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Tuesday, February 16, 202102/16/2021

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Maine’s Unemployment and Workforce. Thinking about a…

Tuesday, February 16, 202102/16/2021

Weather Update

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We get an update from AccuWeather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg and Paul Merill with Maine DOT on the current storm.  

Tuesday, February 16, 202102/16/2021

What Happened In NY

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The Latest: New York should have released care home death data faster, Cuomo says Andrew Cuomo’s explanation for nursing home…

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

WGAN Morning News- Final Segment

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The phones are back open, and Matt takes your calls

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

Jeremy Fisher

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Regular Wednesday contributor Jeremy Fisher talks to Matt about impeachment and Susan Collins

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

Dan Cashman

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Dan Cashman, and his wife Karen, have established a program called “Dirigo Reads” which has a goal pf providing every First Grade student in Maine with a book every month y 2025.

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

Bruce Poliquin

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Bruce joins Matt to talk about investments

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

Michael Katz

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Michael Katz, 2020 Community Matters More grant recipient, and executive director of Camp Sunshine, joins Matt

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

WGAN Morning News

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Matt Gagnon starts the show off…. in addition to talking to the news anchor and producer, the phone lines are open as well

Friday, February 12, 202102/12/2021

WGAN Morning News

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Matt closes out the show…. and yes…. more talk about Popcorn. (yes- most people love popcorn!!!!)

Local Headlines

2 hours ago in Local

Police seek suspects in Eddington stabbing

Penobscot County deputies are looking for suspects who they say stabbed man in the neck during a robbery in Eddington Thursday morning.

2 hours ago in Local

Maine man indicted on attempted murder and other charges for hitting police cruiser in Bar Harbor

A man accused of leading police on a chase and crashing into a police cruiser in Bar Harbor in April has been indicted for attempted murder.

18 hours ago in Local

Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend, Will Not Leave Race

Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran who is favored to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary

National Headlines

9 hours ago in National

Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%.

1 day ago in National

Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain

A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.

2 days ago in National

Takeaways from primaries featuring Spencer Pratt, a missing congressman and a rare Trump setback

Here are takeaways from primary elections Tuesday in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

4 days ago in National

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT

The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.