Jeff Biggers, author of Reckoning At Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland, joins us to discuss his book.

Jeff Doherty is with the Jackson C0unty Growth Alliance. A medical marijuana cultivation center will be constructed next to the Southern Illinois Airport between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Doherty sits down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the potential economic impact of this center.

Illinois State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis/118th District) joins The Morning Newswatch.