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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The woman's lawsuit said she's immunocompromised and had to be hospitalized after eating some hard shell tacos with lettuce in early July. -
The August Primary is a little more than a week away. Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer has a checklist for you to make sure you're prepared before primary Election Day. -
Ever wonder who donates to which campaign? Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer breaks down how to look up campaign contributions for federal, state, and local elections. -
Have you ever wondered why we have midterms? Didn’t we have an election two years ago? What purpose does this even serve? We’re launching a new limited-time video and newsletter series where we answer those questions and more. -
City leaders named GRPD veteran Joe Trigg as the new chief. -
One of the candidates is the current interim chief. One is suing her former employer for discrimination. One was sued for discrimination. One is a lawyer. -
Lake Superior's history stretches back more than one billion years. And for some, the connection to the water is reborn every day. -
Consumers Energy originally planned to shut the West Michigan power plant down starting last year. But the Department of Energy has issued a series of orders forcing the plant to stay open. -
State law requires school districts to be in session at least 180 days per year. Most districts keep space in the schedule for snow days, but some need more this year. -
The groups say the lapses in medical care at the North Lake processing center have been followed by a seizure and a "hypertensive emergency."
