First Day of Winter is December 21, 2024, Stay Warm and Stay Safe

Dec 19, 2024 at 09:37 pm by WGNS Radio News

Ahead of the start of winter on Dec. 21, 2024, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) remi.... Read More

HEALTH NEWS: Study Shows Drop in Use of Antiviral Medications in Young Children with Influenza

Dec 17, 2024 at 05:23 pm by WGNS Radio News

HEALTH BEAT: Despite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with influenza, a recent study reports an underuse of.... Read More

MTSU Engineering Students’ Impressive Projects Wrap up Fall Mech-Tech Expo

Dec 17, 2024 at 04:53 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Tech-savvy Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering students exhibited their one- and two-semester cap.... Read More

Single-Vehicle Crash Claims Unidentified Man in Nashville

Dec 17, 2024 at 04:03 pm by WGNS Radio News

NASHVILLE, TN - An unidentified man was killed Sunday night at 9 p.m. in a single-vehicle fiery crash in the 1700 block of Lebanon Pike (HWY 70) in Nashville. Authorities are.... Read More

Rutherford County Area Habitat Celebrates Building 200 Houses in Rutherford County

Dec 17, 2024 at 08:15 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. - Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity (RCHFH) is excited to celebrate having built 200 affordable houses in Rutherford County with an event at.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Intensify Search for Gunman in Saturday Hotel Shooting

Dec 16, 2024 at 04:24 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police continue their intensive investigation into a violent shooting incident that occurred late Saturday night outside the Clarion I.... Read More

Former Practicing Physician in TX Indicted on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges for Case with Middle Tennessee Victim

Dec 16, 2024 at 06:22 am by WGNS Radio News

MIDDLE Tenn. - An indictment was unsealed late last week in the Middle District of Tennessee charging a Texas man for child sexual exploitation offenses. According.... Read More

Shooting at Clarion Inn on Saturday Night - Under Investigation

Dec 15, 2024 at 12:15 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN — Murfreesboro Police officers are actively searching for the person responsible for a late-night shooting that left two people critically injured at th.... Read More

Man Wanted for Sexual Assault in Custody

Dec 13, 2024 at 07:00 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dejuan Moore, 23, who was wanted on two counts of aggravated rape, three counts of aggravated assault and three counts of kidnapping for a November 24 attac.... Read More

Grinch Stole 98 Trees From Local Scouts

Dec 12, 2024 at 09:02 pm by WGNS

  Murfreesboro, TN - It seems the "Grinch That Stole Christmas" has struck in Murfreesboro. Boy Scout Troop 197, which has been selling Christmas trees at Fellowshi.... Read More

$350K NSF Grant to MTSU, Columbia State will Certify Future Robotics, Automation Technicians

Dec 10, 2024 at 09:28 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A National Science Foundation grant collaboration between Middle Tennessee State University and Columbia State Community College that will assist t.... Read More

Metro Nashville Police Pursuing Leads in I-24 Shooting on Sunday

Dec 09, 2024 at 04:31 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN - The man shot while riding in a Saturn Ion sedan on I-24 near downtown Nashville and the Sillman Evans Bridge on Sunday afternoon has died. The victim is iden.... Read More

Addressing the Rising Mental Health Crisis Among Students: A Community Roundtable

Dec 06, 2024 at 04:06 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN -  The alarming rise in mental health issues and suicides among high school and college students demands urgent attention and action. Recent statistics reveal.... Read More

Commentary: When Security Feels Like a Sci-Fi Plot, by MTSU Professor Larry Burriss

Dec 03, 2024 at 05:21 pm by WGNS News

Commentary: The evolution of security measures has taken us from simple home hacks, like rubber bands to keep toddlers out of cupboards, to increasingly complex and cumberso.... Read More

You Never Know What Tomorrow Brings

Nov 26, 2024 at 09:17 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - You never know what tomorrow brings. A compassionate member of our community had been helping people, and as his work wrapped up on Friday, he and his.... Read More

TBI: Man Charged with Statutory Rape and More

Nov 26, 2024 at 09:29 am by WGNS News

About an hour northwest of Murfreesboro in Robertson County, an adult has been arrested for a crime against a minor, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI)..... Read More

Former Nashville High School Coach Arrested for Aggravated Statutory Rape on Wednesday

Nov 21, 2024 at 03:42 pm by WGNS News

Nashville, TN - A former coach at Donelson Christian Academy surrendered to officers Wednesday evening after an arrest warrant was issued charging him with aggravated statutor.... Read More

Gas Prices in Rutherford County and a ‘Road Trip’ to Paris: Saving Money on Fuel

Nov 21, 2024 at 10:12 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - If there’s one thing Tennessee is crushing lately, it’s being kind of cheap on gas—well, until we’re not. Earlier this week, AA.... Read More

Media Commentary by MTSU Professor Larry Burriss: Polling Predictions Fall Flat in Election Aftermath

Nov 21, 2024 at 01:25 am by WGNS News

OPINION: The aftermath of the recent election has been dominated by debates over polling accuracy and media analysis. Polls initially suggested a close race with potential leg.... Read More

Nearby Watertown Getting More Trains, Trains, Trains

Nov 09, 2024 at 04:15 am by WGNS

Watertown, TN - Not far from Rutherford County in neighboring Wilson County--The City of Watertown has received notice that the US Department of Transportation has approv.... Read More