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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Allison Tingwall, of Chicago Public Schools, will be the next superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools. -
The amphitheater is a key development in the city's effort to revitalize its downtown riverfront, but many residents have complained of excessive noise. -
Some nearby residents argued retrieving the fuel assembly at the Palisades nuclear plant brought unnecessary risk. Holtec International says the work was "error-free". -
This week on The Mids, Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer attends a poll worker training in Grand Rapids and shares his insights. -
A group of Michigan parents and legislators renewed the push Friday for the state House to pass a package of bills meant to protect children from "addictive" social media feeds and AI chatbots. -
Federal regulators approved an emergency plan to move a tipped nuclear fuel assembly at Michigan's Palisades plant, allowing restart activities to move forward. -
Ahead of early voting, Michigan local clerks are testing voting machine accuracy in public demonstrations to ensure secure results and build trust in the midterm election. -
With less than a month to go before Election Day, Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer explores just how secure elections are. -
The Department of Homeland Security claimed its immigration agents were not pursuing Mario David Coronado-Juarez at the moment he crashed. -
A person died Sunday after crashing into a tree in Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids Police Department said Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had attempted to stop the driver before the crash.
