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DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories to talk about tonight on Michigan Patch:

Lttle Kids Make Big Difference With Little Free Libraries

Among the service projects under way at Troy Union Elementary School is a collaborative effort to put Little Free Libraries all over Troy.

Facebook Helps Feds Indict 12 Key Leaders of Crips Gang

West Bloomfield resident among those indicted in multi-agency crackdown to curb violent gang-related crime, make Detroit safe again.

Ellen DeGeneres Reveals $500K Surprise for Detroit School

Lowe’s donating materials, labor and cash for dilapidated, unsafe school; DeGeneres crowd-funding; Justin Bieber crooning. America can help.

$1B Project Rebuilding, Widening I-75 Begins in July

Commuter lanes in both directions will be added to section of road carrying up to 174,000 vehicles a day.

Oakland County Getting Ahead of Zika Virus

Oakland County Exec L. Brooks Patterson lays out Zika virus precautions, six weeks parental leave for mothers and fathers.

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Patch PM shares a few of the day’s must­-read items from our Michigan network. The Patch community platform serves more than two dozen villages and cities in the region.

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