Prosecutors Reveal Links Between Opioid Cases in Small-Town Pharmacies

Feb 19, 2024 at 03:13 pm by Chandelar Williams

Middle Tennessee - Federal prosecutors have uncovered connections between previously unconnected cases involving opioid prescribers, revealing a troubling pattern in two small.... Read More

Investigation into Human Trafficking Ends with Arrest of 79-Year-Old Suspect

Feb 15, 2024 at 11:51 am by WGNS News

About an hour and a half away from nearby Lebanon, TN along I-40 East in Rockwood, multiple complaints of illegal business activity has led to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigat.... Read More

IndyCar Returns to the Wilson / Rutherford County Line at the Nashville Superspeedway

Feb 14, 2024 at 11:30 am by WGNS News

LEBANON, Tenn. – Big Machine Label Group chairman and founder Scott Borchetta, who will now oversee operations for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, announced.... Read More

Tennessee's Yard Sizes Revealed: Murfreesboro Trails, Lebanon Takes the Lead

Jan 17, 2024 at 12:48 pm by WGNS News

When it comes to the size of yards in Tennessee, Murfreesboro finds itself in the middle of the pack, with residents boasting yards smaller than those in several other cities.... Read More

Area Nurse Accused of Improperly Prescribing Medications

Oct 18, 2023 at 11:13 am by WGNS News

LEBANON, TN – Just 15-minutes north of Rutherford County, special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division.... Read More

Man Accused of Stealing Ambulance in Nashville and Driving to Wilson County

Oct 02, 2023 at 01:19 pm by WGNS News

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. – 45-Year-old Gary Mabry Jr. of Mt. Juliet was arrested after allegedly stealing a Nashville Fire Department ambulance on Saturday. Mabry reported.... Read More

Wrong Way Driver Accused of Hitting 113 MPH on Sunday Night

Aug 21, 2023 at 06:53 am by WGNS News

WILSON COUNTY, TN - On Sunday evening in nearby Lebanon, Tennessee, police spotted a vehicle driving north on Highway 109 at 113 miles per hour. To make matters more dangerous.... Read More

Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair to Begin This Thursday

Aug 15, 2023 at 03:29 pm by WGNS News

WILSON COUNTY, TN - Visitors to the Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair are in for some new experiences this year. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is anno.... Read More

$15,000 Fraud Case Tied to 6-Area Lowe's Stores

Jul 19, 2023 at 03:35 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN – Imagine the surprise when the victim realized that someone had fraudulently spent $15,000 on their Lowe's business account. Now, Murfreesboro Detectiv.... Read More

TBI Silver Alert: James Ridley

Jul 17, 2023 at 08:32 am by WGNS

UPDATE: Silver Alert Canceled - The 64-year-old man who was the subject of a Silver Alert missing person case in Middle Tennessee has been safely located, according to.... Read More
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UPDATED: Cause of Death Released after Three Murder Suspects were Named in the Murder of a 22-Year-Old Murfreesboro Woman

Jul 14, 2023 at 01:56 pm by WGNS News

UPDATED: On Thursday, the Wilson County Sheriff's Office held a press conference announcing the arrest of three suspects in the 2022 disappearance and death of 22-year-old M.... Read More

Three Arrested in the Disappearance and Murder of 22-Year-Old Mya Fuller from Murfreesboro

Jul 13, 2023 at 08:48 am by WGNS News

See the UPDATED news story about Mya Fuller HERE, where you can also hear soundbites from the press conference that was held on Thursday, July 13, 2023. In the update, you wil.... Read More

Action Line Guest: James Hoggard talks about an Upcoming Job Fair and Event Geared Towards Veterans in our Local Area

Jun 23, 2023 at 09:02 am by WGNS News

The WGNS Action Line guest that joined host Scott Walker on Friday was James Hoggard, the Local Veterans Employment Representative at the American Job Center in Murfreesboro (.... Read More

Job Services Focused on the Veteran Community

Jun 13, 2023 at 12:18 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Currently, there 351,437 job openings in Tennessee and 49 new jobs were posted within the past 24-hours, according to the Department of.... Read More

Groundbreaking was Held Monday for Additional Parking on the Nearby Downtown Lebanon Square

May 16, 2023 at 08:00 am by WGNS News

WILSON COUNTY,  TN - In nearby Lebanon,  Mayor Rick Bell and Lebanon city officials hosted a groundbreaking on Monday for an additional parking lot.  The new lo.... Read More

Middle Tennessee Electric Earns TVA Community Champion Award

Feb 22, 2023 at 05:19 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) has earned the Community Champion Award from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for its dedication to TVA En.... Read More

UPDATE: Sealed Bids to buy the first Federal Post Office in Lebanon, TN to be turned in Dec. 2nd, 5th and 6th

Dec 01, 2022 at 12:00 pm by WGNS

In Lebanon, Tennessee, the Wilson County Government is selling a building that is listed on the historic registry. 203 East Main Street (Lebanon, TN) is the address of the cit.... Read More

TBI Arrests Wilson County Man on Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Nov 24, 2022 at 08:16 am by WGNS

(LEBANON) A Lebanon man has been indicted following a TBI investigation into child sexual abuse material. On April 8, 2022, TBI special agents began investigating detail.... Read More

Homeless man says the driver of a BMW gave him a ride, but left with his backpack

Oct 17, 2022 at 09:43 pm by WGNS Radio News

(MURFREESBORO, TENN.) Being kicked while you’re down is one of the worst feelings a human can feel… but it’s something that many of us face at one point or.... Read More

$21,000 Reward for Information that Leads to Arrest / Conviction of Subject(s) Responsible for the Death of Mya Fuller from Murfreesboro

Oct 13, 2022 at 07:14 pm by WGNS News

WILSON COUNTY, TN – Authorities continue to investigate the death of a woman who was reported as “MISSING” in Murfreesboro and later found deceased .... Read More