Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant joins The Morning Newswatch.

Carbondale City Manager Kevin Baity joins us to discuss the new fire station opening and the influx of students coming to town for the upcoming semester at SIU.

Michael Gauch is the superintendent of the Harrisburg Community Schools District Unit No. 4. He spoke with Tom Miller about the lack of funds K-12 schools in Southern Illinois has received and whether schools like those in Harrisburg will stay open in the 2016-'17 school year.