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Another school year is nearly in the books. Proms have come and gone. Graduation ceremonies are in full swing. And prep sports seasons are wrapping up. This past weekend was the first of three consecutive weekends of crowning the last of the 2017-18 school year's state champions. Boys and girls track and field took center stage, and MLive was there for all the action. After scrolling through these top 25 pics, you will find links to the highlights from all divisions. Congratulations to all the winners and competitors who put it all on the line. MORE

Michigan lawmakers could vote to legalize marijuana this week

Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, has a plan to legalize recreational marijuana this week, instead of sending it before voters in November. Meekhof wants to get in front of regulating marijuana, in part because it is difficult to amend voter-approved laws. Republicans have the majority in both chamber, however, Meekhof's plan is not supported by Michigan House Speaker Tom Leonard, R-DeWitt. Polling suggests the issue will be popular among Michigan voters. MORE

Inside Kalamazoo's award-winning historic preservation projects

Historic buildings are lost every day to disrepair and lack of care. The city of Kalamazoo is trying to do something about that. For more than two decades, the city has awarded property owners for preservation-related projects. This year's winners include Victorian home rehabilitations, the Civic Auditorium renovation and the preservation of an entire block. The photos of these labors of love projects are pretty spectacular. MORE

The No. 1 pick in MLB draft is far from a sure thing

The Detroit Tigers have the No. 1 overall selection in tonight's Major League Baseball draft. For a rebuilding franchise, this clearly is ideal. However, history is rife with stories of draft-day misfires. MLive Tigers beat writer Evan Woodbury ranks the past 20 No. 1 picks. (Spoiler alert: It gets pretty ugly at the bottom of the list.) The last time the Tigers had the top pick was in 1997. They selected Matt Anderson, a hard-throwing right hander who dominated in college. This year, the Tigers are linked to another hard-throwing right hander out of college: Auburn's Casey Mize. Here's to hoping for better results. MORE
► Tigers' last No. 1 pick was a can't miss who missed
► 3 Tigers share their draft stories

Michigan's big summer concerts all in one list

MLive summer concerts beat writer Ed Pevos is a man of the people. And, just for all you people, he compiled a list of the biggest 2018 summer concerts scheduled to rock Michigan. (For extra credit, he even went into October and beyond! You can't stop Ed, people. You can only hope to contain him.) The list has some pretty darn fine acts on it. Now, its up to all you music lovin' people types out there to get thee to the venues, and have a good time. MORE