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Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Matt’s Chicken Story

In Local, Podcasts

Matt goes over his Chicken Story……It didn’t end well for the chicken.

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Spencer Thibodeau / Biden’s VP pick

In Local, Podcasts

Portland City Councilor & Senior Adviser for The Biden Campaign In Maine, speaks to Matt about Biden’s VP pick, Kamala…

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Let The Water Flow

In Local, Podcasts

Trump administration wants to ease showerhead rules

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Jason Savage

In Local, Podcasts

Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party speaks about Biden’s VP pick as well as local and state…

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Cost Reductions

In Local, Podcasts

Janet Mills signals that she doesn’t want job cuts or reduced education aid in budget overhaul

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Survey On Schools

In Local, Podcasts

Parents don’t think students will follow schools’ COVID-19 rules, survey says Most teachers are likely to return to classrooms but…

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Back In The Saddle

In Local, Podcasts

Danny is back and a conversation about Danny’s hair and wrestling.

Wednesday, August 12, 202008/12/2020

Eye on Politics

In Local, Podcasts

WGAN’s political analysts Eric Lusk and Jeremy Fisher join Matt to analyze the latest in the world of politics

Wednesday, August 12, 202008/12/2020

Craig Peterson

In Local, Podcasts

Craig Peterson is WGAN’s tech guru, and joins Matt once again for his weekly segment.

Wednesday, August 12, 202008/12/2020

Jane Williams

In Local, Podcasts

FTA Acting Administrator Jane Williams joins Matt to discuss federal funding to help Portland’s public transportation system

Local Headlines

2 hours ago in Local

Maine, Texas are Latest Fronts in Voting Battles on the Ballot

Republicans are pushing for major changes in the way the states conducts its voting.

11 hours ago in Local

Thomaston Woman Accused of Trying to Run Over Border Patrol Agent

Police claim the suspects left the scene and was then arrested

12 hours ago in Local

Deputies Looking for Driver Who Left Scene After Hitting Pedestrian in Pownal

Deputies say a man was returning to his vehicle from a walk in the woods when he was hit.

National Headlines

21 hours ago in National

Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.

5 days ago in National

States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown.

5 days ago in National

Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

President Donald Trump announced he's ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called "egregious behavior" aimed at influencing U.S. court decisions.

6 days ago in National

Trump backs off planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after talking to the mayor

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located.