Peabody Energy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; Tom Miller spoke with Phil Gonet, President of the Illinois Coal Association about the factors that caused the nation's largest coal mining company to file for bankruptcy.

NubAbility's Tiffany Croxton, Justin Simmons, and Kynleigh Simmons join Robert Thies in the studio.

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Visiting Professor Dr. John Jackson joins The Morning Newswatch.