U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Mike Pinto is the manager and Chief Operating Officer of the Southern Illinois Miners. He joined Tom Miller in the studio to talk about his tenth year now with the Miners and how he's working with the team to set attendance records and further improve the number of fans at games.

Michael Roberts sits down with Joe Zdankiewicz of the Southern IL Metropolitan Planning Organization to discuss some of the group's plans to improve transportation infrastructure in some Southern IL communities.