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

Charles Parola, chairman of Herrin Doughboy Committee, joins The Morning Newswatch.

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Republican candidate for the 1st Judicial Circuit, Amanda Byassee Gott joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch.