Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens joins us to talk about the town, including renovations to Walnut Street, the Big Muddy River Overpass and a banner he wants residents to sign in response to a woman who wrote to the town about her experiences with a soldier from Murphysboro during World War II.

Tom Miller sits down with Carbondale City Manager Kevin Baity to discuss business development in the city, as well as developments regarding a program which involved Carbondale Police in the city's three elementary schools.

State Sen. Terri Bryant joins The Morning Newswatch