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TBI Executes Search Warrant at Murfreesboro Daycare Following Abuse Investigation

Sep 24, 2026 at 03:01 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) executed a search warrant at a local daycare facility following state regulatory c.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Release Images of Hatchet-Wielding Man Shot by Officers

Sep 14, 2026 at 05:52 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers shot a man who charged at them with a hatchet Friday (September 11th) evening at a local hotel. MPD.... Read More

Murfreesboro Among Five Cities Targeted in Trafficking Operation

Sep 12, 2026 at 07:38 pm by WGNS News

A statewide undercover operation has put Murfreesboro back in the spotlight as one of five Tennessee cities where authorities say illegal massage businesses were tied to sex a.... Read More

TBI Releases New Details in Old Fort Parkway Shooting

Sep 12, 2026 at 05:38 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - There’s new information from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation about that officer‑involved shooting that took place Friday night (9/1.... Read More

MTSU Unveils $16M Stadium Upgrade, SWAT Team Praised for Life-Saving Response & Rutherford Tourism Tops $804M | Sep. 4, 2026

Sep 04, 2026 at 04:45 am

Friday, September 4, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: A former Centennial Medical Center social worker is awaiting extradition to Tennessee after b.... Read More

Suspect Dead in Officer‑Involved Shooting Near Coffee–Rutherford Line

Aug 28, 2026 at 09:49 pm by WGNS News

BEECHGROVE, TN (WGNS) - An officer‑involved shooting unfolded just before 8 o’clock Friday night (8/28/2026) near the Coffee–Rutherford County line, along Lakewood.... Read More

Rutherford County Weighs Data Center Moratorium, Tennessee Faces Transportation Funding Gap & META Settlement Targets Youth Safety | Aug. 28, 2026

Aug 28, 2026 at 04:45 am

Friday, August 28, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: Rutherford County leaders consider new regulations for data centers, including a possible six-m.... Read More

Dolly Parton Remembered, Diesel Prices Climb & License Plate Reader Rules Debated | Aug. 26, 2026

Aug 26, 2026 at 04:45 am

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: Diesel prices climb across Tennessee to an average of $5.33 per gallon, while regular unlead.... Read More

Commissioner Admits Taking Campaign Sign, License Plate Reader Debate & Major Murfreesboro Growth | Aug. 25, 2026

Aug 25, 2026 at 04:45 am

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: Rutherford County Commissioner Rommel McMurray enters a conditional guilty plea to misdemeanor.... Read More

TBI Defends License Plate Reader Technology, Citing Missing Persons and Crime Investigations

Aug 24, 2026 at 11:42 am

TENNESSEE News - After a growing amount of debate spreads across the country on the subject of license plate readers, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released de.... Read More

Silver Alert Canceled for Missing Murfreesboro Woman

Aug 15, 2026 at 07:59 am

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - State authorities have canceled a statewide Silver Alert for 38-year-old Passion Echols of Murfreesboro. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigat.... Read More

Middle Tennessee Continues to See High Levels of Trafficking Activity

Jun 20, 2026 at 08:41 pm by WGNS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (WGNS) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says its work to uncover sex trafficking in Middle Tennessee is far from slowing down. This week, a multi‑agenc.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Department Joins National Study to Accelerate Criminal Investigations

May 06, 2026 at 06:20 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS Podcast) - On this episode of the WGNS Action Line, host Scott Walker sits down with Murfreesboro Police Chief Michael Bowen and Captain Jeff Keaton o.... Read More

Eight Charged as Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Wraps Knoxville Human Trafficking Operation

Apr 24, 2026 at 10:36 am by WGNS News

EAST TENNESSEE - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Knoxville Police Department concluded a two-day undercover operation this week, resulting in the arre.... Read More

State’s Gun Laws Back in the Spotlight as Plaintiffs File New Brief

Mar 07, 2026 at 07:03 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN (WGNS) - The long‑running fight over two of Tennessee’s most debated gun laws took another turn this week. On March 6, 2026, a group of plaintiffs &mdash.... Read More

La Vergne Cautiously Re-Opening After Cyberattack

Oct 29, 2025 at 04:19 pm by WGNS

La Vergne, TN - The City of La Vergne is continuing its recovery after a cybersecurity attack forced officials to shut down public operations earlier this month. According to.... Read More

La Vergne Goes Offline: FBI and TBI Join Probe into Network Breach

Oct 20, 2025 at 11:50 am by WGNS News

La Vergne, TN - La Vergne city offices remain closed to the public as officials respond to a cybersecurity breach that disrupted municipal operations. The shutdown, which bega.... Read More

The Ground Shook Again: Sunday's Controlled Blasts Reignite Trauma Around AES

Oct 12, 2025 at 02:42 pm by WGNS News

Bucksnort, TN - Imagine what must be going through the minds of families living within a 20-mile radius of the AES (Accurate Energetic Systems) explosion site. It’s been.... Read More

U.S. Marshals Capture Man Wanted for Vehicular Homicide and Multiple Felonies

May 14, 2025 at 09:26 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The U.S. Marshals Service Middle Tennessee Fugitive Task Force arrested a man Monday who was wanted on multiple serious charges, including vehicular h.... Read More

Nine Arrested in Hendersonville Human Trafficking Sting

Apr 15, 2025 at 11:52 am by WGNS News

HENDERSONVILLE – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Hendersonville Police Department, the Sumner Coun.... Read More

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