Egyptian Health Department's Chris Dennis and Holly Kotner join The Morning Newswatch.

SIU President Randy Dunn stopped by the studio to discuss the higher education funding plans debated by state lawmakers, as well as the recent graffiti on SIU's Faner Hall regarding a protest organized by an anonymous student group.

Saline County Commissioner Roger Craig joins us to discuss what is going on with the expansion of the Cottage Grove Mine at Rocky Branch.