Dustin Dwyer reports enterprise and long-form stories from Michigan Radio’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 Radio 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.
Contributions from Dustin Dwyer
- GRPD releases draft plan to "transform" policing in Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids Police Department has released a draft of a new strategic plan after many in the community called for defunding the department. The plan would convert all current patrol officers to c … - Peter Meijer declares victory in Republican primary for 3rd Congressional District
Peter Meijer , an Iraq war veteran and heir to a multibillion dollar fortune, has won the Republican primary for Michigan’s 3 rd Congressional District. Meijer declared victory around 10:30 p.m. Tuesd … - GRPS is latest school district to announce it will be online-only in the fall
Grand Rapids Public Schools says it plans to have online-only instruction for the first nine weeks of the school year. Superintendent Leadrianne Roby says the district will follow the state’s guidance … - Water levels on lakes Michigan and Huron expected to peak just below all-time record
Lakes Michigan and Huron have been at record levels for each month so far this year. But water levels are expected to decline before they reach the all-time high water mark. Great Lakes water levels f … - Grand Rapids leaders ask for community's help to stop surge in "senseless" gun violence
The Grand Rapids police chief and community leaders are urging residents to get involved to stop the surge in gun violence in the city. Grand Rapids has seen 19 homicides so far this year, more than i …