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Central Magnet School Resource Officer, Local Teacher and Students Participate in Great Race starting Saturday

Jun 21, 2023 at 06:52 pm by WGNS Radio News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Pitching in as an announcer for the vintage car cross country Great Race landed a new role for Sheriff’s School Resource Officer Sgt. Scott Culp.... Read More

UPDATE: Missing 15-Year-Old from Murfreesboro Located in Nashville

Jun 21, 2023 at 06:12 pm by WGNS Radio News

UPDATE: Murfreesboro, TN – A missing 15-year-old has been safely located, according to Murfreesboro Police. On Wednesday afternoon the MPD told WGNS in an email that Jas.... Read More

MTSU Hosted ‘Su-Paw-Stars’ for National K-9 Training Conference, Competition

Jun 21, 2023 at 06:04 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU’s Campus Recreation Center admitted fitness and sport enthusiasts of a furrier, four-legged variety to campus earlier thi.... Read More
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UPDATE: Murfreesboro Police Officer Struck by Car During Traffic Stop

Jun 21, 2023 at 12:15 pm by WGNS News

UPDATE: MURFREESBORO, TN – Murfreesboro Police have identified the suspects that were named in the Tuesday night incident involving a vehicle that was pulled over a.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Hit's Milestone: 1000 Surgeries Completed in May

Jun 21, 2023 at 09:58 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is proud to announce they completed 1,000 successful surgeries in May, setting the record for the highest nu.... Read More

Governor Bill Lee Launches Nearly $200 Million in School Safety Grants

Jun 21, 2023 at 07:30 am by WGNS Radio News

Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee invited local law enforcement agencies and schools to apply for nearly $200 million in grant funding to further strengthen securit.... Read More

Lebanon Police Arrest One for Home Invasion, One at Large

Jun 20, 2023 at 10:41 pm by WGNS News

LEBANON, TN – On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Lebanon Police Officers responded to Vine Court in reference to a home invasion and robbery. The incident was reported at.... Read More

La Vergne to Celebrate Independence Day with Fireworks Show, Live Music

Jun 20, 2023 at 09:48 pm by WGNS News

LA VERGNE, TN - The highly-anticipated Independence Day Celebration will be back at Veterans Memorial Park, 115 Floyd Mayfield Drive, for the annual fireworks spectacle. .... Read More
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Breaking Ground: New $74.8-million Applied Engineering Building at MTSU

Jun 20, 2023 at 09:42 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Middle Tennessee State University held their groundbreaking event for their new Applied Engineering Building on Tuesday morning. Scheduled to open.... Read More

MTSU Board of Trustees approves 2.98% tuition, fee increase for 2023-24

Jun 20, 2023 at 09:40 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday, June 20, to raise tuition and fees by 2.98% for the Fall 2023 semester,.... Read More

Father Fights for Son’s Memory by Seeking Lower Speed Limit

Jun 20, 2023 at 09:31 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - Grief overcomes Chuck Isbell when he speaks about the traffic death of his son, Nate, 13, of La Vergne Halloween night 2020. “I failed him.... Read More

Reports of a Hand Grenade at a Murfreesboro Apartment Complex – Hand Grenade Determined to be a Fake

Jun 20, 2023 at 08:10 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, TN – Police officers responded to a call at Chelsea Place Apartments in Murfreesboro that was in regards to an explosive device. Once on the scene,.... Read More

Three Flat-Screen TV's Shoplifted from Walmart on Memorial Boulevard

Jun 20, 2023 at 07:39 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - A woman reportedly went to a local Walmart store to buy Pepsi and left with with not only soda, but also three flat-screen television sets. Police report.... Read More

The Commissioner Corner: Brand Loyalty Vs. Marketing Campaigns and Company Changes

Jun 20, 2023 at 05:45 pm by WGNS News

  COMMENTARY: On today's Commissioner Corner (listen by clicking the above PLAY button), Rutherford County Commissioner Craig Harris discusses his opinion over current m.... Read More
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UPDATE: 18-Year-Old Murfreesboro Resident Died from Injuries Sustained in Joe B. Jackson Pkwy Accident

Jun 20, 2023 at 04:45 pm by WGNS News

UPDATE: MURFREESBORO,  TN  - An 18-year-old who was critically injured in a two-car crash on Joe B. Jackson Parkway on June 8 has died. Dallas Johnson of Murfreesbor.... Read More

Aid from MTE, TVA continues to flow into Readyville in aftermath of tornado

Jun 20, 2023 at 11:54 am by WGNS News

On Saturday, April 1, an EF-2 tornado left hit the small community of Readyville, leaving widespread damage and destroying or damaging many homes and businesses. Middle Tennes.... Read More

Murfreesboro Man Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary of Bariatric Surgery by Registering for Half Marathon

Jun 20, 2023 at 11:25 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO,  TN  -It was only one year ago when Daniel Anderson had life-changing weight loss surgery. From battling weight issues to overcoming health scares, the.... Read More

Paige Jorge, Principal of the Year

Jun 19, 2023 at 06:07 pm by WGNS News

Meet Paige Jorge, Principal of the Year - ‘It's a big job, but I wouldn't want to do it anywhere else’  Paige Jorge is principal of Cedar Grove Elementary an.... Read More

Teens Reportedly Walk-in on Man Changing Clothes in the Female Locker Room of a Murfreesboro Community Center

Jun 19, 2023 at 05:14 pm by WGNS News

A 16-year-old in Murfreesboro told WGNS that she was surprised to find a man changing his clothes in the female locker room at Patterson Park Community Center on Sunday (06/.... Read More

Stolen Trailer Case is Under Investigation in Smyrna

Jun 19, 2023 at 04:13 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN - Smyrna Police are investigating the theft of a trailer that has yet to turn up... The trailer in question was stolen from WoodSpring Suites near the Sam Ridle.... Read More