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Distance Learning not as good of a Learning Enviroment as Traditional Classroom

Dec 17, 2020 at 06:43 pm by WGNS

Distance Learning has been hard on not only parents, but students as the traditional classroom has long been a superior learning environment since the first school was establi.... Read More

Over $38,000 distributed to Murfreesboro City School teachers

Dec 17, 2020 at 12:12 pm by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, TN) The City Schools Foundation will distribute over $38,000 in grants to Murfreesboro City School teachers in 2020.  The Foundation asks educators to.... Read More

Survey: 66% of nursing homes won’t make it another year given current operating pace due to increased COVID costs

Dec 17, 2020 at 09:53 am by WGNS

The Department of Health reports that Rutherford County has a high community spread of COVID-19 right now. Over the past 7 days, 25.1% of long-term care facility residents who.... Read More

New Numbers are in for Tennessee Residents Receiving Unemployment Benefits

Dec 17, 2020 at 08:55 am by WGNS

To date, 946,775 new unemployment claims have been filed in Tennessee since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. That number represents more than $36-million in unemployment pa.... Read More

Murfreesboro Man Charged with Driving Without a License after Collison with Nashville Police Cruiser

Dec 16, 2020 at 10:06 am by WGNS

A Murfreesboro man was charged withdriving without a license and no proof of insurance after reportedly colliding with a Metro Nashville Police Car. Hermitage Precinct Officer.... Read More

Buoyed by federal and state grants, the American Battlefield Trust successfully raised more than $4 million to secure a key property that connects previously separated wings of Stones River N

Dec 16, 2020 at 06:00 am by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, Tenn.) – Once considered lost to the forces of development, a 42-acre property at the heart of the Stones River Battlefield will be preserved forever.... Read More

Woman seriously injured in early morning house fire

Dec 15, 2020 at 12:03 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn (December 15, 2020) – Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) fire investigators are investigating an early morning fire where an elderly woman sus.... Read More

Murfreesboro City Schools on Asynchronous Learning Days Schedule

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:59 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro City Schools transitioned to asynchronous learning days Monday, December 14th and will remain on the new schedule through Friday, December 18th. Asynchronous lear.... Read More

Alexander: FDA Approval of Reliable, Low-Cost, At Home Diagnostic Test is “A Genuine Breakthrough” in COVID-19 Testing

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:42 am by WGNS

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2020 — Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) Tuesday released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administrat.... Read More

MTSU anticipates return to primarily in-person classes by Fall 2021

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:13 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University plans a return to primarily in-person instruction by Fall 2021 and its COVID-19 Task Force will engage facul.... Read More

Woman Accused of Shoplifting a $5,900 DOG in Murfreesboro

Dec 15, 2020 at 10:48 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro Police are on the lookout for a woman accused of stealing a dog from PetLand. However, police don’t know the name of the female, which is why detective.... Read More

Scott Walker dives into ADHD and also interviews a traveling family

Dec 15, 2020 at 09:20 am by Producer

First Portion of the Show - Life With ADHD: Living with ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for children and adults can be tough, as explained.... Read More

INTERESTING STUDY: Tennessee Ranked as 8th Most Defiant State in the United States

Dec 15, 2020 at 07:18 am by WGNS

We’ve all heard that “rules are meant to be broken,” but some of us take that observation too far.In a year of excessive disobedience — peopl.... Read More

Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability Seeks Input for State Plan on Aging

Dec 15, 2020 at 06:45 am by WGNS

The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD) is seeking feedback from the public regarding the State Plan on Aging. Due to COVID-19 the agency is unable to have pub.... Read More

TDH Announces Testing Schedule Change

Dec 14, 2020 at 06:55 pm by WGNS

Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 testing sites across the state will begin offering self-testing kits to adults three days a week December 21, to allow staff members to.... Read More

IMPORTANT: All Rutherford County Schools distance learning Wednesday through Friday

Dec 14, 2020 at 06:37 pm by WGNS

James Evans with the Rutherford County School System told WGNS on Monday afternoon that beginning Wednesday, Dec. 16, all Rutherford County schools will operate on distance le.... Read More

Tennessee’s Electors Cast Electoral College Ballots

Dec 14, 2020 at 01:11 pm by WGNS

Tennessee’s presidential electors met at the State Capitol Monday (12/14/20) to cast their ballots for Donald J. Trump for President of the United States.“Ten.... Read More

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination Arriving in Tennessee, Next Steps Announced

Dec 14, 2020 at 12:41 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee Department of Health today announced the state has received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead of statewide shipment on Thursd.... Read More

Suspect in Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Case Receives 4 Year Suspended Sentence

Dec 14, 2020 at 11:38 am by WGNS

After being charged with the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Chad David Braley appeared before the courts last week and filed a p.... Read More

UPDATE: Subject Found Guilty for the Rape of a Child in Murfreesboro

Dec 14, 2020 at 11:22 am by WGNS

UPDATE: 27-Year-old Allan Ashley of Murfreesboro was found guilty for the rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery. Ashely, who last lived at Alder Terrace Apartments on.... Read More