The auto club says Monday the average is about 13 cents per gallon more than last year at this time.

Of the cities it surveys, AAA Michigan says the cheapest price for self-serve unleaded fuel is in the Saginaw and Bay City areas, where it's about $3.83 a gallon. The highest average is in the Marquette area at about $3.95.

Dearborn-based AAA Michigan surveys 2,800 Michigan gas stations daily. The auto club's weekly Fuel Gauge report typically is released on Mondays. Due to next week's Memorial Day holiday, AAA says the next report is expected to be released on May 28.

Gas prices in the Grand Rapids area this morning range from $3.81 to $3.89 a gallon.

Bush spoke Wednesday to a crowd of roughly 900 during the second annual Leaders of Tomorrow Gala at a hangar on the grounds of Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.

Former President Bush answered questions for about 30 minutes from Amway heir and 2006 GOP gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos as they sat in armchairs on a stage.

In response to a question about the best and worst parts about being president, Bush said the worst part is war and said he "didn't want to be a wartime president."

DeVos founded the West Michigan Aviation Academy, a tuition-free public charter high school. It opened in 2010 at Ford airport.

The Academy opened in 2010 and is a tuition-free public charter high school located at the airport.

Organizers say the event in Grand Rapids begins Wednesday afternoon and includes a social reception, dinner and program. The second annual Leaders of Tomorrow Gala takes place at a hangar on the grounds of Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

Bush is expected to speak to a sold-out crowd of more than 850.

The West Michigan Aviation Academy is a tuition-free public charter high school founded by Amway heir and 2006 GOP gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos. The school opened in 2010 and is located on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

Police say 36-year-old Kevin R. Obrien of Wyoming fell about 1:45 a.m. Sunday at The B.O.B.

Witnesses tell officers that Obrien entered the open stairwell on the fourth floor and fell to the bottom level.

On April 14, 21-year-old Zachary Bunting of Grand Ledge was trying to slide down a railing when he lost his balance and fell to his death in the same stairwell.

Tyler Usher of Dorr was celebrating his birthday at the club in 2009 when he died after either jumping or falling down a different stairwell at the club.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced Friday that they're adding the West Michigan city's waterway to the Urban Waters Federal Partnership.

The previously planned rapids restoration involving Grand Rapids Whitewater and others is expected to cost $27.5 million and calls for construction of new rapids and removal or lowering of dams.

In making Friday's announcement, federal officials say a key step will be recreating the city's namesake rapids. Pending regulatory approvals and funding efforts that are expected to take place this year, the initial phase of the effort could be completed by 2016.

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The state police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is working with local officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the assessments.

Some work is to take place starting Thursday afternoon.

Officials will be in Ionia, Newaygo, Ottawa and Kent counties, including the city of Grand Rapids, and possibly elsewhere in coming days.

MLive.com reports early estimates put flood damage in Grand Rapids at more than $11 million, while elsewhere in Kent County officials estimated it cost $6.2 million. On the other side of the state in Saginaw County, more than $500,000 in flooding damage has been reported.

The flooding began in April and lasted through early May.

Meanwhile....residents have been allowed back into the Plaza Towers in downtown Grand Rapids. The complex was closed April 20th as flood waters entered the basement.

The Rev. Gregory Hogg says that he learned Tuesday that Holy Cross Antiochian Orthodox Church in Allegan County's Dorr Township recently was hit with spray-painted graffiti that included a profanity and the words "get out of here" painted on outside walls.

Hogg says he doesn't know who might have vandalized the church, located about 15 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. Hogg and church members painted over the graffiti.

On Dec. 11, a thief reportedly broke in by smashing a small hole through glass of a back window of the church and took a number of items.

A 40-year-old Rockford woman was arrested for drinking and driving. Her passenger, a 41-year-old Rockford man, was arrested for a non-driving offense.

Jeffrey Looman of Walker was hit Sunday afternoon where the Musketawa Trail meets a roadway in Ottawa County's Wright Township.

Ottawa County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Austin says Looman failed to stop at 24th Street. A stop sign was posted for bicyclists at the intersection.

Investigators say the driver of the vehicle was unable to avoid hitting him. Looman died at the scene after being thrown from his bicycle.

Looman was a music teacher at Calvin Christian school.