Purse Theft Case is Open and Under Investigation

Feb 11, 2022 at 12:19 pm by WGNS

What detectives are labeling as a “Person of Interest” in a purse theft case, has yet to be located by Murfreesboro Police. The woman, whose name is unknown, was b.... Read More

Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department's COUNTRY HAM BREAKFASTS

Feb 11, 2022 at 11:54 am by WGNS

3rd Saturdays (Feb. thru May, 2022) 6:00-10:00AM Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department's COUNTRY HAM BREAKFASTS (8067 Woodbury Highway). Bring your family and friends and enjoy a.... Read More

Shoplifting Case Valued at Over $4,000 in Murfreesboro

Feb 11, 2022 at 10:59 am by WGNS

The Murfreesboro Police Property Crimes unit is investigating a shoplifting incident that cost one store over $4,000.Detectives are trying to identify two subjects captured on.... Read More

Jami Averwater for Murfreesboro City Council Campaign Announcement

Feb 11, 2022 at 10:25 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro business owner and attorney Jami K. Averwater announces her candidacy for Murfreesboro City Council. She will appear on the ballot in the upcoming city election o.... Read More

Readyville Teen Wins TN Cattlemen's Outstanding Youth Award

Feb 11, 2022 at 10:05 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TN—The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association (TCA) presented the Outstanding Youth Award to two individuals for their outstanding leadership and commitme.... Read More

Wayne Irvin Announces Candidacy for Rutherford County Commission

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:54 am by WGNS

Conservative and local attorney Wayne Irvin has announced his candidacy for Rutherford County Commission District 14. Irvin is an experienced attorney and certified public acc.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Department adds first mental health co-responder

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:47 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  – The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) has partnered with Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System in adding the department's first men.... Read More

Looking Back: Caliber Collision employees aid in the capture of an inmate escapee

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:41 am by WGNS

In a recap to a story, you heard first on WGNS about a Benton County inmate who escaped while being transported to another county, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.... Read More

Subject reportedly steals leaf blower, weed eater and ladder from the storage shed of a Rutherford County home

Feb 11, 2022 at 07:38 am by WGNS

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a theft case that involves a man who reportedly broke into a storage shed on February 3, 2022. The incident occur.... Read More

Gene Variants Increase Risk of Kidney Failure in Black Veterans With COVID-19: Study

Feb 11, 2022 at 07:30 am by WGNS

Gene variants increased the risk of acute kidney injury and death in veterans of African ancestry who were hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a new study published in&nb.... Read More

Operation Safe and Sound - Locating At-Risk Missing Children

Feb 10, 2022 at 05:26 pm by WGNS

A multi-agency operation was recently launched, with the purpose of locating and assessing more than two dozen at-risk children who have been identified as missing in the Davi.... Read More

Scam Calls Targeting Rutherford County Phone Numbers - Social Security Number Suspended

Feb 10, 2022 at 03:21 pm by WGNS

Phone scams continue with one of the more recent calls being received by a Rutherford County woman. The potential victim, who recorded the conversation on her cellphone, said.... Read More

Report shows 19.7% of Tennessee homes have 4+ bedrooms, 17th lowest in U.S.

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:46 am by WGNS

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are rethinking whether their monthly mortgage payments should go towards obtaining bigger living spaces or securing the ease of.... Read More

Florida woman arrested after allegedly locking herself inside a Buddhist Temple on Barfield-Crescent Road

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:37 am by WGNS

Sheriff’s deputies charged a Florida woman with burglary after she allegedly threatened a deputy and locked herself inside the Wat Amphawan of America Buddhist Temple We.... Read More

MTSU institute to host WSJ columnist for Black History Month lecture on economist Thomas Sowell

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:15 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — In celebration of Black History Month at MTSU, the Political Economy Research Institute is hosting a presentation on the life and works of Afr.... Read More

Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department is resuming Country Ham Breakfast fundraisers

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:10 am by WGNS

The Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department is resuming their Country Ham Breakfast events that were extremely popular pre-COVID-19.During the height of COVID in 2020, the Kittrell.... Read More

New Bureau Of Labor Statistics Data Shows Workforce Crisis Continues Among Long Term Care Facilities

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:06 am by WGNS

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, the workforce challenges in the U.S. long term care industry, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic, remains at a crisi.... Read More

Siegel High School DECA Recognized for Outstanding School-Based Enterprise

Feb 10, 2022 at 10:30 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN – Siegel Store, the school-based enterprise at Siegel High School, was among 461 school-based enterprises achieving Gold Certification for 2021-2022--th.... Read More

Rutherford County SWAT Team recognized for flood response in Waverly

Feb 10, 2022 at 08:30 am by WGNS

Sheriff’s SWAT Team members were honored as Officers of the Month for helping residents of Waverly and Humphreys County in the devastating floods last August.The team.... Read More

NATURE ART at the Wilderness Station

Feb 09, 2022 at 04:59 pm by WGNS

Sat. (Feb. 26, 2022) 10AM-4PM  Art inspired by nature from local artists will be on display and for sale during this all day event at the Wilderness Station at Barfield C.... Read More