Mary McCorvie, an archeologist with the US Forest Service, joins The Morning Newswatch to talk history of Southern Illinois.

SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative President and CEO Dustin Tripp joins The Morning Newswatch.

SIU Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng joins us to discuss recent changes to pension reform, specifically in relation to the State Universities Retirement System (SURS), and what that means regarding a wave of retirements the University was expecting.