Dustin Dwyer
Reporter / ProducerDustin Dwyer reports enterprise and long-form stories from Michigan Public's West Michigan bureau. He was a fellow in the class of 2018 at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. He’s been with Michigan Public since 2004, when he started as an intern in the newsroom.
He left the station in 2010-2011 to be a stay at home dad, and returned to be part of the Changing Gears project, a collaboration between Michigan Radio, Ideastream in Cleveland and WBEZ in Chicago. From 2012–2017, he was part of the team for State of Opportunity, and produced several radio documentaries on kids and families in Michigan. He lives in Grand Rapids with his wife and three kids.
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Join Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer as he goes to Western Michigan University's Bronco Bash to ask students whether they plan on voting this election cycle. -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the violations were of "very low safety significance" but the company said it's taking the problem seriously. -
This latest step brings the Southwest Michigan nuclear power plant one step closer to a historic restart. -
States accused the parent company of Facebook and Instagram of failing to protect teen users. Michigan initially dropped out of the lawsuit, but is still set to receive funds, if a judge approves the settlement. -
Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer explains why we have this recurring ballot question, how would work, and the pros and cons. -
Nearly a quarter of crashes in Kent County involve deer. Now the road commission has a new idea to tame the population. -
Social media companies are facing a wave of lawsuits that claim the companies harm young users. Michigan was originally involved in a lawsuit that’s headed to court this week, but the Attorney General’s office quietly withdrew after facing a request for records from Meta.
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The Michigan Public Service Commission wants to revamp assistance programs so that no one pays more than 6% of their income on energy. -
This week, Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer talks about how to research judges. -
The woman's lawsuit said she's immunocompromised and had to be hospitalized after eating some hard shell tacos with lettuce in early July.
