Murfreesboro is the No. 17 Best City for Dog Lovers

Aug 23, 2021 at 10:07 am by WGNS

Here’s something to bark at: About one in five — or roughly 23 million — U.S. households acquired a dog or cat during the pandemic.But some cities.... Read More

Rutherford County Solid Waste Advises on Proper Latex Paint Disposal

Aug 23, 2021 at 09:53 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN—Rutherford County Solid Waste advises the community on the proper way to dispose of latex paint.  “If you have latex paint, no center wi.... Read More

National Battlefield in Rutherford County one of the Most Important Parks

Aug 23, 2021 at 09:35 am by WGNS

The pandemic brought the national parks system to a virtual halt in 2020 as federal shutdowns closed various sites across the country. Yellowstone National Park’s attend.... Read More

Light it up in Green - in Support of Tennessee Children

Aug 23, 2021 at 09:23 am by WGNS

The State Capitol Cupola and other well-known landmarks across Tennessee will were recently lit green in recognition of Child Support Awareness Month. Each August the Ten.... Read More

Report finds Tennessee 12th least dependent on fossil fuels

Aug 20, 2021 at 04:45 pm by WGNS

With the effects of global climate change becoming increasingly apparent, policymakers across the U.S. are moving to reduce the nation’s reliance on carbon-based fossil.... Read More

New Men's Program to Teach Top Notch Life Skills in Murfreesboro

Aug 20, 2021 at 02:10 pm by WGNS

As the new Greenhouse Ministries structure moves closer to completion, so does the opening of a brand new program that will include housing. The second floor of the building.... Read More

UPDATE: More Information on the End of Emission Testing in Five Tennessee Counties, Including Rutherford

Aug 20, 2021 at 02:00 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced today that vehicle emissions testing in five Tennessee counties will end on Jan. 14, 2022 now that th.... Read More

TBI Investigation: Estate Planner Indicted in Rutherford County

Aug 20, 2021 at 12:33 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO – Special agents from the TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division have obtained indictments charging a 65-year-old Nashville man accused of financi.... Read More

New MTSU students make the move to begin the college experience

Aug 20, 2021 at 12:22 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU students continue to return to campus this week for the start of the fall semester, with some pandemic precautions still in place but als.... Read More

Oakland High School launches new IB alumni speaker series

Aug 20, 2021 at 11:49 am by WGNS

Thirty minutes.That’s all it took for Beth Nelson and her friends to feel a sense of relief when they stood up and walked out of the auditorium at Oakland High School.Ne.... Read More

78-Year-Old Lebanon, TN Man Pleads Guilty in 40+ Year Old Rape Case

Aug 19, 2021 at 05:51 pm by WGNS

(UPDATE: LEBANON, TN) We have a powerful update to a story about a rape that happened more than 40-years ago in nearby Wilson County. WGNS brought you the first details of t.... Read More

Subject Wanted by Smyrna, TN Police for Questioning

Aug 19, 2021 at 04:20 pm by WGNS

Smyrna Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who was captured on surveillance video inside the Lowe's Home Improvement Store in Smyrna.Evidently, poli.... Read More

Beechgrove man Indicted in ARSON Investigation

Aug 19, 2021 at 12:14 pm by WGNS

An investigation by special agents and fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Coffee County Fire Investigations team, and Coffee County Sheriff’s.... Read More

UPDATE: Shooting incident in Shelbyville Area and Body Found in Nashville

Aug 19, 2021 at 11:56 am by WGNS

  WGNS has more news on the 25-year-old man who turned himself in to Bedford County Authorities this past Sunday, after the TBI reported that he was wanted for questioni.... Read More

Vanderbilt Dept. of Health Policy COVID-19 Report

Aug 19, 2021 at 11:45 am by WGNS

Report from Vanderbilt University: With the emergence of the Delta variant this summer, hospitalizations and serious illness associated with COVID-19 have increased in Tenness.... Read More

Correctional Professionals Nationwide Tour Rutherford County Correctional Work Center

Aug 19, 2021 at 11:05 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN—Correctional professionals nationwide and from around the world were given the opportunity to tour the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center (.... Read More

Travis Manion Foundation to Host Annual 9/11 Heroes Run in Murfreesboro

Aug 19, 2021 at 10:35 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Travis Manion Foundation will host the Murfreesboro 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race and 1M Fun Run/Walk on September 11 at 8 a.m. at Civic Plaza,111 W..... Read More

MTSU repeats drive-thru parking permit pickup to ease fall 2021 back-to-class crunch

Aug 18, 2021 at 11:55 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU students can avoid long last-minute lines for their campus parking permits again this fall, thanks to the university&.... Read More

COVID-19 Rates Continue to Increase in Rutherford County

Aug 18, 2021 at 06:30 am by WGNS

Rutherford County is currently listed as being in a "High” COVID Community Transmission category, according to the CDC. This past week only highlights the problem as t.... Read More

Murfreesboro Native serves aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier “Mighty IKE”

Aug 17, 2021 at 01:00 pm by WGNS

A Murfreesboro, Tennessee, native is serving aboard one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).Petty Officer 2.... Read More