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Snowball Fights: Enjoy the Fun, But Beware of the Risks

Jan 16, 2025 at 12:28 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Snowball throwing may have been temporarily halted due to the lack of ongoing snow, but that doesn’t mean the white stuff won’t return. Loc.... Read More

MPD's Real Time Crime Center Sends Warning To Criminals

Jan 15, 2025 at 08:47 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: The heavy police presence around 5:00 o'clock Tuesday night (1/14/2025) in a parking lot in the 1400 block of South Church St. is now confirmed to have started wi.... Read More

⏩Rutherford County Braces for Extreme Cold Weather

Jan 15, 2025 at 04:18 pm by Rutherford Weather

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY - The start of 2025 has brought frigid temperatures and snowfall to the area and next week is promising extreme cold across Middle Tennessee. Th.... Read More

Local Educator Receives Prestigious Presidential Award for STEM Teaching

Jan 15, 2025 at 03:16 pm by WGNS

WASHINGTON, DC - The White House has announced that Erin Nunley is among the educators and mentors recognized as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathem.... Read More
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Arrest Made in Ocala Road Structure Fire: Reckless Burning Charges Filed

Jan 15, 2025 at 02:24 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - The Rutherford County Fire Marshal’s Office (RCFMO) Investigators have charged Tiffany Johnson, 26, of Gallatin, with reckless burning in connect.... Read More

City of Murfreesboro Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jan 15, 2025 at 08:59 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN -In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all City of Murfreesboro offices, and most recreational facilities, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.... Read More

87-Year-Old-Husband Charged With Reckless Homicide

Jan 14, 2025 at 07:55 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN – A man living in the Blackman Community on Dundee Court has been arrested and charged with reckless homicide, according to Ruther.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Celebrates Milestone 500th Cardiac Surgery

Jan 14, 2025 at 07:28 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn., - This January,  Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford announced it had completed its 500th cardiac surgery case. “We are always proud of the serv.... Read More

Streamlining Access: Murfreesboro Launches Just FOIA for Public Records Requests

Jan 14, 2025 at 07:15 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The City of Murfreesboro is improving transparency by making public records easily accessible. Requestors of public records will now have the optio.... Read More

Murfreesboro Rental Prices Surge: A Deep Dive into Housing Trends

Jan 14, 2025 at 07:11 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TN - Despite a backdrop of low unemployment rates, easing inflation, and a strong stock market, many Americans are grappling with the pressures of rising living.... Read More

Police Cars Surround Vehicle on S. Church 5PM Tuesday

Jan 14, 2025 at 07:01 pm by WGNS

    Murfreesboro, TN - If you were driving down South Church Street around 5:00 o'clock Tuesday night (1/14/2025), you saw multiple Murfreesboro Police cars surrou.... Read More

Tennessee House Republicans Urge NCAA to Reverse Decision on Male Athletes in Women's Sports

Jan 14, 2025 at 02:36 pm by WGNS News

  Nashville, Tenn. — Today, (Tuesday) Tennessee House Republicans made a bold statement calling on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to protect t.... Read More

Investment Fraud Increased 154.9% in Tennessee

Jan 14, 2025 at 12:05 pm by WGNS

Tennessee - A recent study urges Tennessee residents to stay vigilant against investment fraud in 2025. In 2023, the state witnessed an alarming $54.1 million loss to investme.... Read More

Census: Veterans Employment Status

Jan 14, 2025 at 11:17 am by WGNS

Washington, DC – On Tuesday (1/14/2025) the U.S. Census Bureau unveiled an expanded version of the Veteran Employment Outcomes (VEO), an experimental data product that r.... Read More

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at MTSU

Jan 14, 2025 at 10:39 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TN — Middle Tennessee State University will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Student Union Atrium,.... Read More

Experience Imagination, Fantasy and Adventure: Author Zinah Scott at Linebaugh Public Library in Murfreesboro

Jan 14, 2025 at 06:58 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN – The Linebaugh Public Library, located at the intersection of S. Church and Vine Street, will welcome local author Zinah Scott for a special book signi.... Read More

THP and Traffic Task Force to Target Impaired Drivers This Friday

Jan 13, 2025 at 04:37 pm by WGNS Radio News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY,  TN, - The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, Jan. 24, along Rutherford Boulevard between Broad Street and Ch.... Read More

Local Non-Profits Invited to Apply for Community Development Block Grants in Murfreesboro

Jan 13, 2025 at 12:22 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The City of Murfreesboro Community Development Department is currently accepting applications from local non-profit agencies for three grants.... Read More

Over-the-Road Truck Driver Arrested for Child Exploitation in Shelbyville

Jan 13, 2025 at 12:18 pm by WGNS News

SHELBYVILLE, TN – On January 10, 2025, Shelbyville Police Detectives made an arrest in a case involving child exploitation that has been under investigation for six mont.... Read More

Driver Escapes Injury After Skidding Off Icy Woodfin Road

Jan 13, 2025 at 12:13 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - A driver narrowly escaped injury after slipping off Woodfin Road near Christiana due to thick ice on Sunday night, according to the Rutherford County S.... Read More