Mike Behrmann, SIU Department of Automotive Technology Associate Dean, and Eugene Tally, SIU Department of Automotive Technology Interim Director, join The Morning Newswatch.

Carbondale City Manager Kevin Baity joins us to discuss the recent outcry against panhandling in the town and recent changes to the town's ordinances regarding liquor establishments and adult entertainment.

Tom Miller talks coal  and other forms of energy with Dr. Tomasz Wiltowski, Director of the SIU Coal Extraction and Utilization Research Center.