Chris Plante, host of The Chris Plante Show, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller sits down with Kathy Renfro, Executive Director of the Carbondale Park District to discuss a $400,000 line of credit secured for the Carbondale Splash Park construction.

Marion Mayor Bob Butler speaks on WJPF about the overlooking of southern Illinois by lawmakers in Springfield and the money owed from the state of Illinois to the city of Marion for the construction and opening of the Hub Recreation Center. Butler also discusses the growth of business needed for the area and status of the Star Centre Mall.