Judge set to decide whether New York can dispose of atomic waste in metro Detroit
A judge is set to decide whether low-level radioactive material left over from the creation of the first atomic bomb...
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.
Prosecutor in Oxford mass shooting trial launches bid for Michigan AG
The prosecutor who won convictions in the Oxford High School shooting trials wants to extend that work to all of...
Success of Detroit’s QLINE shows potential for mass transit system, advocate says
Metro Detroit’s efforts to create a rapid mass transit system on par with other major regions has often gone off...
Michigan shows up to proclaim No Kings
Protesters across Michigan and the nation rally against Trump’s policies Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Michigan against what...
CuriosiD: Did Detroit automakers sabotage public transit?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Listen: Did Detroit automakers sabotage public...
Penske praises Detroit as team moves on from Indy 500 controversy
The checkered flag has flown over this year’s Detroit Grand Prix.IndyCar driver Kyle Kirkwood took the win in the final...
Roger Penske’s IndyCar team embroiled in scandal ahead of Indy 500
IndyCar teams and drivers hit the streets of downtown Detroit next week for the city’s annual Grand Prix. That will...
Survey finds consumers sour on the economy, personal incomes amid tariff uncertainty
A new survey by the University of Michigan finds confidence in the U.S. economy is steadily eroding.Researchers say the widely-watched...
The Metro: UAW putting pressure on Detroit automakers to shift production to US
The impact from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on vehicles and auto parts is shifting into a new gear.Ford Motor Company...
Pope Leo XIV’s reveal from a WDET partner photographer who was there
The Catholic Church’s selection of its first American Pope took many observers by surprise, both worldwide and those present at...
Detroit think tank leader says next mayor must grow city’s middle class
This year marks a time of transition in the city of Detroit. Voters will elect a new leader of the...
Michigan college faculties seeking Big Ten ‘mutual defense pact’ against federal government
Some university faculty members across the Big Ten system want the schools to pool resources to help defend each other...