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Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Senator Susan Collins on Hugh Hewitt

In Podcasts

Hugh Hewitt spoke with Republican Senator Susan Collins on WGAN the morning after President Trump accepted his party’s nomination at the Republican National Convention.

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Bruce Poliquin

In Local, Podcasts

Former Congressman from the 2nd District, Bruce Poliquin joins Matt Gagnon to go over The RNC .

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Millinocket Outbreak

In Local, Podcasts

Guests had temps taken at Millinocket Lake wedding reception, but COVID-19 still took root. 

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

COVID-19 Testing

In Local, Podcasts

State opens new COVID-19 mobile testing lab, quadrupling capacity, Plus Rapid, inexpensive COVID-19 test to be produced in Maine, creating…

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Demi Kouzounas

In Local, Podcasts

Demi Kouzounas Chair of Maine Republican Party speaks to Matt about the final night of RNC.

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Fall Sports

In Local, Podcasts

Maine principals give go-ahead to fall sports season pending state approval

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

211 Maine

In Local, Podcasts

Nikki Busmanis / 211 Maine Program Manager, speaks to us about the launch of a redesigned website, www.211Maine.org.  211 Maine and…

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Final Night Of RNC

In Local, Podcasts

Matt gives his take on the final day of RNC.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Day 4 RNC P2

In Local, Podcasts

  Matt recaps some highlights from Day 4 of RNC.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

John Baldacci

In Local, Podcasts

Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his insight of the RNC as well as Local/National Politics.

Local Headlines

17 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.