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FILE - Gov. Janet Mills speaks during a news conference in the aftermath of a mass shooting, in Lewiston, Maine, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Gov. Mills, a Democrat, rolled out legislation on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, she said will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthening mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

In wake of mass shooting, here is how Maine’s governor wants to tackle gun control and mental health

Maine’s governor has rolled out legislation she says will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state.

FILE - Crime scene tape still surrounds Schemengees Bar & Grille, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The independent commission investigating the deadliest shooting in Maine history was granted subpoena power to compel witnesses to testify or produce documents on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Maine mass shooting commission gets subpoena power

Officer Renee Bernard of the Lisbon Police Department, testifies before an independent commission investigating the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Augusta, Maine. (Rich Abrahamson/The Central Maine Morning Sentinel via AP)

Police who responded to Maine mass shooting describe potential missed opportunities to end manhunt

FILE - Rain soaked memorials for those who died sit along the roadside by Schemengees Bar & Grille, Oct. 30, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. On Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, a Maine legislative committee considered an emergency request to grant powers to a panel investigating last year's Lewiston mass shooting that the state's governor said are critical to unraveling how the killings unfolded. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Maine lawmakers consider request to give subpoena power to committee investigating mass shooting

FILE - People sign "I love you" while gathered at a vigil for the victims of Wednesday's mass shootings, Oct. 29, 2023, outside the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine. A commission investigating the shooting that killed 18 people is scheduled to hear from a police agency that had contact with the shooter before he committed the killings. Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey assembled the commission to review the events that led up to the shootings at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston on Oct. 25. The commission, which is holding its second meeting Thursday, Jan/ 25, 2024 is also tasked with reviewing the police response to the shootings. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Police defend response, say yellow flag law limited them before Army reservist killed 18 in Maine

Testimony points to lack of direction in search for shooter

A first responder in the Lewiston, Maine mass shooting says confusion and poor communication plagued the search for the killer (March 7)

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Volunteer Rich Beard looks over archived items, many left at memorials outside Lewiston shooting sites, at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Business owners thought they would never reopen after Maine’s deadliest shooting. Then support grew

Immediately after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, the owners of the bowling alley and the bar in Lewiston where the gunman killed a total of 18 people were certain their doors were closed for good.

CAPTION CORRECTION CORRECTS NAME AND DATE: Arthur Barnard, the father of Lewiston, Maine mass shooting victim Arthur Strout, is hugged after speaking at an anti-gun demonstration at the State House, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Legislators pay respects, eye gun laws as they reconvene following Maine’s deadliest mass shooting

Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history was the first order of business for state lawmakers as they get back to work.

FILE - A woman visits a makeshift memorial outside Sparetime Bowling Alley, the site of one of this week's mass shootings, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. Police in Maine feared confronting Robert Card, an Army reservist in the weeks prior to the worst mass shooting in state history would “throw a stick of dynamite on a pool of gas,” according to footage released by law enforcement, Friday, Dec. 22. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Authorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video shows

Videos show police in Maine feared that confronting an Army reservist in the weeks before he killed 18 people in the state’s deadliest mass shooting would “throw a stick of dynamite on a pool of gas.”

FILE - Snow accumulates outside a restaurant at a makeshift memorial for the victims of last month's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. The four members of Maine's congressional delegation are calling for an Army investigation into the events leading up to a mass shooting in the state in the wake of meeting with families affected by the killings. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting

The four members of Maine’s congressional delegation are calling for an Army investigation into the events leading up to a mass shooting in the state.

FILE - A body is wheeled out on a stretcher at Schemengees Bar and Grille, Oct. 26, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. A Maine law that can be used to restrict access to guns during a mental health crisis has been invoked more than a dozen times since the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston — the deadliest in state history — with several people invoking the name of the gunman who killed 18 people. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Another victim of Maine mass shooting discharged from hospital as panel prepares to convene

Officials say only a handful of survivors are still hospitalized three weeks following a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

Caden Boone, center, celebrates with teammates and fans after defeating Deering 3-2 in overtime high school soccer to capture the Class A State Boys Soccer Championship, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2023 in Oakland, Maine. The boy's team in the Maine city that was the site of a mass shooting more than two weeks ago won the state title. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP)

Vowing to “do it for the city,” Lewiston soccer team wins state title weeks after mass shooting

The boys’ high school soccer team in the Maine city that was the site of a mass shooting more than two weeks ago has won the state title.

FILE - Community members gather Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, during a candlelight vigil in Auburn, Maine. Maine's government is going to cover the cost of funerals for families who lost loved ones in the deadliest mass shootings in the state's history, the office of Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday, Nov. 8. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Maine looks to pay funeral costs for families of mass shooting victims

The office of Gov. Janet Mills says Maine’s government is going to cover the cost of funerals for families who lost loved ones in the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history.

Diane Roy, election warden of Ward 5, hands out a sticker to a voter at the Gov. James B. Longley Campus, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The city is working to return to normalcy following the mass shooting that killed 18 less than two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Voters in Lewiston are overcoming fear and sadness to do their civic duty after mass shooting

Shootings in which 18 people were killed are on the minds of voters heading to the polls in Lewiston, Maine, where the gunman opened fire less than two weeks ago.

President Joe Biden speaks at Just-In-Time Recreation Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine, about the mass shooting last week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden tells residents of Maine city reeling from mass shooting: ‘You’re not alone’

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden came to Lewiston Maine, to show their support for the community following a mass shooting where 18 people were killed.

Community members gather Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, during a candlelight vigil in Auburn, Maine. Locals seek a return to normalcy after a mass shooting in Lewiston on Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Maine mass shooting puts spotlight on a complex array of laws, and a series of missed chances

The architect of Maine’s “yellow flag law” said it was designed to stop shootings like the one that claimed 18 lives, and that the tragedy needs to be examined to see if changes are needed.

Lewiston High School running back Jayden Sands carries a flag onto the field prior to a football game against Edward Little High School, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. Locals seek a return to normalcy after a mass shooting on Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Matt York)

High school football rivals in Maine come together in emotional game after mass shooting

Lewiston, Maine, has taken another step in its recovery from the state’s deadliest mass shooting as a storied high school football rivalry resumed an emotional game.

Trick-or-treaters poses in front of sign supporting the Lewiston community, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, in the wake of last week's mass shootings,. The college hosted a campus-wide Halloween route for youngsters on a candy collecting mission. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Children return to school and trick-or-treat as Maine community starts to heal from mass shooting

Children have returned to school and are trick-or-treating in Lewiston, Maine, in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in state history.

Bre Allard, accompanied by her children Lucy, 5, and Zeke, 8, plant crosses in honor of the victims of this week's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. The residents of Lewiston are embarking on a path to healing after a man suspected of killing several people earlier this week was found dead. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Maine mass killing suspect had mental health issues, purchased guns legally, authorities say

The residents of Lewiston, Maine, are embarking on a path to healing after a man suspected of killing 18 people earlier this week was found dead.

Law enforcement continue a manhunt in the aftermath of a mass shooting, in Durham, Maine, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Authorities are scouring hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sending dive teams to the bottom of a river and scrutinizing a possible suicide note in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting several people in Maine.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Biden calls for GOP help on gun violence, praises police for work in Maine shooting spree

President Joe Biden has called on Republicans in Congress to help keep American people safe from gun violence and praised police for their efforts to track down the Maine gunman who killed 18 people.

RETRANMISSION TO CORRECT LOCATION - Toni Asselin, who was at the Just-in-Time Recreation bowling alley with her mother, Tammy Asselin, during the recent mass shooting, listens to her mother speak during an interview in Lewiston, Maine, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

When a man began shooting in Maine, some froze while others ran. Now they’re left with questions

A billiard ball being hit, a dropped bowling ball and a popping balloon. Those are some of the noises that witnesses in Lewiston, Maine, thought they heard when a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley Wednesday.

Bre Allard, accompanied by her children Lucy, 5, and Zeke, 8, plant crosses in honor of the victims of this week's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. The residents of Lewiston are embarking on a path to healing after a man suspected of killing several people earlier this week was found dead. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

What we know so far about the mass shooting in Maine

An intensive search for a U.S. Army reservist who is accused in a mass shooting at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Maine ended when he was found dead on Friday.

People depart a reunification center early Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, at Auburn Middle School, in Auburn, Maine, after shootings in Lewiston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Fearful Maine residents stay home amid massive search for suspect in killing of 18 people

Dozens of law enforcement officials surrounded a home Thursday as they searched for a U.S. Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting in Maine.

FILE - Professional Bull Riders 2015 champion J.B. Mauney appears outside New York's Madison Square Garden, Jan. 14, 2016. Mauney announced his retirement Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, a week after breaking his neck in the Lewiston Roundup. The 36-year-old Mauney said on Instagram he had surgery at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, that required the removal of a disk. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Bull riding star J.B. Mauney announces retirement, week after breaking neck in Lewiston Roundup

Bull riding star J.B. Mauney announced his retirement Tuesday, a week after breaking his neck in the Lewiston Roundup.

Dirt bike rider dies in crash at Maine motocross park

Officials in Maine say a 19-year-old dirt bike rider died from injuries when he crashed on a specially designed course with hills and jumps.

Police investigate killings of 2 people after gunfire erupts in Lewiston

Police are investigating the killings of two people in Lewiston, Maine. Dozens of people gathered Sunday as Lewiston and state police cordoned off the crime scene, which included a black SUV, a blue sedan with smashed rear windows and a body that had been on the pavement for hours.

FILE - Heavy machinery is used to cut trees to widen an existing Central Maine Power power line corridor to make way for new utility poles, April 26, 2021, near Bingham, Maine. Construction is resuming on an electricity transmission project that will serve as a conduit for Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid despite a half-billion dollar cost increase, with work starting in a week, the head of Avangrid said Thursday, July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine hydropower corridor will resume construction despite big jump in cost, CEO says

Avangrid’s CEO says construction is resuming on an electric transmission project to serve as a conduit for Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid despite a big cost increase.

Police: Massachusetts man, Maine teen were killed

POLAND, Maine (AP) — A Massachusetts man and a Maine teenager were killed in a home in western Maine, and the deaths were ruled homicides, officials said Friday.

Thursday’s Scores

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Bangor 85, Brewer 29

Brunswick 62, Mt. Ararat 45

Deering 46, Scarborough 39

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Bonners Ferry 72, Medical Lake, Wash. 26

Coeur d’Alene 100, Meridian 62

Lewiston 61, Kellogg 29

Teen pleads guilty to attempted murder of friend’s stepdad

A 14-year-old Idaho girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after prosecutors said she and a friend both tried to kill her friend’s stepfather.

FILE - Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, speaks at a news conference on Nov. 1, 2022, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Golden, who is seeking reelection, is being challenged by Republican Bruce Poliquin. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Golden, Poliquin battle it out for swing House seat in Maine

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) —

Two-term incumbent Rep. Jared Golden sought to beat back a challenge in Maine from a former congressman in one of the most closely watched U.S.

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Maine housing officials say House candidate’s story is false

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Republican congressional hopeful in a highly competitive Maine race is spreading misinformation about the state’s housing policies, public housing directors said.

Crematorium that didn’t refrigerate bodies must pay $5.5M

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A funeral home operator accused of leaving bodies unattended without refrigeration must pay $5.5 million to the daughter of a man whose body lay decomposing for up to two weeks.

This undated photo provided by Mana Abdi, shows Democrat candidate for Maine Legislature Mana Abdi. Abdi’s path to office was cleared when her Republican candidate dropped out. If elected, she would be the first Somali American to serve in the Maine Legislature. (Courtesy Mana Abdi via AP)

Somali American legislative candidate poised to make history

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Democratic candidate is poised to become the first Somali American to serve in the Maine Legislature after her challenger dropped out of the race.