Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Manager Rick Speer joins Tom Miller in the studio.

Bryan McDaniel with the Citizens Utility Board joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the rate hikes currently being undertaken by Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison.

SIU President Randy Dunn stopped by the studio to discuss the higher education funding plans debated by state lawmakers, as well as the recent graffiti on SIU's Faner Hall regarding a protest organized by an anonymous student group.