Two Educators and Nashville Police Officer Indicted in Sex Crimes Investigation

May 12, 2022 at 11:20 am by WGNS

An investigation that began in January by the Metro Nashville Police Department’s Youth Services Division, has led to three people facing charges in the reported sexual.... Read More

Smyrna Police investigating theft at local cellphone store

May 11, 2022 at 10:15 am by WGNS

(Smyrna, Tenn.) - Smyrna Police are trying to locate an individual who was at a Smyrna AT&T store when a theft occurred (pictured above story). Officers say the subject ma.... Read More

Cheering On The Special Olympics in Rutherford County

May 11, 2022 at 08:58 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, Tenn. - Skills School Resource Officer Mike Farmer of Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School cheered on the school’s athletes competing in the Special.... Read More

Rutherford County School Board selects three candidates to interview for Director of Schools position

May 11, 2022 at 08:46 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, Tenn. - The Rutherford County Board of Education will interview three candidates for the Director of Schools position next week. A total of seven.... Read More

Car burglaries continue to plague the Murfreesboro area

May 09, 2022 at 02:40 pm by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, TN) As reported earlier, there has been a recent rash of vehicle break-ins. Between March 1st and May 8, 2022 there have been 184 reports of vehicle break-ins a.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Disinformation Bureau, by MTSU Professor Larry Burriss

May 09, 2022 at 12:32 pm by WGNS

In today’s media commentary, MTSU Professor Larry Burriss dives into what some have called the “Disinformation Bureau” or the Disinformation Governance Board.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation to Host 2nd Annual Golf Tournamen

May 09, 2022 at 09:58 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  – Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation Golf Tourname.... Read More

Activities: Urban Air Adventure Park Opens in Murfreesboro

May 09, 2022 at 07:39 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – This past Saturday, Urban Air Murfreesboro held their grand opening.Urban Air Murfreesboro has more than 30,000 square feet of space where kids of.... Read More

Gas Prices in Rutherford County see +20-cent climb compared to last Monday (05/02/22 to 05/09/22) - TN Average +18-cent rise

May 09, 2022 at 07:03 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, Tenn. -  Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen 18.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.07/g today, according to GasBuddy's surve.... Read More

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter is proud to announce the addition of Austin Mackens, M.D.

May 09, 2022 at 06:45 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TENN. – Austin Mackens, M.D. is a board-certified, family medicine physician who is now practicing at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC). Originally from Mu.... Read More

National Drug Endangered Children Awareness

May 06, 2022 at 07:49 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, Tenn. - The Tennessee Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (TADEC) recently held a resolution reading at Legislative Plaza in observance of National Drug E.... Read More

Rutherford County Teachers Receive FIRST Mentor Teacher of Excellence Award

May 06, 2022 at 06:29 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, Tenn. - Two Rutherford County Schools teachers have been honored for mentorship of student teachers.Both teachers — David Bonilla of Whitworth-Bu.... Read More

La Vergne Police Department Searches for Theft Suspect

May 05, 2022 at 10:01 am by WGNS

(La Vergne, Tenn.) La Vergne Police are asking for the community’s help to identify a suspect in a package theft investigation.The theft happened on April 27. The packag.... Read More

Vehicle Break-Ins continue to rise in Murfreesboro and Nashville

May 05, 2022 at 08:30 am by WGNS

Car burglaries continue to be a problem in the Murfreesboro area. Larry Flowers, Public Information Officer for the Murfreesboro Police Department, surprisingly said…Po.... Read More

Garth Brooks II arrested in La Vergne, Tennessee

Apr 28, 2022 at 12:44 pm by WGNS

(La Vergne, TN) Garth Brooks II was arrested in Rutherford County early Thursday morning. La Vergne, TN Police told WGNS NEWS the arrest happened because of their license pl.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police launches ‘Junior Officer Summer Camp’ for local kids

Apr 15, 2022 at 11:24 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (April 15, 2022) - Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) is launching a Junior Officer Summer Camp for children ages eight to 12 as a way of getti.... Read More

Local NAACP Awards Four Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputies with Jerry Anderson Hero Award

Apr 15, 2022 at 07:27 am by WGNS

Four Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies earned the Jerry Anderson Hero Award from the Murfreesboro Chapter of the NAACP.MLK Breakfast Celebration Committee Chair Carol.... Read More

TN Senator from Murfreesboro expands the eligibility for commercial / professional licenses

Apr 14, 2022 at 04:05 pm by WGNS

On Thursday, the Tennessee State Senate voted twenty to seven, passing Workforce Expansion Bill (SB2464) sponsored by Republican State Senator Shane Reeves of Murfreesboro. Th.... Read More

MPD: Police trying to determine the identity of two "Persons of Interest" in Murfreesboro Theft Case

Apr 14, 2022 at 03:41 pm by WGNS

In Murfreesboro, police are asking the community to Be On the Lookout for two subjects who are “Persons of Interest” in a burglary case.MPD Public Information Offi.... Read More

Detectives Continue in their Efforts to Identify Man Wanted for Questioning in Dallas Jordan Barrett

Dec 01, 2021 at 04:37 pm by WGNS

Nashville authorities are circulating security camera photos of a man who is wanted for questioning in hopes of someone in being able to identify him.Detectives say the unkn.... Read More