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UPDATE: One Arrested in Murfreesboro "Shots Fired Call" on Wednesday at Checkers' Drive-In

Jun 23, 2022 at 11:26 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - As it turns out, there’s a lot more to the story regarding a “shots fired call” on Wednesday that was reportedly in the area of th.... Read More

Groundbreaking Officially Welcomes BJ’s Wholesale Club to La Vergne - First in Tennessee

Jun 22, 2022 at 05:00 pm by WGNS

(La Vergne, Tenn.) The City of La Vergne is planning a groundbreaking ceremony alongside BJ’s Wholesale Club to officially welcome the business to the city. The groundb.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Aim to Hire New Educators Through the Teach Now Program

Jun 22, 2022 at 02:26 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools’ newly branded “Teach Now” program hopes to remove obstacles for those who wish to become classroom teachers — immediate.... Read More

Shelbyville Police need help finding felony vandalism suspect

Jun 22, 2022 at 01:45 pm by WGNS

Shelbyville Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a male individual who allegedly committed felony vandalism. According to the police department.... Read More
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Home Fire on Baker Road in Rutherford County - Heavy Damage

Jun 22, 2022 at 11:41 am by WGNS

  On Monday afternoon, Rutherford County Fire & Rescue and the Almaville Fire Department responded to the area of Baker Road after receiving reports of a home on fir.... Read More

MTSU staff preps 290+ high school students for Governor’s School for the Arts finale

Jun 21, 2022 at 09:26 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — For the past 37 years, the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, hosted by MTSU’s College of Liberal Arts, has been a tool for.... Read More

Murfreesboro Men Struggle for Suspects Gun in Nashville Gas Station Incident, Suspect and One Victim Shot

Jun 21, 2022 at 05:35 pm by WGNS

One Murfreesboro man was shot in Nashville early Monday morning and a second man, also from Murfreesboro, fired back at the suspect. As a result of the shooting, Metro Polic.... Read More

After a Series of Unusual Pre-Trial Motions, Man Convicted in a Rutherford County DUI Case Appeals Ruling

Jun 21, 2022 at 03:53 pm by WGNS

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN.) – A Rutherford County arrest made by a Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper in 2018 that ended with a man being convicted of DUI and possessing.... Read More

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - Swap & Shop

Jun 21, 2022 at 08:16 am by Producer

Text Swap & Shop Items to WGNS Anytime at 615-893-1450! If you’d like to call during our “LIVE” program between 7:50AM and 8:10AM, call the same number y.... Read More

La Vergne Plans Independence Day Celebration for July 4

Jun 21, 2022 at 08:00 am by WGNS

(La Vergne, Tenn.) The highly-anticipated Independence Day Celebration in La Vergne will be back at Veterans Memorial Park, 115 Floyd Mayfield Drive, for the annual fireworks.... Read More

Tennessee Records Small Unemployment Increase of 0.1% - May Unemployment in TN Equals 3.3%

Jun 21, 2022 at 07:24 am by WGNS

Preliminary data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) indicated Tennessee’s unemployment rate for May 2022 increased slightly from April’.... Read More

La Vergne Mayor Jason Cole Announces Re-Election Bid

Jun 20, 2022 at 11:19 am by WGNS

Political Release: Jason Cole has announced that he will seek re-election to the office of mayor for the city of La Vergne in the upcoming Nov. 8 election.  Cole, who cu.... Read More

Currently, Tennessee is the 7th least expensive market in the nation for GAS

Jun 20, 2022 at 11:07 am by WGNS

(Rutherford County, TN) - According to AAA, the Auto Club Group, Gas prices across Tennessee are trending lower this week after a run of record-setting prices at the pump. The.... Read More

Sunday Night Middle Point Landfill Fire

Jun 19, 2022 at 11:47 pm by WGNS

(WALTER HILL, TN)  Just before sunset on Sunday evening (6/19/2022), a fire erupted atop the Middle Point Landfill on Jefferson Pike. Flames could be seen in parts of Las.... Read More

Police arrest ‘Rock Burglar’ after attempting to break into another local business (See Video of Arrest)

Jun 17, 2022 at 04:52 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Persistent old-fashioned police work by Murfreesboro Police Department officers, detectives, and crime data analysts led to the arrest of th.... Read More

This Month Marks the 50th Anniversary of the Watergate Scandal that Ultimately Brought Down President Nixon

Jun 17, 2022 at 04:09 pm by WGNS

COMMENTARY and MORE: The scandal that brought down a United States President occurred this month, 50-years ago. That scandal... Watergate – on June 17, 1972. With m.... Read More

WGNS Radio Tower / Transmitter Without Power - Multiple Addresses Impacted by Random Outages Friday

Jun 17, 2022 at 03:11 pm by WGNS

  UPDATE - Back at Full Power: The WGNS Radio Tower and Transmitter were without power Friday afternoon, after strong winds downed trees on the electric lines leading to.... Read More

Rape Conviction Confirmed - Murfreesboro Man Added to TN Sex Offender Registry

Jun 16, 2022 at 07:44 pm by WGNS

WGNS confirmed the suspect in a 2020 rape investigation has officially been convicted on two counts of rape. 31-Year-old Joshua D. Walton of Murfreesboro was added to the Se.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Director Names Two Assistant Superintendents

Jun 16, 2022 at 05:27 pm by WGNS

Dr. Kelly Chastain will be the next assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, and Brian Runion will be the next assistant superintendent for Budget and Finance,.... Read More

Tennesseans Encouraged to Know the Signs of Elder Abuse

Jun 15, 2022 at 04:29 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) and Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD) are recognizing June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) by.... Read More