Dustin Dwyer
Reporter / Producer, Michigan PublicDustin 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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Christopher Schurr killed Patrick Lyoya during a struggling that began as a traffic stop in April, 2022. The jury deliberated for a little more than two days. -
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. -
Jill Biden was scheduled to speak at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation's annual First Ladies Luncheon, but after losing her voice, she asked another White House official to deliver her speech. -
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Grand Rapids Thursday as part of her "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour. -
Money will go toward debt forgiveness at cash-strapped local school districts, and for large capital-improvement projects at colleges and universities. -
The Michigan Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case, which could set a precedent for future deadly force incidents. -
More than 100,000 people in Michigan could lose access to Medicaid if they don’t submit their renewal information by the end of the month. -
Today marks the official Juneteenth holiday, though some events started over the weekend. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer says a two-year pause on collecting sales taxes on electric vehicles will help more people afford them.
