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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Holtec, the company that owns the plant, says restarting would create 600 jobs and offer a carbon-free source of energy for the state. -
Vance was in the Grand Rapids suburb of Byron Center on Wednesday. -
Public Health Muskegon County warned of the toxins in Muskegon Lake, but found no evidence of them at Pere Marquette beach, a popular spot on Lake Michigan. -
It was the first primary challenge of Scholten's political career, and she won convincingly. -
Trump repeatedly insulted Joe Biden at the rally and said "our country is finished" if Biden wins in November. -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is accepting comments on what it should consider in an environmental assessment of the proposal to reopen the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Southwest Michigan.
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Hailey Lynch-Bastion is bringing meme politics to the city level in their playful campaign for mayor of Grand Rapids. -
The changes to Title IX approved by the Biden administration would offer more protection in schools against discrimination based on gender identity. -
The West Michigan county's health department talked to more than 5,000 residents about their health concerns. Housing topped the list. -
The National Labor Relations Board has charged the health care company with violating workers rights in Grand Haven by withdrawing its recognition of the union.
