Jack Langowski, chairman of the Carbondale Downtown Advisory Committee, joins us to discuss upgrading the downtown area ahead of Wednesday's public meeting on renovating downtown Carbondale.

Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry and Tom Miller of WJPF discussed the concerns of citizens of Carbondale and the surrounding communities about the number of violent events that occurred in the city within the last couple of months.

Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti joins The Morning Newswatch.