Whitmer grants pardon to Michigan human trafficking victim
Shortly before Christmas, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued several pardons. Whitmer granted one of the pardons to a Michigan woman...
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.
Former Lions player Mike Utley recalls his own tragic NFL injury after Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is recovering following extensive medical treatment after suffering cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football...
Michigan Democrats face Feb. 1 deadline to move up state’s 2024 presidential primary
Michigan Democrats face a looming deadline to ensure the party’s next presidential primary is among the first held in the...
Elissa Slotkin on House speaker drama: ‘Clearly the Republicans were going through something’
After making more than a dozen attempts before selecting a new speaker in Republican Kevin McCarthy, the U.S. House of...
Peters, Stabenow tout lower healthcare and prescription costs for Medicare recipients
Michigan’s U.S. senators are touting the benefits of Medicare price reforms approved by Congress, which take effect beginning this week....
Court rules against Mayor Fouts in latest budget spending fight with Warren City Council
Warren City Council may file a formal complaint with Michigan’s attorney general over funds spent by Mayor Jim Fouts. It’s...
Michigan chef Ibrahim Parlak at the center of a case involving terrorism and deportation
For several decades, Kurdish immigrant Ibrahim Parlak has, by all accounts, peacefully operated a café in the small resort town...
Family of Michigan man held in Russia reacts to Brittney Griner’s release
The release of WNBA star Brittney Griner is drawing praise from the family of a Michigan man still held by...
Michigan Supreme Court pauses criminal trial scheduled for the parents of Oxford High School shooter
The Michigan Supreme Court has paused a criminal trial scheduled for the parents of the teen who killed four students...
President Biden tells Michiganders US economy is improving at Bay City speech
President Biden says legislation passed under his administration is improving the U.S. economy. Biden made the remarks at a semi-conductor...
Former Oxford school officials say Ethan Crumbley should have been sent home before mass shooting
Two former school board members allege that district officials did not follow existing policies that could have prevented the mass...
President Biden visiting Michigan today to tout legislative, midterm elections success
White House officials say President Joe Biden will visit Michigan Tuesday to tout an American competitiveness bill passed by Congress...
