Author, educator, and retired police officer Paul Echols joins The Morning Newswatch.

Matt Donkin is the Regional Superintendent of Schools for Franklin and Williamson Counties. Donkin sits down with Tom Miller for a conversation about how the state can properly fund their education system.

Jerry Kill is the former football coach of SIU and started the Coach Kill Cancer Fund foundation to assist low-income Southern Illinois residents with cancer treatment. He spoke with Tom Miller on the phone about the foundation and how it's helped many people throughout Southern Illinois.