Dustin Dwyer
Dustin Dwyer is a reporter for a new project at Michigan Radio that will look at improving economic opportunities for low-income children. Previously, he worked as an online journalist for Changing Gears, as a freelance reporter and as Michigan Radio's West Michigan Reporter. Before he joined Michigan Radio, Dustin interned at NPR's Talk of the Nation, wrote freelance stories for The Jackson Citizen-Patriot and completed a Reporting & Writing Fellowship at the Poynter Institute.
Dustin earned his bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida. He's also lived in Colorado, California, Oregon and Washington D.C. He's always happy to explain - with detached journalistic objectivity - why Michigan is a better place to live than any of the others.
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The governor is expected to announce a plan to spend $160 million in the state budget to offer free school breakfast and lunch to all Michigan students. -
Michigan local governments recieved more than $4 billion in funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, and hundreds of millions of dollars of that is planned to be spent in 2023. -
Three of the 14 men charged over the kidnapping plot were sentenced in a Jackson County courtroom Thursday. During the hearing, prosecutors played a recorded statement from Whitmer in which she talked about how the case has impacted her and her family. -
Organizations around the state are planning hikes and other outdoor events to counter the Black Friday shopping frenzy. -
Doctors say parents who bring their children to the hospital will endure longer wait times as they cope with a surge in cases of the virus. -
The state says residents can still face lead exposure due to lead pipes inside their homes. Residents are still being told not to drink the city's water. -
Christopher Schurr's attorneys had argued the second-degree murder charges should be thrown out. Monday, a judge allowed the case to move forward. -
A judge is expected to issue a decision Monday on whether former GRPD officer Christopher Schurr will face trial on second-degree murder charges for shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head. -
Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar are accused of providing material support for a terrorist act, among other charges. -
The case dates back to 2015, when an automated system incorrectly tagged tens of thousands of people for fraud.
