Union Workers Vote to Accept New Five-Year Contract with Kellogg
Union workers at the Kellogg company have approved a new contract with the cereal maker. Members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco...
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.
Omicron Cases Hit Michigan, But Drug to Combat the Variant Is in Short Supply
Michigan health officials say hospitals are being overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases just as the much more contagious omicron variant is...
Oxford Schools Superintendent Seeks ‘Full, Transparent’ Review as Nessel Offers to Investigate
State of Michigan Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says her office is willing to investigate how school officials handled several...
James and Jennifer Crumbley Arrested in Detroit
This is a developing story. Come back to WDET.org and tune into WDET 101.9 FM for the latest updates. The parents of the teenager who shot...
Oxford High School Student Charged as Adult in Shooting
Prosecutors in Michigan are charging a 15-year-old boy as an adult with pre-meditated murder for allegedly shooting to death four...
Southeast Michigan Schools Cancel Classes Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday Amid COVID-19 Surge
Several Metro Detroit school districts will close for this entire week as officials battle a rise in COVID-19 cases. That...
President Biden Talks Up Infrastructure Bill, Makes Pitch for Social Spending Plan During Detroit Visit
After signing his $1 trillion infrastructure investment bill into law earlier this week, President Joe Biden visited General Motors’ electric...
President Biden to Visit Michigan for Grand Opening of Detroit-Hamtramck EV Factory
President Biden tries to get his legislative agenda in gear this week when he travels to an electric vehicle plant...
Michigan GOP Rep. Upton on Guard after Receiving Death Threats over Vote for Infrastructure Bill
(Editor's note: This web story contains strong language.) Only 13 Republicans joined a majority of Democrats in the U.S. House...
U.S. Borders Reopen for Non-Essential Travel
The U.S. lifted travel restrictions today on non-essential travel from 33 countries, including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe. The...
U.S. Education Secretary Says Build Back Better Plan Transforms Schooling in Michigan
President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation continues to wind its tortuous way towards the Congressional finish line. In the face...
Detroit Elects New Members to City Council Amid Corruption Allegations
Detroit voters elected new members on Tuesday to a City Council covered by a cloud of corruption allegations. In addition...
