Molly Maxwell with SIU's Touch of Nature joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss efforts to build a mountain biking path in the area. Contact Molly at molly.maxwell@siu.edu for more information.

Dr. Gerald McClallen joins us to talk about trauma injuries and how they can occur in the summer.

David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU stops by The Morning Newswatch to talk about the fallout from last week's election results, and how Illinois voters are in opposition to an extension of the temporary tax hike