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Learning How to Fall and Getting Healthier in Age - with Melanie Cavender at Adams Place

Apr 12, 2024 at 09:15 am by WGNS News

In today's podcast, WGNS' Scott Walker engages in a conversation with Melanie Cavender at Adams Place in Murfreesboro, shedding light on the transformations that accompany agi.... Read More

Rutherford County School Board Candidate Asks Opponent to Step Down Amidst TBI Investigation

Apr 11, 2024 at 09:40 pm by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - There is an expanding spotlight on the Rutherford County School Board race as one candidate is under investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of I.... Read More

Roadway Improvements Authorized for Burnt Knob / Manson Pike / Blackman Rd. Intersection

Apr 11, 2024 at 07:51 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - The Murfreesboro City Council, on Thursday, April 11, 2024, voted to approve a professional services contract worth $413,500 with Kimley Horn, Inc. The co.... Read More

From Colorado to Court, Pursuing the Suspect who Killed Brandon Anderson in Murfreesboro

Apr 10, 2024 at 09:35 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - A man who was once on the TBI 10 Most Wanted list now sits behind bars in Rutherford County and awaits an upcoming court date. Jamar Marks, 23, was arrest.... Read More

Good Friday Tornado 15-Year Anniversary

Apr 10, 2024 at 10:50 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TN - It has been 15-years since the Good Friday tornado outbreak slammed Murfreesboro April 10th, 2009. It damaged more than 800 buildings, completely destr.... Read More

Op-Ed: Mike Sparks: "Uncommon solutions can help fix student behavioral health problems."

Apr 09, 2024 at 08:12 am by WGNS

(OpEd from 49th District State Rep. Mike Sparks - "Behavioral Health")  During my years in public service, I’ve always had a simple goal: to improve my community an.... Read More

Charity Celebrity Chess Tournament this Saturday in Murfreesboro

Apr 08, 2024 at 10:55 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell has launched a chess program in Rutherford County that will benefit local at-risk children. This celebrity.... Read More

Rutherford County Holds on to Lower Gas Prices than Most Counties

Apr 08, 2024 at 09:46 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – As we close out the first day of a new week, gas prices once again inched upwards compared to prices this past week, with the cost of fuel in.... Read More

Remembering Clifton: Sobriety Checkpoint Commemorates 10-Year Anniversary of Boy Scout's Tragic Passing

Apr 08, 2024 at 12:23 pm by Chandelar Williams

Smyrna, TN - Ten years after the tragic death of Boy Scout Clifton Braunwalder, who was killed by a driver under the influence of drugs, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, in colla.... Read More

A Look Back at a Heinous Rutherford County Criminal Case from 2001 and a Look Forward at Criminal Cases to Come

Apr 05, 2024 at 06:37 pm by WGNS News

  In the first half of the show, co-host J. Paul Newman (Retired from the Rutherford County District Attorneys Office) takes a look back at a brutal rape case that occur.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Release Trailer Theft Video

Apr 05, 2024 at 04:09 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Authorities in Rutherford County are asking the public for assistance in identifying two individuals suspected of being involved in the theft of a tr.... Read More

Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting for Volunteer Behavioral Health’s Crisis Stabilization Unit and Detox Services

Apr 04, 2024 at 06:32 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - Volunteer Behavioral Health (VBH) is pleased to announce the grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony of its Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Wa.... Read More

Accused Murderer Anton Rucker to be Returned to Middle Tennessee

Apr 04, 2024 at 11:24 am by WGNS News

An accused murderer who is presently jailed in Kentucky as a fugitive from Nashville, waived extradition Wednesday afternoon and will be returned to Middle Tennessee in the.... Read More

Political: Mike Jones Suspends Campaign for Circuit Court Judge and Offers Support for Judge Terry Fann

Apr 04, 2024 at 09:19 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Murfreesboro resident Mike Jones announces that he is suspending his campaign for Circuit Court Judge 16th Judicial District, Division 1, and will be s.... Read More

Rutherford County has Low Mental Health Vulnerabilities

Apr 03, 2024 at 06:06 pm by WGNS News

The State Collaborative On Reforming Education (SCORE) and NashvilleHealth hosted more than 200 community, education and mental health leaders this week to explore ways to.... Read More

Ascend Federal Credit Union Opens New Location in Murfreesboro

Apr 02, 2024 at 01:35 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 2, 2024 – Ascend Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Middle Tennessee, today announced the opening of its newest location i.... Read More

North Carolina Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Child Pornography Charges Linked to Rutherford County Case

Apr 01, 2024 at 02:24 pm by Chandelar Williams

Rutherford County, TN - In a recent court ruling, a 24-year-old man from Monroe, North Carolina, named Jake Henry Anderson has been sentenced to 25 years in federal priso.... Read More

Area State Representatives in Studio with WGNS - Hear the Podcast

Mar 29, 2024 at 04:30 pm by WGNS News

Taking a look at issues at the state level with State Representatives Mike Sparks, Dr. Bryan Terry and Robert Stevens. The local lawmakers examined a variety of subjects tha.... Read More

February Statistics Show Decreases in Unemployment for Cities Within Rutherford County

Mar 28, 2024 at 06:27 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Rutherford County boasts the third-lowest unemployment rate in the state, standing at just 2.2%. Data released by the State of Tennessee reveals that.... Read More

Two Suspects in Custody Following Grand Jury Indictment for 2023 Murder

Mar 28, 2024 at 02:11 pm by Chandelar Williams

Rutherford County, TN - In a significant development, two homicide suspects have been apprehended yesterday (March 27, 2024) in connection with the September 2023 murder of Ky.... Read More