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Tuesday, September 1, 202009/01/2020

Cumberland County DA Jonathan Sahrbeck

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Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck speaks to Matt about not pursuing charges against 32 Black Lives Matter protesters and…

Tuesday, September 1, 202009/01/2020

Waiting On A Historic Decision

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Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court will have to decide whether the state becomes the first in U.S. history to use a…

Tuesday, September 1, 202009/01/2020

New Focus For Campaign?

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New focus for campaign: Will Biden or Trump keep you safer?  

Monday, August 31, 202008/31/2020

Aquaboggan / RCV Appeal

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Monday closes out with a conversation from Ethan Mongue GM of Aquaboggan. We then take your calls on the stories…

Monday, August 31, 202008/31/2020

Mercedes Schlapp

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Mercedes Schlapp, Senior Advisor to Trump Campaign speaks to Matt Gagnon about their Campaign. 

Monday, August 31, 202008/31/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

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Dr. Nirav Shah with Maine CDC, gives us an update on Coronavirus in Maine.

Monday, August 31, 202008/31/2020

What The CDC Is Now Saying

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CDC Now Says 94% of COVID Deaths Had an Underlying Condition;

Monday, August 31, 202008/31/2020

Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap

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Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap speaks to Matt about appealing the judge’s ruling on ranked-choice voting. 

Monday, August 31, 202008/31/2020

Cindy Soule – Finalist For Maine Teacher of Year

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Portland Public Schools Teacher is Finalist for Teacher of Year! Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at Talbot Community School, was…

Monday, August 31, 202008/31/2020

Aquaboggan Waterpark

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Aquaboggan Water Park owner Wesley Hurst calls in about the closing of their Waterpark.  For those of you with unused…

Local Headlines

15 hours ago in Local

Suspicious death in Brunswick under investigation

Local police discovered the body of an adult male inside a residence, with 45-year-old Tanner Dostie of Brunswick being charged with murder as a result.

2 days ago in Local

$519 million supplemental budget signed into law by Gov. Mills

Gov. Janet Mills signed a $519 million supplemental budget into law on Friday, a day after it passed along party lines in the Maine Senate.

2 days ago in Local

5 displaced after fire burns Lewiston apartment building

A fire at a Lewiston apartment building Thursday afternoon left five people displaced.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

4 days ago in National

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia

Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.

4 days ago in National

Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer

A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.

4 days ago in National, Trending

Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.