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
- New Lead Action Team to coordinate response on lead cases in Grand Rapids, Kent County
Grand Rapids and Kent County have formed a new Lead Action Team . The team will help track and respond to cases of elevated lead levels in kids. About 1 in 16 kids in Grand Rapids had elevated blood l … - 3M agrees to pay $55 million to Wolverine Worldwide for PFAS settlement
Minnesota-based 3M will pay $55 million to Wolverine Worldwide to address PFAS contamination in Kent County. Wolverine Worldwide is based in Rockford. It has said it could spend $113 million to meet i … - As shorelines erode, lawmakers consider allowing barriers without a permit
While waves and record high water levels pound awa y at shoreline properties , state lawmakers are trying to pound away on new laws to protect property. One bill debated Tuesday in the House would all … - Kalamazoo commissioners look at water rate hikes to pay for projects
City commissioners in Kalamazoo are scheduled to vote Monday night on whether to raise rates for water and sewer services. The city’s public services director, James Baker, told commissioners earlier … - Federal judge rules state must rewrite its sex offender registry law, or stop enforcing it
The state of Michigan will no longer be able to enforce key parts of its Sex Offender Registry Act, unless state legislators write a new law by this summer. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Cleland is …