Jeff Doherty is with the Jackson C0unty Growth Alliance. A medical marijuana cultivation center will be constructed next to the Southern Illinois Airport between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Doherty sits down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the potential economic impact of this center.

Williamson County Commissioner Jim Marlo joins us to talk about a new debt collection program.

Annette McMichael, Communications Director for Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (S.A.F.E.) joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the appeals process for an injunction on fracking that was denied in Madison County Circuit Court.