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Tuesday, September 8, 202009/08/2020

The Media & Candy Factory Give Away

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COVID-19 vaccine latest flashpoint in White House campaign and The Creator of Jelly Belly Is Giving Away a Candy Factory,…

Tuesday, September 8, 202009/08/2020

ReVision Energy

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Phil Coupe | Co-Founder of ReVision Energy speaks to Matt about Solar Energy. ReVision Energy is a 100% employee-owned solar…

Tuesday, September 8, 202009/08/2020

Back To School For Some…

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Maine parents turn to homeschooling as COVID-19 upends school

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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  Former Congressman from the 2nd District, Bruce Poliquin joins Matt Gagnon discussing the latest in state & national politics.

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

Maine Unemployment Claims Increase

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  Maine unemployment claims increase slightly as layoffs continue

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

Maine Bureau of Highway Safety

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Jamie Dionne, the director of the Impaired Driving Safety Program at The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. Since 1975, Maine’s…

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

Maine Policy Institute

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Jake Posik, Communications Director at the Maine Policy Institute goes over this weeks news including the delay of fall sports.

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

MAINAH-PALOOZA 2020!!

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He’s our sports guy on The Morning News and Host Of AM Kick Start on our sister station next door…

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

TGIF

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The Friday before Labor Day and we have our morning banter in which we find out how much weight Matt…

Thursday, September 3, 202009/03/2020

Weekly Column

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Matt’s weekly column in the BDN and gives a brief explanation of it.

Local Headlines

10 hours ago in Local

Oklahoma Fugitive Wanted on Child Exploitation Charges Arrested in Maine

U.S. Marshals say an investigation determined that Jaime A. Oktay had fled Oklahoma and was hiding in Maine

11 hours ago in Local

Shed Destroyed in Topsham Fire

Firefighters say discarded woodstove ashes are the cause of a fire that destroyed a shed at a home in Topsham…

11 hours ago in Local

New York Woman Pleads Guilty To Illegal Marijuana Grow Operation in Somerset County

Prosecutors say Jiamin Liao admitted to federal agents that she grew marijuana in Madison and stored it in Norridgewock

National Headlines

20 hours ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

4 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

5 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

5 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.