Marcia Sinnott with the Rotary Club of Carbondale joins us to talk about this year's Great Pumpkin Race.

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.

Ted Dabrowski of the Illinois Policy Institute joins Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch.