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Foster care instability continues to impact Tennessee children

Dec 27, 2021 at 08:04 pm by WGNS

Last year, approximately one in three children in state custody remained in foster care for more than a year, according to a new report by the Tennessee Commission on Chi.... Read More

PUBLIC NOTICE: Review of Murfreesboro 2020 CAPER

Dec 27, 2021 at 02:40 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  The City of Murfreesboro Community Development Department has announced a Public Notice for review of the 2020 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evalu.... Read More

The Child Advocacy Center joins WGNS on the airwaves to talk about the signs to lookout for when it comes to child abuse

Dec 27, 2021 at 11:05 am by Producer

Carrie Norvell and Katie Enzor were in the WGNS Studio on Monday from the Child Advocacy Center to talk about the signs to lookout for - when it comes to child abuse and child.... Read More

Gas Prices for the Week of December 27, 2021

Dec 27, 2021 at 10:03 am by WGNS

Tennessee gas prices have fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.97/g today, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Gas price.... Read More

UPDATE: Daylighting Town Creek and Future Mixed Use / Retail / Living / Office Building in Downtown Murfreesboro

Dec 27, 2021 at 10:00 am by WGNS

A new turn lane / reconfigured interchange on NW Broad Street at South Church Street is in the works, along with the long time plan of daylighting Town Creek, which connects t.... Read More

Woman DIES...."Domestic Assault" Charges Could Change

Dec 24, 2021 at 07:31 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Here's an update on a domestic assault that occured at 3:40PM Thursday afternoon (12/23/2021) on Tedder Boulevard, just off Haynes Drive. On Fri.... Read More

Rutherford County Unemployment Rate at 2.5%

Dec 22, 2021 at 09:18 pm by WGNS

The employment situation improved in a majority of Tennessee’s counties during November, according to data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This c.... 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

Murfreesboro Sexual Battery Case Leads to Judicial Diversion in Local Court

Dec 21, 2021 at 09:52 pm by WGNS

A man by the name of “Nam H. Dinh” was in a Rutherford County Circuit Courtroom this month, after being arrested in 2020 under a charge of “Sexual Battery..... Read More

Sobriety Checkpoint planned for Rutherford County on New Year's Eve

Dec 21, 2021 at 02:00 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is planning an end of the year sobriety checkpoint in Rutherford County...Again, the checkpoint will be on South Rutherford Boulevard west of Br.... Read More

Report shows Tennessee saw 14th largest home price increases in 2021

Dec 21, 2021 at 10:51 am by WGNS

Between October 2020 and October 2021, the year-over-year percent change in Tennessee home prices was +21.1%. Out of all U.S. states, Tennessee experienced the 14th largest in.... Read More

Heart attack deaths more likely during winter holiday season than any other time of year

Dec 21, 2021 at 10:30 am by WGNS

Scientific research over time has shown an uptick in cardiac events during the winter holiday season, and more people die from heart attacks between D.... Read More

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic’s OBGYN Department First in TN to Be Recognized as a Patient-Centered Specialty Practice by NCQA

Dec 21, 2021 at 06:54 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Medical Clinic’s (MMC) OBGYN department, which provides the full spectrum in obstetrical and gynecological care to women in Midd.... Read More

Updates and More from the Rutherford County Library System

Dec 21, 2021 at 06:00 am by WGNS

Bryan Barrett talks to Rita Shacklett with the Rutherford County Library System along with Sandra Pineault, president of the Friends of Linebaugh Library. Find out how the fri.... Read More

Child with Stage IV Cancer has a wish list this Christmas, some of which has come true

Dec 20, 2021 at 06:29 pm by WGNS

A 10-year-old boy got a surprise that was on his young bucket list...James, who lives in Middle Tennessee, has Stage IV Ewing's Sarcoma (cancer). The young man who is called.... Read More

TDOT to halt highway construction for Christmas holiday

Dec 20, 2021 at 05:45 pm by WGNS

Road construction won’t delay travelers during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is once again halting all lane clo.... Read More

Prevent Suicide: Support Available to Help Tennesseans Cope

Dec 20, 2021 at 03:15 pm by WGNS

For some people, stress increases during the holiday season, leading to physical illness, depression, anxiety, and substance misuse. If you or a loved one experience a mental.... Read More

Metro Police Say Murfreesboro man believed to be tied to Nashville Death Investigation

Dec 20, 2021 at 01:26 pm by WGNS

Seven men are facing charges of reckless homicide and aggravated assault resulting in death and in connection with the August 16th passing of 22-year-old Dallas Jordan Barre.... Read More

Tis the Season for Shoplifting in Murfreesboro

Dec 20, 2021 at 10:57 am by WGNS

Shoplifting continues to be an issue for local stores as we get closer and closer to Christmas. In one case, two women entered the TJ Maxx store on Old Fort Parkway, grabbed a.... Read More

Food distribution to homeless will likely require a permit if on city property in Murfreesboro

Dec 20, 2021 at 09:30 am by WGNS

The homeless community continues to grow as Rutherford County grows.In the City of Murfreesboro, government officials struggle to respond to their needs while also protecting.... Read More