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Thursday, June 27, 202406/27/2024

Debate Prep For Tonight

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Tonight is Debate Night!  Matt gives his outlook on what to expect as well as taking your calls on what…

Wednesday, June 26, 202406/26/2024

Will The Debate Change Your Vote?

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Wednesday, June 26, 202406/26/2024

Eye On Politics

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Former Maine Legislator Jeremy Fischer and Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk give their Analysis of Maine & National Politics.

Wednesday, June 26, 202406/26/2024

Tech Talk With Craig Peterson

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Craig Peterson – America’s Leading CyberSecurity Coach, Joins The WGAN Morning News every Wednesday at 7:35 for Tech Talk. Catch…

Wednesday, June 26, 202406/26/2024

Rep. Laurel Libby

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We speak with Rep. Laurel Libby on the incident in Auburn Also, Voter ID for ME is a grassroots citizen-led…

Wednesday, June 26, 202406/26/2024

Tomorrow’s Debate | Politics At Work

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Matt’s gives a detail on what we can possibly expect for tomorrow’s debate. Plus, Latimer Beats Bowman in Pricey NY…

Wednesday, June 26, 202406/26/2024

6/25/24 Morning News Playback

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Tuesday, June 25, 202406/25/2024

Gun Violence – A Public Health Crisis?

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The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and…

Tuesday, June 25, 202406/25/2024

Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman has served in Augusta, and is the founder of WGAN’s Saturday show “Inside Maine.” Every week he joins…

Tuesday, June 25, 202406/25/2024

Tuesday’s With Matt Gagnon

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Howie Carr unable to join us this week. We take your calls and go over some of the top stories…

Local Headlines

4 hours ago in Local

Man Missing from Androscoggin County Assisted Living Center

Deputies say Owen Ryder left Fern Cottage, and the direction of the vehicle he was in and the destination are not known.

16 hours ago in Local

GoFundMe Set Up for Searsmont Mill Explosion Victims

Community members have made more than donations ranging from $20 to $1,000.

18 hours ago in Local

Lisbon Police Investigate Break-in at Cannabis Store

Investigators say four masked suspects forced their way inside and stole merchandise and an unknown amount of cash.

National Headlines

5 days ago in National, Trending

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

6 days ago in National

Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.

6 days ago in National

US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March.

6 days ago in National

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles.