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TBI: Former Murfreesboro Man Charged with ID Theft - Impersonating Licensed Professional

Feb 27, 2023 at 04:15 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a former Murfreesboro man, c.... Read More

Rates of Uninsured Children in Tennessee Decreased to Pre-pandemic Levels, but Worries Remain

Feb 22, 2023 at 06:08 pm by WGNS Radio News

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic the rate of Tennessee uninsured children more than doubled as the state experienced the highest spike in unemployment since the Great Dep.... Read More

COVID Numbers Continue Downward Trend - Rutherford Co. Schools are Back to Field Trips and More

Oct 11, 2022 at 11:32 am by WGNS News

Local schools are in the midst of their 3rd month of classes for the 2022-2023 school year and fall break is in the rearview mirror. More importantly, it appears that the past.... Read More

Monkeypox Numbers Grow, but COVID Continues to be the Larger Concern in Rutherford County and Beyond

Aug 29, 2022 at 12:01 pm by WGNS

(RUTHERFORD CO., TENN) - WGNS has an update on the number of Monkeypox cases in Tennessee, the case number is now up to 156. Nationwide, the number of Monkeypox cases has incr.... Read More

MTSU faculty, students publish innovative science communication research with $10K in internal grants

Aug 11, 2022 at 05:16 pm by WGNS

PHOTO: Biology education researchers and students from Middle Tennessee State University’s Social Perceptions of Science lab research the public’s attitudes toward.... Read More

Number of uninsured children returning to pre-pandemic levels; overall wellbeing is lower than pre-pandemic

Apr 06, 2022 at 12:43 pm by WGNS

The most recent analysis of the Vanderbilt Child Health Poll by researchers in the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy shows that insurance coverage for Tennessee chil.... Read More

MTSU professor lands $950K in grants to study crime trends during COVID, human trafficking prevention

Mar 16, 2022 at 11:52 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU associate criminal justice administration professor Ben Stickle took six-years’ worth of policing experience fr.... Read More

Dr. Jessica Crowder joins WGNS on the air Tuesday morning - Hear the Podcast HERE

Mar 08, 2022 at 09:03 am by Producer

Our guest today is Dr. Jessica Crowder with the Ascension Medical Group - Saint Thomas New Salem offices. Today, Dr. Crowder talked about preventative health screenings of all.... Read More

Poll Shows Eroding Trust among Tennessee Parents in COVID-19 And Vaccine Information

Mar 05, 2022 at 01:00 pm by WGNS

Fewer Tennessee parents polled by the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy in fall 2021 reported they trust information they receive about vaccines than the same time in.... Read More

The Small Business Spotlight by the Cultivation Network - Focusing on Cleaning Your Local Business

Feb 18, 2022 at 12:01 pm by WGNS

Cleaning is always an issue for small businesses, it takes time and time is something many of us lack when running the day-to-day activities of a local business. With more on.... Read More

Tennessee sees 1.8% decline in consumer spending during COVID

Feb 15, 2022 at 03:00 pm by WGNS

The latest surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant once again disrupted an economic recovery that has been uneven to date. While most jurisdictions did not resor.... Read More

Rutherford County Visitors are Returning to the Area in Pre-Pandemic Numbers

Feb 14, 2022 at 11:29 am by WGNS

The hotel capacity is once again increasing in Rutherford County. This is positive news after the recent downturn in customers that the country hard at the start of the COVID-.... Read More

Vanderbilt and CDC Research Shows Third Vaccine Dose Key to Preventing Omicron Hospitalization

Feb 09, 2022 at 10:16 am by WGNS

New research shows that two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine result in lower effectiveness for preventing hospitalization for the omicron variant (65%) than previous variants.... Read More

Free Food Giveaway and Free COVID Testing on Thursday Morning

Feb 02, 2022 at 05:19 pm by WGNS

A food giveaway will take place on Thursday morning (2/3/2022) in Murfreesboro. For those who have fallen on hard times throughout the COVID Pandemic, free food items will b.... Read More

Vanderbilt Child Health Poll of Tennessee parents: 40% of kids missed at least one week of school; 70% favor remote learning availability

Jan 26, 2022 at 04:34 pm by WGNS

STUDY: The latest analysis of the Vanderbilt Child Health Poll has found that nearly 40% of Tennessee parents said their children missed at least one week of school during the.... Read More

Vanderbilt Child Health Poll analysis explores COVID-19 prevention in Tennessee schools

Jan 19, 2022 at 03:00 pm by WGNS

Most Tennessee parents polled late in 2021 by researchers with the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy say they send their children to school with masks, but they also h.... Read More

The Flu is Making a Comeback in Tennessee along with COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Jan 05, 2022 at 09:46 am by WGNS

The flu (or Influenza-Like Illness -ILI) is making a big comeback and local residents in Murfreesboro, Smyrna and surrounding cities are feeling the impact. Wit.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools remind parents of COVID-19 protocols as second semester begins

Jan 03, 2022 at 06:01 pm by WGNS

With the second semester of school starting this week (starts on Tuesday, 01/04/2022), many Rutherford County School parents and county school employees may have questions a.... Read More

Rutherford County Health Department Advises of Testing and Vaccination Date/Time Changes and Holiday Hours

Dec 29, 2021 at 12:00 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN—Rutherford County Health Department (RCHD) is advising the community of changes in dates/times in COVID-19 testing and vaccination offerings as wel.... Read More

Tennessee: Reconciled 2021 COVID-19 Data

Dec 22, 2021 at 09:03 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) released year-end, reconciled COVID-19 data, process improvements and previewed 2022 operational priorities.“Year-end data recon.... Read More