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

Tom Miller speaks with Norm Hill, Assistant Manager of the DuQuoin State Fair about box office ticket sales for the State Fair concerts which will start this weekend, and about Street Machine Nationals, also starting this weekend.

Deaconess Illinois Regional President Will Davis joins The Morning Newswatch.