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Tuesday, April 7, 202604/07/2026

Howie Carr

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Tuesday’s With Howie Carr sponsored by Route 22 Service Center offering shuttle service to work or home, make an appointment…

Tuesday, April 7, 202604/07/2026

Update On Iran

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President Trump has been negotiating with Iran, with a deadline of Tuesday evening for a ceasefire. Iran has rejected any…

Tuesday, April 7, 202604/07/2026

Sea Dogs Opening Day!!

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Emma Tiedemann, Director of Broadcasting for the Portland Sea Dogs, discussed the upcoming season and the team’s recent performance. The…

Tuesday, April 7, 202604/07/2026

Platner Leading Mills

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Graham Plattner, a 41-year-old oyster farmer and veteran backed by progressives like Bernie Sanders, is leading Janet Mills, a 78-year-old…

Tuesday, April 7, 202604/07/2026

RCV

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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ruled that expanding ranked choice voting (RCV) to state elections would violate the Maine…

Monday, April 6, 202604/06/2026

Proposing Tax Cuts

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The conversation discusses the growing popularity of tax cuts among Democratic politicians, with examples like Cory Booker and Chris Van…

Monday, April 6, 202604/06/2026

Crew Member Rescue

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The US successfully rescued a second F-15E crew member from Iran, with President Trump praising the operation as a “Easter…

Monday, April 6, 202604/06/2026

Maine Wire Monday’s

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Steve Robinson from the Maine Wire checks in with Matt to discuss his take on what’s happening around Maine.

Monday, April 6, 202604/06/2026

Political Landscape In Maine

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The conversation discusses the political landscape in Maine, focusing on the upcoming gubernatorial election. Janet Mills’ final state budget includes…

Monday, April 6, 202604/06/2026

Grace Curley

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The Grace Curley Show airs daily from Noon to 2 PM on WGAN, and every Monday, Grace speaks with us…

Local Headlines

15 hours ago in Local

Winthrop Home Heavily Damaged in Fire

Officers say Winthrop Police were first to arrive.

16 hours ago in Local

Maine State Police Ask for Help With Unsolved 2005 Homicide

Police say an investigation led to the man's death being ruled a homicide.

16 hours ago in Local

Humpback Whales Now Feeding Close to Shore in Maine

Maine Department of Marine Resources-NOAA Whale Spotting

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than today's treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.

2 days ago in National

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.

1 week ago in National

El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South

An intensifying El Nino, nature's heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

1 week ago in National

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals

The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump's lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment.