Nancy Maxwell, Tasha Rhymes, and Christopher Swims join The Morning Newswatch to tell more about the upcoming “Back to School Bash” happening Saturday,  August 5, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM at The Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church located at 400 East Main Street in Carbondale.

Tom Miller speaks with Chip Pew, State Coordinator of Operation Lifesaver with the Illinois Commerce Commission about Rail Safety Week in Illinois....
Statehouse reporter for the Illinois Radio Network Greg Bishop joins The Morning Newswatch....
Jeff Biggers, author of Reckoning At Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland, joins us to discuss his book....