Illinois Deputy Governor Andy Manar joins The Morning Newswatch.

Annette McMichael with the group Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (SAFE) joins us to talk about the group's opposition to hydraulic fracturing.

Dr. Christie McIntyre, Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at SIU and newly installed Second-Vice-President of The National Association of Teacher Educators joins The Morning Newswatch.