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CAUTION: Heat Index Values up to 110-Degrees Now Through Thursday Afternoon

Jun 15, 2022 at 11:45 am by WGNS

A heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect now through Thursday, June 16th at 7PM for Rutherford County. Heat index values are expected to reach.... Read More

Political Forums to be held on WGNS RADIO June 17, 2022 to July 8, 2022

Jun 15, 2022 at 09:52 am by WGNS

WGNS Radio will continue a long-time tradition of holding political forums for some of the more heavily contested or heated races that have received news coverage in recent mo.... Read More

Tennessee State Parks Host Tennessee Promise Service Events

Jun 15, 2022 at 08:00 am by WGNS

Tennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events at 39 parks across the state on Saturday, June 25 for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hour.... Read More

Tennessee Awarded Grant To Improve Emergency Food System

Jun 15, 2022 at 07:00 am by WGNS

Tennesseans facing food insecurity will have improved access to nutritious foods thanks to a grant awarded to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA). The U.S. Departme.... Read More

MTSU NEWS: Board of Trustees approves flat tuition, fees for upcoming academic year

Jun 14, 2022 at 08:49 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted to keep tuition and program services fees flat for the coming aca.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools sweep rankings of best Midstate schools

Jun 14, 2022 at 07:54 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools offer the top schools in elementary, middle and high in the Midstate area, according to the most recent rankings of schools released by Nashville Bus.... Read More

Quick Change Scam ends with Alleged Theft of $1,000

Jun 14, 2022 at 07:40 pm by WGNS

What appears to have been a quick-change scam ended with a Walmart customer allegedly stealing $1,000. The incident was reported at the Walmart on Old Fort Parkway late last.... Read More

Deceased man found in his SUV at the Walmart on Joe B. Jackson Parkway in Murfreesboro

Jun 14, 2022 at 06:48 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro Police are investigating the death of a man after his body was located in the Walmart parking lot on Joe B Jackson Parkway at the intersection of Highway 231 Sout.... Read More

1,452,040 Reports of Online Child Exploitation and 123,790 Suspects Since 1998

Jun 14, 2022 at 02:42 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO – “We live in the age of technology, and our children are growing up in a world full of it,” stated Child Advocacy Center Community Education Co.... Read More

Renal Calculus is Both Painful and EXTREMELY Common in Rutherford County and Throughout the South

Jun 14, 2022 at 02:13 pm by WGNS

  A common health problem that residents in Rutherford County and throughout the south face is one that often comes with a hefty level of pain. Renal calculus usually im.... Read More

La Vergne Police make arrest, thanks to their license plate reader system

Jun 14, 2022 at 10:14 am by WGNS

(La Vergne, Tenn.) Another arrest has been made in Rutherford County, thanks to the handy electronic work of a specialized license plate reader. The arrest of two adults, foll.... Read More

TrustPoint Hospital Opens New Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program

Jun 14, 2022 at 09:00 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — TrustPoint Hospital, one of middle Tennessee’s leading behavioral health treatment centers, is expanding its levels of care with a new intens.... Read More

Heat Index in the 110's on Tuesday and Wednesday in Rutherford County - Middle Tennessee Electric Suggests turning thermostat to 76-78-degrees

Jun 14, 2022 at 07:50 am by WGNS

With temperatures in Middle Tennessee continuing to soar into the upper 90s this week and heat index readings Middle Tennessee Electric encourages.... Read More

The Ducks Are Coming - for the Gr8t Chase

Jun 14, 2022 at 07:00 am by WGNS

The First Annual Gr8t Duck Chase will be Saturday, September 17th beginning at 10:00 AM at ‘Boro Beach in Murfreesboro. Jennifer Yeatts, Founder of The Gr8t Chase states.... Read More

12 Men Charged in Undercover Sex Trafficking Operation

Jun 13, 2022 at 06:10 pm by WGNS

A two-day undercover operation this past week by Human Trafficking detectives with the Metro Nashville Police Department and the TBI, resulted in the arrests of te.... Read More

Governor’s School music teachers offer free public concerts at MTSU this month

Jun 13, 2022 at 05:24 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. —  The teaching musicians of the Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts will share their artistry with the community in a serie.... Read More

COMMENTARY: MTSU Journalism Professor looks into the Watergate Scandal 50-Years Ago

Jun 13, 2022 at 04:02 pm by WGNS

COMMENTARY: 50-Years-ago on June 17, 1972, five subjects broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel in Washington, D.C. With a look back.... Read More

Middle Point Landfill Concerns and Suggestions by Rutherford County - Continue

Jun 13, 2022 at 03:01 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO, TENN) - The struggle over what to do with the aging Middle Point Landfill in Rutherford County continues, but concerns by both the city and county may not be pr.... Read More

Shipman joins Scales Elementary as Principal

Jun 13, 2022 at 12:39 pm by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, TN) Dr. Trey Duke, Director of Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS), is proud to announce the appointment of Ranesa Shipman as Principal for Scales Elementary School.... Read More

Gas Prices Up +14-Cents in Tennessee

Jun 13, 2022 at 11:17 am by WGNS

(Middle Tennessee) Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen 14.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.64/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 3,821 sta.... Read More