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Tuesday, February 9, 202102/09/2021

Mayor Kate Snyder

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Portland Mayor Kate Snyder gives us an update on what’s happening in Portland.

Tuesday, February 9, 202102/09/2021

Speaker Ryan Fecteau

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Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau speaks to Matt Gagnon on The WGAN Morning to give us an update on…

Tuesday, February 9, 202102/09/2021

Impeachment Discussion

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Senate sets the stage for rapid 2nd impeachment trial for Trump

Tuesday, February 9, 202102/09/2021

Old Dogs, New Digs

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We speak with 2020 Community Matters More Grant Recipient  DJ Turchon from Old Dogs, New Digs.  Voting is under way…

Monday, February 8, 202102/08/2021

Closing Segment Of The Day

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Your calls to close out the last segment of the morning.

Monday, February 8, 202102/08/2021

California Dreaming

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Local Kroger Stores Close as California ‘Hero Pay’ Ordinance Backfires

Monday, February 8, 202102/08/2021

National Unclaimed Property Month

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Maine State Treasurer, Henry Beck speaks to us about National Unclaimed Property Month.  You may have free money coming to…

Monday, February 8, 202102/08/2021

Next Gubernatorial Election

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Lines are being drawn in the next election for Maine governor Janet Mills’ campaign finances suggest she’s not serious about…

Monday, February 8, 202102/08/2021

The Big Game Recap

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Recapping The Big Game last night.

Friday, February 5, 202102/05/2021

WGAN Morning News- Final Segment

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The phone calls get insane in the final segment of today’s show

Local Headlines

4 hours ago in Local

Portland Police Offering $5,000 Reward to Solve Homicide Cold Case

Yamada was found dead in the area of Temple and Federal Street.

5 hours ago in Local

STRIVE Fundraiser Surpasses goal to reach $96,000 for Nonprofit

STRIVE Program Director Alex Woodhouse says every dollar raised will go to support their programs

16 hours ago in Local

Scarborough High Cancels Classes After Death of Assistant Principal

Individual and small group counseling is taking place.

National Headlines

3 days 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.

3 days 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.

3 days 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.

4 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.