Nancy Maxwell, Tasha Rhymes, and Christopher Swims join The Morning Newswatch to tell more about the upcoming "Back to School Bash" happening Saturday,  August 5, from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM at The Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church located at 400 East Main Street in Carbondale.

Tom Miller sits down with David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU to discuss the ongoing impasse between Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration and the IL General Assembly.

Physician Dr. Jeff Ripperda joins The Morning Newswatch.