Back from a missionary trip to Africa, Steve McKeown & Daniel Hilligoss, volunteers for Kindled Flame Ministries, join The Morning Newswatch.

Bryce Hill, Director of Fiscal and Economic Analysis with the Illinois Policy Institute, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller sits down with Williamson County Commissioner Jim Marlo and Greg Smothers, President of the Illinois Association of County Engineers to discuss how the state's budget battle is proving to be a detriment to local governments.