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Residents Advised to Stay Vigilant Against Phone and Email Scams

Sep 16, 2025 at 07:25 am by WGNS News

  MANCHESTER, Tenn. — The scams continue throughout Middle Tennessee – and they all look similar from county to county. For this con-artist update, we head t.... Read More
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La Vergne Fire Battles Strip Center Blaze Monday Night

Sep 15, 2025 at 11:03 pm by WGNS

La Vergne, TN - Monday evening was tense in La Vergne as emergency crews rushed to the scene of a structure fire at the Tobacco Brew & Chew, 5104 Murfreesboro Ro.... Read More

Teamwork Between Dispatch, Police, and EMS Rescues Rutherford County Baby

Sep 15, 2025 at 10:41 pm by WGNS News

La Vergne, TN – Quick action by La Vergne dispatchers, police, and Rutherford County EMS saved the life of an infant early Monday morning. At around 5:00 a.m., dispatch.... Read More

UPDATE: Suspect Accused of Opening Fire on Crowd in Old Fort Park was Free on Bond when Shooting Unfolded

Sep 15, 2025 at 09:55 pm by WGNS News

MONDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Murfreesboro, TN – Here’s an update on Tavarious Chambers, the suspect charged by Murfreesboro Police with six counts of attempted first-.... Read More

Large Crowd Gathers in Murfreesboro for Charlie Kirk Vigil

Sep 15, 2025 at 08:51 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) — A large, solemn crowd gathered Monday evening at The Fountains at Gateway in Murfreesboro to participate in a candlelight prayer vigil.... Read More

Main Street Murfreesboro Backs Courthouse Preservation Efforts

Sep 15, 2025 at 04:10 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - Main Street Murfreesboro’s Executive Director Sarah Callender told WGNS News that the historic preservation group backs Mayor Joe Carr’s ef.... Read More

Solid Waste Director Leaves Behind a Legacy of Innovation and heads to Texas

Sep 15, 2025 at 03:22 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - Rutherford County is saying goodbye to Solid Waste Director Bishop Wagener, who’s heading west to take on a new role in Texas as Director of Soli.... Read More

MTSU’s Dr. Larry Burriss Weighs In on Free Speech and Local Accountability

Sep 15, 2025 at 01:26 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - In a time when debates over speech and censorship echo from college campuses to social media platforms, Dr. Larry Burriss of Middle Tennessee State Uni.... Read More

Main Street Murfreesboro Launches Community Survey and Focus Groups

Sep 15, 2025 at 12:51 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - Main Street Murfreesboro is calling on residents to help shape the future of the city’s historic downtown district through a brief online survey,.... Read More

Op-Ed: Rep. Sparks "Elon Musk's airport tunnel should inspire innovative solutions in Tennessee"

Sep 15, 2025 at 11:49 am by WGNS News

Op-Ed from State Representative Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna):  Like many Tennesseans, I was thrilled when I heard that Elon Musk's Boring Company will build its next tunne.... Read More

AAA: TN Gas Prices Fall Six Cents

Sep 15, 2025 at 11:39 am by WGNS News

Tennessee - Gas prices across the Volunteer State fell six cents, on average, over last week.The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.78 which is four cents mo.... Read More

Reckless Driving and Inexperience Cited in Fatal Brentwood Teen Motorcycle Crash

Sep 15, 2025 at 10:45 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN – Metro Nashville Police confirm that a Brentwood teenager died Sunday morning at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital following injuries sustained in.... Read More

Ashley Wenzel Steps Up as VP at United Way of South Central Tennessee

Sep 15, 2025 at 10:19 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - United Way of South Central Tennessee (UWSCTN) is proud to announce the promotion of Ashley Wenzel to Vice President of Development and Programs. Since.... Read More

MTSU to Host 2025 Insurance Hall of Fame Gala Honoring Industry Trailblazers

Sep 15, 2025 at 08:07 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - The Robert E. Musto Tennessee Insurance Hall of Fame, housed in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University, will welco.... Read More

Bell Buckle’s Laurel Cox Wins $30K Cowgirl Scholarship

Sep 15, 2025 at 06:38 am by WGNS News

Knoxville, TN - Laurel Cox, a freshman at the University of Tennessee’s Herbert College of Agriculture, just earned a $30,000 scholarship—and a whole lot of prid.... Read More

ATTENTION MOTORISTS: Construction Areas to Avoid

Sep 15, 2025 at 06:09 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN – For newcomers to The Heart of Tennessee who celebrated the arrival of fall a couple of weeks ago, SURPRISE it doesn’t work that way here. We&rsq.... Read More

Two Injured in Targeted Shooting at Old Fort Park in Murfreesboro

Sep 14, 2025 at 05:20 pm by WGNS Radio News

UPDATED: MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Release from MPD) — Detectives with the Murfreesboro Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit arrested a man accused of opening fire i.... Read More

Sen. Blackburn Votes to Block Epstein Files Amendment Amid Ongoing Transparency Push

Sep 14, 2025 at 04:19 pm by WGNS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS) — U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), long an advocate for public transparency surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities, joined.... Read More

Tennessee Commerce & Insurance Commissioner Terminates Employee Over Social Media Comments: Remarks About Charlie Kirk Murder

Sep 13, 2025 at 06:08 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Carter Lawrence announced Friday that a department employee was terminated follow.... Read More

U.S. Marshals Capture Wanted Fugitive from Florida in Murfreesboro - Charged with First-Degree Murder

Sep 13, 2025 at 03:23 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A U.S. Marshals task force in Middle Tennessee arrested a Florida man wanted for murder after tracking him to Murfreesboro. Andrew St. Louis, 19,.... Read More