Detroit sets all-time Day 1 Draft record with more than 275,000 attendees
More than 275,000 fans showed up for their teams during the first day of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit...
Quinn Klinefelter is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, anchoring midday newscasts and preparing reports for WDET, NPR and the BBC. Klinefelter joined WDET in 1998 after earning a M.A. from the nation's top-ranked journalism school, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and working as a sports correspondent for BBC Radio 4 and as a talk show host, anchor and reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio.
He has won over 50 awards for his work from groups including CBS Radio, the Associated Press, the Wisconsin and Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Professional Journalists. He has covered government and politics for WDET, including interviewing numerous presidential candidates, Michigan governors and every Detroit mayor elected in the 21st century. He also regularly reports on sports and entertainment, including covering 20 editions of the Indianapolis 500.
He was literally on top of the news when he finished an interview with then-Senator Bob Dole by stepping on his shoes.
Parents of Oxford school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years for involuntary manslaughter
A Michigan judge has sentenced the parents of the teen who murdered four classmates and shot seven other people at...
Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar named chair of special committee on Chinese Communist Party
One of the few issues the deeply-divided U.S. Congress agrees on is taking a hard line on China. Now a...
James Crumbley found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Oxford school shooting
A Michigan jury has held the father of the Oxford High School shooter criminally responsible for the lives his son...
Former US Attorney Barbara McQuade releases new book on fighting misinformation
In the age of social media, Americans face an unprecedented amount of misleading information. And former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District...
Jury selection underway in James Crumbley manslaughter trial
Jury selection began on Tuesday at the manslaughter trial of the father whose teenage son shot and killed four classmates...
Will Trump or Biden help the US economy? Michigan voters weigh in
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump appear headed for a re-match in this year’s campaign for the White...
The GOP strategy for winning Michigan’s primary, the White House
This year’s Republican presidential primary in Michigan differs from past editions. Officials moved the primary ahead in the election cycle,...
Michigan Democrats talk strategy, goals heading into 2024 presidential election
Democrats in Michigan finally succeeded this year in the party’s long-sought goal to move its presidential primary ahead in the...
Union workers at Detroit’s Marathon refinery approve strike authorization
Union workers at Detroit’s Marathon Petroleum refinery have authorized their leadership to call for a strike if they cannot reach...
Biden officials press Russia to free Paul Whelan after Putin’s comments on prisoner swap
Biden administration officials are again pressing Russia to free Michigan native Paul Whelan from prison after recent comments made by...
James Crumbley’s lawyer asks judge to forbid Oxford students from testifying
The defense attorney for James Crumbley, the father of convicted Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, wants a judge to...