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Friday, April 24, 202004/24/2020

Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Lilly & Zoe From Springers Jewelers speaks to Matt Gagnon.  They have designed this pouch bag to help support Full…

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Friday, April 24, 202004/24/2020

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder gives us an update on what’s happening in Portland with the ongoing Pandemic.

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Friday, April 24, 202004/24/2020

Portland Schools Meal Sites

Jane McLucas Food Service Director at Portland Public Schools & Kathryn Sargent Executive Director Locker Project speak to Matt about…

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Thursday, April 23, 202004/23/2020

John Baldacci

Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci speaks to Matt about COVID-19 in the state of Maine

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Thursday, April 23, 202004/23/2020

USM President Glenn Cummings

UMaine System Planning to Welcome Students to Campus For Fall of 2020. The Fall 2020 Safe Return Planning Committee includes…

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Thursday, April 23, 202004/23/2020

Coronavirus Aid Program

Matt Gagnon goes over Owners of Maine small businesses cite shortfalls in coronavirus aid program

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Thursday, April 23, 202004/23/2020

A New Poll About Coronavirus

Matt Gagnon goes over New poll shows few Americans support easing virus protections

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Wednesday, April 22, 202004/22/2020

Eye On Politics

Eric Lusk & Jeremy Fischer speak to Matt Gagnon with this week’s Eye On Politics.

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Wednesday, April 22, 202004/22/2020

Tech Talk w/ Craig Peterson

It’s Tech Talk with Craig Peterson and he discussing How the Coronavirus Is Driving New Surveillance Programs Around the World…

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Wednesday, April 22, 202004/22/2020

Wendell Davis / SBA

Wendell Davis, SBA New England Regional Administrator speaks to WGAN Morning News about the relief package that was passed by…

Local Headlines

18 hours 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

19 hours ago in Local

‘Unidentified’ Officers Detain Parent at Portland School

The school superintendent said the officers declined to identify themselves or their agency

20 hours ago in Local

Senator King Opposes Trump VA Nominee After Tense Exchange

Senator King  is a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee

National Headlines

45 minutes ago in National

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

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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.

47 minutes ago in National

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

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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.

8 hours 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.

1 day 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.