[caption id="attachment_7815" align="alignright" width="200"] Congressman John Shimkus[/caption]

Congressman John Simkus joins Tom Miller on The Morning Newswatch to discuss politics both nationally and here at home in Southern Illinois.

Dr. Sahil Gupta, a specialist in interventional pain management at SIH Brain and Spine Institute in Carbondale, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Democratic candidate for Illinois' 5th District Appellate Court Sarah Smith joins The Morning Newswatch.