When Sandra Shelley heard on the radio about the shooting of seven people in Grand Rapids Thursday evening, she was driving west to Muskegon on Interstate 96. Moments later, she and other drivers were diverted onto the Plainfield Avenue N.E. exit by two police officers who were standing near their car with their guns drawn, she said.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 7 mph, becoming west-southwest. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind between 8 and 15 mph. Sunday Night: A 50-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South-southwest wind around 9 mph.

The three-wheeled Cushman used to patrol parking areas in Grand Haven will soon be replaced by a more economic vehicle. At its meeting on Tuesday, Grand Haven City Council approved a bid of $13,370 from Deur-Speet Motors of Fremont to provide the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety with its new cadet vehicle - a Chrysler GEM e2. "We had in the budget around $25,000 to get a replacement for (the Cushman),' said Lt. Joe Boyle of the GHDPS. "I felt we could save some money by looking around.'

The local Chamber of Commerce has announced its support for a new bridge over the Detroit River. The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Grand Haven-Spring Lake-Ferrysburg recently voted to support the New International Trade Crossing - an initiative deemed vital to the economic competitiveness of Michigan, Chamber officials said. The decision was based on a recommendation from the Chamber's Public Policy Committee.