Quinn Klinefelter

Detroit

Senior News Editor, Reporter and Host at WDET-FM (Detroit MI)

I'm interested in politics, sports, music and illuminating hidden corners

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Success of Detroit's QLINE shows potential for mass transit system, advocate says

1 week ago | wdet.org | Quinn Klinefelter

Metro Detroit’s efforts to create a rapid mass transit system on par with other major regions has often gone off the rails. WDET explores some of that history in the latest episode of CuriosiD. But one small slice of the transit puzzle is in place — the QLINE streetcars running along Detroit’s Woodard Avenue.
Michigan shows up to proclaim No Kings

1 week ago | wdet.org | Russ McNamara |Quinn Klinefelter |Amanda LeClaire |Colin Jackson

Demonstrations widespread and largely peacefulLarge protests also took place in Grand Rapids, Petoskey, Marquette, Troy and Wyandotte. John DeSpelder leads Traverse Indivisible, the left-leaning civics group that organized the No Kings protest in Traverse City. He says thousands attended, making it the group’s largest demonstration to date. “I think a lot of people are watching the news and feeling real anguish,” DeSpelder said.
Trump signs John James led bill stopping California ban on gas vehicles

2 weeks ago | wgvunews.org | Quinn Klinefelter

Trump is revoking a waiver that let California set its own fuel emission standards and require only electric vehicle sales by 2035. Automakers complained California’s timeframe was un-realistic and called for a single national standard.
CuriosiD: Did Detroit automakers sabotage public transit?

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Quinn Klinefelter

In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Jennifer Kulczycki of Sterling Heights asks... “I’ve heard for many years that metro Detroit doesn’t have a robust transit system because the Big Three undermined the streetcar and bus systems in order to sell more vehicles.
Penske praises Detroit as team moves on from Indy 500 controversy

3 weeks ago | wdet.org | Quinn Klinefelter

The checkered flag has flown over this year’s Detroit Grand Prix. IndyCar driver Kyle Kirkwood took the win in the final race of the weekend on the downtown street track, and hometown Team Penske is moving forward, away from controversy that erupted the weekend before at the Indianapolis 500. Roger Penske owns both the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar series itself, so his team faced extra criticism when two Penske cars were penalized at Indy for using an illegal part.
Attorney for Oxford High School shooter’s mother wants decision on new trial

3 weeks ago | wgvunews.org | Quinn Klinefelter

Juries found the gunman’s parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, guilty in separate trials of involuntary manslaughter...for not taking reasonable steps that could have stopped the shooting in 2021. After the trials, it was revealed the prosecution had struck a deal with Oxford High employees for them to testify. Jennifer Crumbley’s attorney argues keeping that agreement quiet violated discovery rules and is grounds for acquittal or a new trial.
Hoekstra downplays effect of tariffs and worries of trade war with Canada

4 weeks ago | wgvunews.org | Quinn Klinefelter

Former Congressman and ex-chair of the Michigan GOP Pete Hoekstra was confirmed to the ambassador ship in early April. In an interview with Detroit Public Radio, he says the economy is strong and that worries about tariffs and a trade war with Canada are overblown. “They're not going to have a dramatic impact, okay, okay, they will have an impact, okay, but it's not fundamentally going to change.
Roger Penske's IndyCar team embroiled in scandal ahead of Indy 500

1 month ago | wdet.org | Alex McLenon |Quinn Klinefelter

IndyCar teams and drivers hit the streets of downtown Detroit next week for the city’s annual Grand Prix. That will come after this weekend’s running of the Indianapolis 500 — known as the world’s largest single day sporting event. However, there’s a cloud over this year’s race, as the team and series owned by Detroiter Roger Penske are embroiled in scandal. The issue stems from an illegal part found on two of the Team Penske cars during Indy 500 qualifying last weekend.
Survey finds consumers sour on the economy, personal incomes amid uncertainty

1 month ago | wdet.org | Quinn Klinefelter

A new survey by the University of Michigan finds confidence in the U.S. economy is steadily eroding. Researchers say the widely-watched Consumer Sentiment Index has shown a sharp decline throughout this year. The director of the survey, Joanne Hsu, told WDET those responding have a somber view of the nation’s financial future. The following interview has been edited for clarity and length.
UAW putting pressure on Detroit automakers to shift production to US

1 month ago | wdet.org | Robyn Vincent |Quinn Klinefelter

The impact from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on vehicles and auto parts is shifting into a new gear. Ford Motor Company said the tariffs have forced the automaker to raise prices on vehicles built in Mexico by as much as $2,000. Still, the company says it’s still not passing on the full cost of tariffs to buyers, and will continue charging discount prices until at least July 4.