Rutherford County Election Administrator Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Election Threats

Jan 03, 2024 at 10:22 pm by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN - Rutherford County Administrator of Elections Alan Farley testified concerning ongoing threats to election administration during a November he.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police say No Bomb Located in the Area of Thompson Lane at Medical Center Parkway

Oct 24, 2023 at 12:07 pm by WGNS News

UPDATE - MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A man who attached a make-shift rubber bumper to his car doors with wires and duct tape to prevent dents led to a massive federal,.... Read More

RCSO Charges 3 Middle School Students With FALSE REPORTS

Oct 22, 2022 at 10:18 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Three Rutherford County middle school students were charged with making false reports after allegedly threatening school safety, said School Resource Offi.... Read More

Man AGAIN Accused of Making Threat Against School

Sep 26, 2022 at 12:00 pm by WGNS News

(MIDDLE TN) For the second time this year in nearby Nashville, TN, an investigation by the Specialized Investigations Division detectives has led to the arrest of Stephen Robe.... Read More

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office warns of MORE Scams Using the Names of Real Deputies

Sep 20, 2022 at 05:00 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY,  TN - Another reminder to be watching out for scam-artist... On Tuesday,  the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said to beware of scams whe.... Read More

UPDATE: Threat To Coffee County Schools Posted On Twitter - Suspect Located in Neighboring County

Aug 22, 2022 at 02:30 pm by WGNS

UPDATED at 2:30 PM on MONDAY: (COFFEE COUNTY) In neighboring Coffee County, the Sheriff’s Department reports they have identified the suspect who is accused of posting a.... Read More

Rolling Blackouts Threaten Across the U.S., but not Middle TN Electric or the TVA

Jun 27, 2022 at 11:46 am by WGNS

Middle Tennessee Electric President and CEO Chris Jones praised the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) reliability as a major heat wave continues to engulf the area.&nbs.... Read More

BEWARE: Scammer Threatens to Visit Your Home in "Fake Fines" and Family Member in Jail Hoax

Feb 28, 2022 at 11:11 am by WGNS

WGNS has more scams to report. This time, we head to nearby Bedford County, where the Sheriff’s Department is alerting the public of a scam in the area that involves a c.... Read More

Student charged after Smyrna High School threat

Feb 16, 2022 at 02:44 pm by WGNS

School resource officers identified and charged a Smyrna High School student today who was accused of threatening the school Tuesday night, an SRO sergeant said.“The p.... Read More

Christiana Middle School sixth-grader expelled, arrested for possession of unloaded gun

Jan 11, 2021 at 05:17 pm by WGNS

The student did not make any threats against other students and did not possess any ammunitionA sixth-grader at Christiana Middle School was arrested and expelled today after.... Read More

State Veterinarian Warns Livestock Owners of Virus Threat

Aug 06, 2020 at 08:00 am by WGNS

The Tennessee state veterinarian’s office wants to make livestock owners and veterinarians aware of an outbreak of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in several midwestern.... Read More