Tom Miller sits down with Autumn Doan, Director of the Tender Mercies Foundation of Southern Illinois, a non-profit charitable organization which benefits those affected by pregnancy, infant, and child loss.

Filmmaker Brett Ray joins The Morning Newswatch.

Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens joins us to talk about the town, including renovations to Walnut Street, the Big Muddy River Overpass and a banner he wants residents to sign in response to a woman who wrote to the town about her experiences with a soldier from Murphysboro during World War II.