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Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

Deqa Dhalac Not Running

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State Representative Deqa Dhalac, a Somali American, announced she would not seek re-election due to a hostile legislature and calls…

Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

Maine Policy Institute

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Montana Towers from the Maine Policy Institute joins Matt Gagnon for his regular segment on State and National Policy.

Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

A Government Shutdown?

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The conversation revolves around a deal to avoid a government shutdown, with President Trump endorsing a bipartisan spending bill. The…

Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

Pizza Cutter

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Mark Anderson, a 36-year-old from Minnesota, impersonated an FBI agent at a federal jail in Brooklyn to free Luigi Mangione,…

Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

Joe Lundberg

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  Lundberg discussed the upcoming weekend weather in the Greater Portland area. He predicted minimal snowfall, with only a few…

Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

Cooper Flagg’s Game | Patriots

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The conversation revolves around the extraordinary performance of 19-year-old Cooper Flagg, who scored 49 points in an NBA game, narrowly…

Thursday, January 29, 202601/29/2026

WGAN Morning News Replay 1/29/26

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Thursday, January 29, 202601/29/2026

Visualization Of Ideology

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The discussion centers on a 2023 study from the British Psychological Society on political attitudes, highlighting the diversity within political…

Thursday, January 29, 202601/29/2026

Showing Emotion

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Tim from New Gloucester criticizes Janet Mills’ speaking style, comparing her to a kindergarten teacher and mocking her attempts at…

Thursday, January 29, 202601/29/2026

Maine Vintage Toys

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  Jesse Fairbanks from Maine Vintage Toys is in talking about all things Nostalgic, Triva and more!

Local Headlines

8 hours ago in Local

Winthrop Home Heavily Damaged in Fire

Officers say Winthrop Police were first to arrive.

8 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.

9 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.

7 days 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.