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Monday, July 20, 202007/20/2020

Max Linn On The Ballot / Masks

US Senate hopeful Max Linn remains on ballot after Susan Collins ally pulls challenge and segment closes out with wearing…

WGAN

Monday, July 20, 202007/20/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

Dr. Nirav Shah with Maine CDC, gives us an update on Coronavirus in Maine Also: The outlining a red, yellow…

WGAN

Monday, July 20, 202007/20/2020

Commissioner Pender Makin

Commissioner Pender Makin with Maine Department of Education speaks to Matt about the Mills administration releases new guidance for return…

WGAN

Monday, July 20, 202007/20/2020

Heather Johnson

Heather Johnson, Commissioner, Maine Department of Economic Community Development speaks to Matt and gives us an update on Maine’s Economy.

WGAN

Monday, July 20, 202007/20/2020

Man Saws Neighbor’s Garage In Half

Maine man saws neighbor’s garage in half amid boundary dispute

WGAN

Monday, July 20, 202007/20/2020

Drug Overdose Deaths

Drug overdose deaths in Maine jump to 127 in first quarter of 2020. 

WGAN

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Will The Legislature Reconvene

Republicans’ demands keep lawmakers sidelined, with hundreds of bills in limbo…..There’s still no agreement to reconvene the Maine Legislature

WGAN

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Sports & Alleged Sexual Harassment

UMaine football season in doubt, with league expected to cancel schedule . Plus Matt covers how Fifteen women accuse Washington…

WGAN

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Dr. Alicyn Smart

Dr. Alicyn Smart Plant Pathologist & Director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The…

WGAN

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Andre Cushing / BIW Strike

Former State Senator and Current County Commissioner Andre Cushing speaks to Matt Gagnon on The WGAN Morning News about The…

Local Headlines

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Gov. Mills authorizes use of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 6 months and older

A new standing order from Gov. Janet Mills on Friday authorizes healthcare providers to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants one.

23 hours ago in Local

Occupant of Amish buggy injured in Aroostook County crash

A crash between a horse-drawn Amish buggy and a pickup truck left one person with minor injuries.

2 days ago in Local

Maine Principals Fight DOJ Request for Student Names in Transgender Athlete Case

TheTrump administration sued Maine in April for not complying with an executive order barring transgender athletes from sports

National Headlines

1 day ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

1 day ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

1 day ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

2 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.