Steve Groeninger, spokesman for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, joins Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch to discuss the spike in shooting-related deaths of police officers this year.

Rend Lake Conservancy District General Manager and CEO Gary Williams joins The Morning Newswatch.

Carbondale City Manager Kevin Baity joins us to talk about issues with toxic water in local creeks, progress on the new firehouse and what's going to happen now that the Carbondale Crime Lab is closed.