SIU President Randy Dunn joins us to discuss Chancellor Sarvela's cancer diagnosis, the Tyler Smithpeters situation and the difficulties of recruiting students locally, especially with the perception of crime in town.

 

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.

 
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Illinois State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Tom Miller speaks with IL State Trooper Joey Watson and Stephanie Brown of the Autism Society of Southern Illinois to discuss "pick cards," a way that authorities can communicate with those who are afflicted with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and are non-communicative.

 
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