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Man Listed as "Missing" in Rutherford County Since Thanksgiving FOUND SAFE

Dec 11, 2020 at 10:29 am by WGNS

The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office recently released information about their attempts to locate a missing La Vergne man whose family had not heard from him since he left T.... Read More

Families Share their Gratitude to Secret Santas

Dec 11, 2020 at 10:22 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO – “I have a confession!  I opened the gift bag with a brand new winter coat in just for me.  I’m a little embarrassed to admit I.... Read More

New Wheelchair Accessible Van Given to Local Family

Dec 10, 2020 at 01:11 pm by WGNS

The gift of transportation is something that most take for granted, but that was not the case for one Murfreesboro family. Cliff Sharp, founder of Greenhouse Ministries said&h.... Read More

Special Victim Unit Crimes, Arrests and Court Cases

Dec 10, 2020 at 12:33 pm by WGNS

In special victims crimes, a suspect named David Rowland will face rape charges in 2021, as explained by Rutherford County District Attorney Jennings Jones... Christopher.... Read More

MURFREESBORO POLICE: Have You Seen These Two Females Accused of Shoplifting?

Dec 10, 2020 at 11:59 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro Police Detectives are trying to identify two females captured on video inside the Walmart store on Joe B. Jackson Parkway.Detectives say that the two individuals.... Read More

Tennessee has 15th Lowest Percentage of Parents with Remote Friendly "Work from Home" Jobs

Dec 10, 2020 at 11:49 am by WGNS

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a major shift towards remote work. While working from home has its benefits for certain individuals, including no commute time, a better.... Read More

Unemployment Claims Slowly Going Down in Tennessee

Dec 10, 2020 at 11:16 am by WGNS

A total of 939,311 new unemployment claims have been filed in Tennessee since March 15th, which was ten days after the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Current statistics show.... Read More

Read To Succeed will receive a $5,000 Local Operating Grant for Adult Literacy Programs

Dec 10, 2020 at 10:27 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN  – Read To Succeed was announced as a grant recipient of A Community Thrives, a grantmaking and crowd-funding program from the.... Read More

5 Candidates Interviewing for Murfreesboro Schools Director Position

Dec 10, 2020 at 08:56 am by WGNS

The final five candidates for Murfreesboro City Schools' next District Director are set to begin interviews next month. Murfreesboro City School Board Chairman Butch Campbell.... Read More

UH-OH: Theft of Toilet Paper Begins in Murfreesboro

Dec 09, 2020 at 10:21 pm by WGNS

Toilet paper during the current pandemic is evidently a hotter item than most people realized. Apparently, police in Murfreesboro are on the lookout for two toilet paper thiev.... Read More

Blackman High School Switches to Distance Learning

Dec 09, 2020 at 09:45 pm by WGNS

More school updates in Rutherford County due to COVID-19…Most recently, Blackman High School parents have been notified that the school will move to distance learning f.... Read More

UPDATE: Murder of Saint Thomas Nurse - $15,000 Reward for Clues in Case

Dec 09, 2020 at 01:12 pm by WGNS

The reward for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Nashville nurse Caitlyn Kaufman now stands at $15,000.  A second loca.... Read More

MTSU Trustees endorse creation of new physician assistant master's degree

Dec 09, 2020 at 12:18 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees endorsed Tuesday the creation of a master’s degree in physician assistant st.... Read More

Murfreesboro Parks & Rec awarded $750k Playground Grant from BlueCross Foundation

Dec 09, 2020 at 12:12 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Departments has been awarded a BlueCross Healthy Place project worth approximately $750k. The “Family Fun” space will be located.... Read More

TBI Drug Roundup Ends with 35 Arrests

Dec 09, 2020 at 10:30 am by WGNS

About two hours southwest of Murfreesboro in Savannah, TN, the TN Bureau of Investigation has wrapped up an investigation that ended with 35-arrests. WGNS was told that Specia.... Read More

UPDATE: 6 Schools on Distance Learning, COVID-19 Dashboard Active

Dec 09, 2020 at 09:50 am by WGNS

Late last month on November 30th,  Rutherford County Schools launched its own dashboard to report COVID-19 school information.Parents can now find information about.... Read More

Report finds Tennessee has 20th largest homeless population in U.S.

Dec 09, 2020 at 08:00 am by WGNS

In Tennessee, there are 10.9 homeless people for every 10,000 residents. In total, 34.8% of the homeless Tennessee population is living unsheltered. Among all U.S. states, Ten.... Read More

Shell Gas Station in Murfreesboro Hit by Thieves: $4,000

Dec 08, 2020 at 04:14 pm by WGNS

A Be On the Lookout (BOLO) has been issued as Police in Murfreesboro search for two theft suspects.  MPD reports they need help identifying the individuals who stole $4,.... Read More

Missing Smyrna Woman FOUND

Dec 08, 2020 at 02:40 pm by WGNS

Danielle Elaine McDougal of Smyrna had been reported missing, but Murfreesbiro Police thank the public for their assistance and say the 38-year old woman has been found and is.... Read More

Currently, Six Rutherford County Schools on Distance-learning

Dec 08, 2020 at 02:35 pm by WGNS

In school news related to COVID-19, Rutherford County parents have been notified that Stewarts Creek High School will be moving to distance learning for the remainder of this.... Read More