Tom Ackerman is the Sports Director for KMOX, and will be one of the hosts for this year's Cardinal Caravan. Ackerman joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the Caravan's upcoming trip to the SIU Arena.

Marion Mayor Mike Basher joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller joins Brightfields Development Managing Principal Pete Pedersen to discuss a plan to install solar panels on a plot of contaminated land in Carbondale, a project which Brightfields has undertaken in various areas around the country.