Listen Live

Station: WZAN

Maine lawmakers return to consider $163M bond package

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers are returning to Augusta to consider a $163 million bond package

Maine bear hunters get started amid growing population

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s bears have been snooping around barrels of bait for weeks now, and they’re soon to find out how all that free food got there in the first place

Bail Hearing Set for Man Charged in Fatal Walmart Shooting

A judge is set to hear arguments about whether a man charged in a fatal shooting in a Walmart parking lot should be allowed bail.

Mount Desert Island Man Found Safe in Presque Isle

State police say a man who was reported missing Saturday from Mount Desert Island has been located.

Regulators to meet with lobstermen again on right whale plan

Maine fishery regulators are planning a second round of meetings with lobstermen in the state to prepare for potential new restrictions designed to protect endangered whales.

Rumford man drowns in boating accident on pond in Livermore

A Rumford man has died after the boat he was in overturned on a pond in Livermore Friday afternoon.

Portland police charge man in connection with string of burglaries

Portland police say a man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries in the city that started in July.

Maine AG says robocall crackdown will help benefit residents

Maine’s attorney general says it will be easier for him to investigate and prosecute illegal robocallers in his state due to a new agreement with phone companies.

Ex-school official arrested in sexually explicit images case

Police in Maine have arrested a school district’s former top finance official on two counts of possession of sexually explicit material.

Two men suffer only minor injuries after plane crashes into Rangeley Lake

RANGELEY LAKE, Maine (WGAN)  Two men escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon when the small float plane they were in crashed into Rangeley Lake

Latest Headlines

6 hours ago in Sports, Trending

IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.

6 hours ago in National, Trending

Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce.

7 hours ago in Music, Trending

Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the $20 billion music streaming industry. Record labels accuse the platforms of exploiting the recorded works of artists without compensating them.

7 hours ago in Trending, World

5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.

7 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse March 8, 2014, in Clay Center, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.