UAW said about Ford worker being flipped off by President Trump in Detroit

The United Auto Workers union has released a statement regarding President Donald Trump flipping off one of its members during his visit to Detroit.

President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino Hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
10 minutes ago

Over $380,000 raised for Ford worker suspended for calling Trump ‘pedophile protector’

Read full article: Over $380,000 raised for Ford worker suspended for calling Trump ‘pedophile protector’

More than $380,000 has been raised for the Ford worker who was suspended for calling President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector.”

President Donald Trump speaks to, from left Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of Ford, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, and Corey Williams, Ford River Rouge Plant Manager, during a tour of the Ford River Rogue complex, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump caught on video flipping off Ford worker during plant visit in Dearborn, automaker responds

Read full article: Trump caught on video flipping off Ford worker during plant visit in Dearborn, automaker responds

President Donald Trump was caught on video flipping off a Ford worker during his visit to Dearborn Tuesday afternoon, and the automaker responded to the incident.

OAKLAND COUNTY

Oxford Center stopped using grounding wrist straps years before the Jan. 31, 2025, explosion

Ex-Oxford Center worker says key safety item was abandoned years before hyperbaric chamber explosion

Read full article: Ex-Oxford Center worker says key safety item was abandoned years before hyperbaric chamber explosion

A former Oxford Center employee testified that grounding wrist straps that prevent static electric buildup in hyperbaric chambers stopped being used in 2017, years before a 2025 explosion that killed a 5-year-old boy.

Ex-employee raised concerns years before hyperbaric chamber explosion
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‘Deal with it’: Former Oxford Center employee testifies about how safety concerns were dismissed

Read full article: ‘Deal with it’: Former Oxford Center employee testifies about how safety concerns were dismissed

A former Oxford Center employee testified that repeated warnings about hyperbaric chamber safety, including static electricity, and children being treated alone, were dismissed by leadership in the years that he worked at the company.

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MACOMB COUNTY

ANN ARBOR, WASHTENAW COUNTY

The University of Michigan has selected its next president. Kent Syverud, the current chancellor of Syracuse University, will be officially appointed as Michigan’s 16th president.
3 days ago

Report: Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud to be named University of Michigan president

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The University of Michigan has selected its next president. Kent Syverud, the current chancellor of Syracuse University, will be officially appointed as Michigan’s 16th president tomorrow, Jan. 12.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY

MONROE COUNTY

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

Zimmerman's Meat Market in Marine City is closed until further notice after situation involving a group of "First Amendment auditors" escalated. One Tuesday, Jan. 6, the group was filming into the market, when the business called the police. The owner said he went to go speak with a police officer that was in the area. As he did that, video shows one of the group members pepper-spraying him.

How people filming into Michigan business led to scathing note about police, plans to sell company

Read full article: How people filming into Michigan business led to scathing note about police, plans to sell company

An altercation over a filming dispute led to a Michigan business posting a scathing note about police, and the man who pepper-sprayed the owner being charged.

GENESEE COUNTY

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DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) walks with Executive chair of Ford Motor Company Bill Ford Jr. (L), and CEO of Ford Motor Company Jim Farley as they tour the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan. Trump is visiting Michigan where he will participate in a tour of the Ford River Rouge complex and later give remarks to the Detroit Economic Club. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Morning 4: What Ford said about President Trump flipping off one of its workers in Detroit -- and more news

Read full article: Morning 4: What Ford said about President Trump flipping off one of its workers in Detroit -- and more news

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

President Donald Trump speaks to, from left Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of Ford, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, and Corey Williams, Ford River Rouge Plant Manager, during a tour of the Ford River Rogue complex, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump caught on video flipping off Ford worker during plant visit in Dearborn, automaker responds

Read full article: Trump caught on video flipping off Ford worker during plant visit in Dearborn, automaker responds

President Donald Trump was caught on video flipping off a Ford worker during his visit to Dearborn Tuesday afternoon, and the automaker responded to the incident.

The Civil Rights lawsuit against the MDOS and Benson was filed in Wayne County Circuit Court on Jan. 10

Michigan Department of State, Jocelyn Benson, sued over alleged retaliation against Black employees

Read full article: Michigan Department of State, Jocelyn Benson, sued over alleged retaliation against Black employees

Four African American employees of the Michigan Department of State have filed a lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court, accusing the agency and several senior officials of a pattern and practice of race-based discrimination, retaliation for complaining about unfair treatment, and a racially hostile workplace.

Nick Acker and his fiancé, Stephanie Jaszcz

‘My life has fallen apart’: Fiancée of USPS worker killed on job appeals to Trump during Detroit visit

Read full article: ‘My life has fallen apart’: Fiancée of USPS worker killed on job appeals to Trump during Detroit visit

As President Donald Trump visited Detroit on Jan. 13, the fiancée of Nicholas Acker, a 36-year-old U.S. Postal Service employee who died in a workplace accident last November, posted a heartfelt message on social media addressed to Trump about her fiancé’s sudden, horrific death.

Rep. Debbie Dingell highlighted the ongoing economic challenges facing Michigan residents

President Trump defends economic policies during Detroit Economic Club speech amid inflation concerns

Read full article: President Trump defends economic policies during Detroit Economic Club speech amid inflation concerns

President Donald Trump returned to Detroit on Tuesday, defending his economic policies at the Detroit Economic Club even as new inflation figures show continuing price pressures and local business leaders express concerns about economic uncertainty.

The Michigan State Capitol is photographed, May 24, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives Tuesday, April 16, 2024, when voters will fill two vacant seats in suburban Detroit. In District 13, Democrat Mai Xiong faces Republican Ronald Singer. In District 25, Democrat Peter Herzberg faces Republican Josh Powell. The chamber deadlocked at a 54-54 tie in November when two Democratic members won mayoral elections. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Poll: Here’s where Michigan voters stand in the 2026 gubernatorial race

Read full article: Poll: Here’s where Michigan voters stand in the 2026 gubernatorial race

Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the 2026 gubernatorial race.

Oxford Center stopped using grounding wrist straps years before the Jan. 31, 2025, explosion

Ex-Oxford Center worker says key safety item was abandoned years before hyperbaric chamber explosion

Read full article: Ex-Oxford Center worker says key safety item was abandoned years before hyperbaric chamber explosion

A former Oxford Center employee testified that grounding wrist straps that prevent static electric buildup in hyperbaric chambers stopped being used in 2017, years before a 2025 explosion that killed a 5-year-old boy.