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UPDATE: Shoplifting Case at Target Leads to Warrants

Oct 11, 2023 at 11:36 am by WGNS News

NEW: There has been a change of events in a shoplifting case that started at the Target store on Old Fort Parkway. Murfreesboro Police have been able to identify a subject w.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Awarded Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Certification From The Joint Commission

Oct 11, 2023 at 11:22 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s He.... Read More

One in Eight Women Receive a Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Rutherford County

Oct 11, 2023 at 10:31 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Surgery Specialist Dr. Lindsay Keith says there are more tools in determining who may be.... Read More

Rutherford and Coffee County Sheriff's Offices / TBI Arrest Suspect on 11 Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Charges

Oct 10, 2023 at 11:36 pm by WGNS News

COFFEE / RUTHERFORD COUNTY – A man in Coffee County has been arrested following an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigatio.... Read More

Man Convicted of Rape and Assault Appeals, but Appellate Court Sides with Trial Court

Oct 09, 2023 at 06:03 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN – A man convicted of aggravated rape in a Rutherford County jury trial has filed an appeal. Marco Luciano Cianfarani, who was also convicte.... Read More

MTSU media college surprises alumnus Tyrone ‘Tyke T’ Stroble with honorary professorship

Oct 09, 2023 at 03:32 pm by WGNS News

Dripping with sweat as he exited the stage for a quick wardrobe change, Middle Tennessee State University alumnus and hip-hop artist Tyrone “Tyke T” Stroble found.... Read More

Over 15-Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized, Suspect Flees Area During Trial

Oct 09, 2023 at 09:52 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN – A man who was pulled over with a little more than 15-pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine has been convicted in a Rutherford County Sherif.... Read More

MTSU Star Party features ‘Small Worlds of Our Solar System’ Oct. 6

Oct 04, 2023 at 10:16 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy continues its fall 2023 Star Party series with th.... Read More

Man Charged with the Attempted First-Degree Murder of Girlfriend in Murfreesboro

Oct 04, 2023 at 06:18 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - A 56-year-old man allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend this past Sunday in Murfreesboro. The suspect, identified as Charles Robert Hirsch, poured a flamma.... Read More

North Rutherford Y Celebrates Birthdays of Members 90 and Older

Oct 04, 2023 at 05:22 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN - The fountain of youth may be considered a myth, but some North Rutherford Family YMCA members over the age of 90 recently shared their secrets for living a long,.... Read More

Habitat for Humanity, State Farm Team Up in September for Good Neighbor Month

Oct 03, 2023 at 06:49 pm by WGNS News

The month of September was Good Neighbor Month and State Farm encouraged agents and employees across the nation to take action in their communities, unite their neig.... Read More

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Horseback Riding Coach / Former Educator Remains Jailed and Awaiting Future Court Dates After Rape Allegations

Oct 02, 2023 at 08:07 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - WGNS has more news on the owner of a horse stable in Christiana who was charged in the rape of a teenage girl. The suspect is a for.... Read More

Man Accused of Stealing Ambulance in Nashville and Driving to Wilson County

Oct 02, 2023 at 01:19 pm by WGNS News

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. – 45-Year-old Gary Mabry Jr. of Mt. Juliet was arrested after allegedly stealing a Nashville Fire Department ambulance on Saturday. Mabry reported.... Read More

An In-depth Look at DUI Laws and Past Cases in Rutherford County

Oct 02, 2023 at 10:00 am by WGNS News

Assistant District Attorney Jerry Blythe discusses DUI laws in Tennessee, past DUI cases and more with host J. Paul Newman. Mr. Newman has extensive knowledge of laws in Ten.... Read More

Different Generations of People, Commentary by County Commissioner Craig Harris

Oct 01, 2023 at 04:05 pm by WGNS News

Today, Commissioner Harris takes a look at the different generations (Gen X, Gen Z, Millennials, Baby Boomers, etc.) that live and work in Rutherford County and throughout Ame.... Read More

Suspect Charged with Multiple Rape Charges, More Victims Possible

Sep 30, 2023 at 10:59 am by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - A stable owner was charged with multiple counts of rape of a teenaged girl after an extensive investigation, a Rutherford County Sheriff&rs.... Read More

Calling all Golfers for the 13th Annual Turkey Tee Off - For the Child Advocacy Center

Sep 29, 2023 at 04:33 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN — “The Child Advocacy Center is calling all golfers for the 13th annual Turkey Tee Off,” announced Child Advocacy Center Leadership Tea.... Read More

MTSU's Baldwin Photographic Gallery Hosts Exhibit Documenting Mississippi Blues

Sep 29, 2023 at 04:28 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Photojournalist and Middle Tennessee State University alumnus Bill Steber takes a visual and interactive journey into the world of D.... Read More

City Burn Ban for Recreational Fires Lifted; Fires that Require a City Permit and County Open Burning Ban Still in Effect

Sep 29, 2023 at 02:39 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. - The Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Fire Marshal’s Office has lifted the burn ban for recreational fires and other fires that do.... Read More