Whitmer picks Garlin Gilchrist II for lieutenant governor running mate   The field is set for the Michigan gubernatorial race. On Monday, Democratic candidate Gretchen Whitmer selected Garlin Gilchrist II as her pick for lieutenant governor. Gilchrist is a Michigan graduate with a background in computer science and social media, among other attributes.  MORE ►Schuette picks Lisa Posthumus Lyons ►Grand jury won't investigate Schuette ►Michigan to spend $11M to keep election safe, secure from hackers

Date mine: Drug overdose deaths in your Michigan county   The nationwide opioid addiction crisis is the leading cause for the spike in drug overdose deaths in Michigan. The Centers for Disease Control estimates 2,662 Michigan residents died of drug overdoses in 2017, an 82 percent increase over five years. While county-level data for last year is not yet available, MLive compiled the numbers for 1999 to 2016 into a searchable data base. MORE ►Michigan overdose deaths in 2017 exceed traffic, gun deaths combined ►See trend of opioid prescriptions by county

MLive's Detroit Lions 53-man roster projection 2.0   The headline probably should read: Kyle Meinke's Lions roster projection. But, for now, we'll stand behind Kyle's prognosis unless he's proven woefully wrong in a few weeks. If that happens, we'll have zero problem throwing him under the snark bus. (Consider this your warning, Kyle.) The Detroit Lions are two games into the preseason, and there remain a handful of players riding the roster bubble. Meinke expertly breaks down how he sees the roster shaking out with a position by position analysis.  MORE ►Rudock still trending third in competition to back up Stafford ►Lions save $2.7M in cutting Washington