From Promises to Prostitution: A Case of Sex Trafficking in Middle Tennessee

Feb 14, 2025 at 12:22 pm by WGNS News

Commercial sex trafficking is a growing concern throughout all of Middle Tennessee. In one of the most recent cases, a Nashville three-time convicted drug felon is now charged.... Read More
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Dodge Challenger Stolen in Murfreesboro - Discovered in Antioch

Feb 13, 2025 at 09:57 am by WGNS News

Earlier this week, Violent Crimes detectives with the Metro Police Department in Nashville executed a search warrant at an automotive garage in the 5700 block of Cane Ridge Ro.... Read More

From Gas Station Snacks to Heavy Machinery: Criminals Step Up Their Game in Skid Steer Theft

Feb 10, 2025 at 09:30 am by WGNS News

Middle Tennessee: From the bizarre news of the day file, we head to Music City, where authorities have reported some rather "heavy lifting" activities over the past four weeks.... Read More

Rutherford County Gas Prices 6th Lowest in State and Tennessee Ranks 5th Lowest Prices in America

Feb 10, 2025 at 07:14 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Starting the week of February 10, 2025, in Rutherford County, the average price of 87 octane gasoline is currently $2.67 per gallon. Rutherford County.... Read More

UPDATED: Parolee Charged with Trafficking a 17-Year-Old for Sex

Jan 30, 2025 at 03:27 pm by WGNS News

UPDATED: A Tennessee parolee with multiple convictions for cocaine and robbery offenses has been rearrested, this time accused of trafficking a 17-year-old runaway girl from a.... Read More

UPDATE: Nashville School Shooting: Investigation Into the Events at Antioch High

Jan 23, 2025 at 09:37 am by WGNS News

ANTIOCH, TN - Tragedy struck the Antioch High School in the Nashville area on Wednesday morning when a student armed with a pistol killed a 16-year-old girl and injured anothe.... Read More

Monumental Change In How TN State House Operates

Jan 16, 2025 at 05:55 pm by WGNS

Nashville, TN - The 114th Tennessee General Assembly wasted no time getting to work. Just three days into the session, after fierce debates, the House passed new rules on how.... Read More

Chronic Thief: Local Woman's Shopping Spree Lands Her in Hot Water… Again

Jan 16, 2025 at 05:16 am by WGNS News

In the ongoing saga of retail theft, Orlexus Elliot, a woman who appears to have a serious shopping situation going on, is back in the spotlight. The 27-year-old, who gained s.... Read More

Smyrna Woman Struck and Killed After Car Breakdown on Murfreesboro Pike

Jan 16, 2025 at 04:33 am by WGNS News

A Smyrna woman whose car broke down, died on Tuesday night after being hit by an oncoming vehicle shortly after she got out of her car and began walking. Koriona Harding, iden.... Read More

Kentucky Men Plead Guilty to Second-Degree Murder in Murfreesboro Case

Jan 13, 2025 at 11:40 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - UPDATE - Two men from Kentucky have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the 2020 killing of Erick Bixler in Murfreesboro, TN. Chr.... Read More

Appeal Filed by Father Convicted of Killing His Autistic Son in Tennessee

Jan 06, 2025 at 09:04 pm by WGNS News

  Joseph Ray Daniels, a 35-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for the tragic killing of his five-year-old autistic son, Joseph Clyde Daniels III, has filed an appe.... Read More

Prices for Filling Up in Tennessee: Where Nostalgia Meets Nausea at the Fuel Pump

Jan 06, 2025 at 07:21 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Tennessee continues to shine brightly as one of the top 10 cheapest states to fill up your gas tank—how fortunate! Currently, gas prices in the V.... Read More

Rutherford County Ranks 4th with Lowest Unemployment for November

Dec 26, 2024 at 08:06 pm by WGNS

Nashville, TN - The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported how this state's 95 counties did with unemployment in November. 91 had less than.... Read More

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

Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Dec 19, 2024 at 09:10 pm by WGNS Radio News

NASHVILLE,  TN - A cyber tip from Google led to today’s arrest of Raymond L. Turner, 62, after he was identified as the suspect who uploaded images of child sexual.... 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

Holiday Cheer: Gas Prices Slide—Easier on the Wallet or Just a Tease

Dec 16, 2024 at 01:34 pm by WGNS Radio News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - In the great state of Tennessee, you will have a little more jingle in your pocket as you begin to mingle for the holidays.  The miraculous news t.... 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

Unlicensed Daycare Operator Jailed on 26-Count Indictment for Sexual Abuse

Dec 06, 2024 at 08:02 pm by WGNS News

In an Antioch neighborhood off Nolensville Pike, a 55-year-old man was arrested and jailed on Thursday afternoon and placed under a $260,000 bond. As of Friday evening, the su.... Read More

CONTINUED: Mayor Carr and Commissioner Harris on Use of County Funds

Dec 05, 2024 at 11:25 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. - Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr has proposed another cost-of-living pay increase for county employees in the next fiscal year, aiming to make count.... Read More