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Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

What’s Next For Iran?

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Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, Iran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

The Political Position In Israel

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Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Grace Curley

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The Grace Curley Show is heard every day from Noon-3 here on WGAN, and every Monday Grace joins Matt to…

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Jeremy Fisher

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WGAN political analyst Jeremy Fischer joins Matt for his take on everything political.

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Marijuana Seizures

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Federal prosecutors target 4 Maine properties for seizure in illegal marijuana cases

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Iran Helicopter Crash

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Iranian state media says President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and others have been found dead at the site…

Friday, May 17, 202405/17/2024

5/17/24 Morning News Playback

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Friday, May 17, 202405/17/2024

Market Update & Closing Out Friday

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Market Update, caller Of The Week and so much more!

Friday, May 17, 202405/17/2024

Coffee & Politics: Gregg Lagerquist

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Coffee & Politics sponsored by Autowerkes Maine Make safety a priority with model-specific snow tires on your BMW, Mercedes, VW,…

Friday, May 17, 202405/17/2024

Caller Of The Week 5/17/2024

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3 separate calls related to one subject! A First on The Morning News. We awarded 3 winners! Take a listen…

Local Headlines

10 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.

12 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.

13 hours ago in Local

ATF Joins Investigation of Searsmont Lumber Mil Fire, Explosion

The ATF will help the state Fire Marshal in a joint investigation of the lumber mill fire and explosion

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.