With less than a week away from the end of the legislative session, Senator Gary Forby spoke with Leigh Caldwell of WJPF to discuss what he has been experiencing in Springfield the past couple of weeks and the status of the budget recently passed by the House.

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.

Tom Miller speaks with Jon Musgrave about a new historical tour coming to Southern Illinois, covering the topic of Charlie Birger.