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Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman With Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update: What employers should do if their employees are…

Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Mayor Kate Snyder

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Mayor Kate Snyder joins Matt and goes over how Portland City Council approves plan to close streets to help restaurants…

Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Dr. Marc Kaplan / Sweetser

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Dr. Marc Kaplan, Medical Director of Sweetser speaks to Matt about Mental Health Awareness Month. Coping Skills During COVID-19 Staying…

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

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

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Jason Savage / RCV

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party, talks about the GOP gathering signatures to kill ranked-choice voting

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Dining Out

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Matt covers how Some restaurants will reopen today, but Mainers are mixed on dining out

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Commissioner Heather Johnson

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Commissioner Heather Johnson gives an update on the status of the rural reopening, future of things like 14 day quarantine.

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Jake Posik / Maine Policy Institute

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Jake Posik, Communications Director at the Maine Policy Institute goes over Rural reopening.

Friday, May 15, 202005/15/2020

Outdoors Movies

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Outdoor movies will start showing at 4 Maine drive-ins this week and some are already sold out, with people eager…

Friday, May 15, 202005/15/2020

Tech Talk w/ Craig Peterson

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It’s Tech Talk with Craig Peterson and he discussing the latest in Technology.

Local Headlines

31 minutes ago in Local

Platner Pausing Campaign For Wife to Get IVF Treatment in Europe

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Platner says she'll go through the process in an effort to have a baby in Norway.

5 hours ago in Local

Two years after historic storms, effects still being felt across Maine

The storms on January 10th and January 13th, 2024, hit during one of the biggest tides of the year, bringing in a 14-foot storm surge and setting records in Portland.

10 hours ago in Local

Old Orchard Police Department Made 113 OUI Aressts in 2025

They implore the public to make sure they plan ahead when drinking, such as calling a friend or an uber.

National Headlines

2 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.

3 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.

3 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.

4 days ago in National

ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and unnecessary.