Guilty Plea Filed in St. Louis Court After 2023 Collision Leaves Smyrna High Graduate with Severe Injuries

Mar 07, 2024 at 09:49 pm by WGNS News

Guilty Plea's were filed in a St. Louis, Missouri Circuit Courtroom on Thursday, May 7, 2024, marking the culmination of a jury trial held 12 months and 2 weeks after former.... Read More

Austin Turner Placed on Palliative Care - Family Demands Justice

Mar 06, 2024 at 05:32 pm by WGNS News

Nashville, TN - It's been described as a tragedy that is leaving a lasting impact on Middle Tennessee, and for the Turner family, it is their worst nightmare. The incident tha.... Read More

Federal Grant to Expand Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Services in Middle Tennessee

Feb 05, 2024 at 01:21 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - In a significant development, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a federal department under the U.S. Department of Justice, announced expanded access.... Read More

Fearmongering Post on Social Media Targets Murfreesboro Parents

Aug 09, 2023 at 04:13 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - The Murfreesboro Police Department reports a social media post that describes the attempted kidnapping of a 20-year-old woman is unfounded. The post also su.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Investigating Alleged Stalking / Aggravated Assault Case Involving a Potential Teen Victim

Jun 14, 2023 at 04:46 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, TN – An unknown man has allegedly been stalking an 18-year-old Murfreesboro woman, according to a police report. Detectives are attempting to ide.... Read More

French Fry Assault Incident in Murfreesboro - Woman has yet to be questioned

Feb 28, 2023 at 07:10 pm by WGNS News

WANTED: Murfreesboro, TN - Murfreesboro Detectives are trying to find a person of interest in an assault case.  The so-called assault unfolded when an unidentified w.... Read More

Smyrna Police Continue Investigation into Alleged Aggravated Assault Incident

Aug 25, 2022 at 11:51 am by WGNS

(SMYRNA, TENN.) In Smyrna, police continue to investigate an incident that was reported on August 14, 2022, at 9:40 in the evening. On that Sunday, the Smyrna Police responded.... Read More

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Furry Family Members of Abusive Households Now Offered Shelter - Onsite Pet Kennel

May 18, 2022 at 05:09 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In the United States 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence, and/o.... Read More

UPDATE: Rutherford County School student suffers serious injuries after being assaulted by another student

Feb 28, 2022 at 03:10 pm by WGNS

A 15-year-old student suffered injuries when allegedly assaulted by another student Friday at Stewarts Creek High School, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said.... Read More

Because of a Long Wait, Unknown Woman Allegedly Assaults McDonald's Worker

Oct 14, 2021 at 03:17 pm by WGNS

A bizarre attack that unfolded inside a fast food eatery in Nashville has raised a few eyebrows and Metro Police aim to get to the bottom of it.The incident was sa.... Read More

Warrants obtained for man who allegedly assaulted elderly Sam’s Club employee while attempting to steal computers

Sep 29, 2021 at 11:00 am by WGNS

UPDATE - MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  – A suspect has been named in the Sam's Club case that involved a subject who allegedly tried to steal computers from the store a.... Read More

Incident in Shelbyville, TN: Authorities have Obtained Warrants for Aggravated Assault

Sep 27, 2021 at 09:00 am by WGNS

  UPDATE: In nearby Shelbyville, Tennessee, a man accused of being involved in an Aggravated Assault case has been identified. On Monday night (Sept. 20, 2021), Shelbyvi.... Read More

30-Year-Old Man Accused of RAPE in Murfreesboro

Jun 08, 2021 at 01:06 pm by WGNS

UPDATED: A 30-year-old in Murfreesboro has been arrested after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a teenager. Murfreesboro Detectives investigated the accusations.... Read More

Alleged Road Rage Incident Ends with Arrest on NW Broad Street this past Sunday Afternoon

May 17, 2021 at 01:51 pm by WGNS

If you saw a large number of police vehicles on NW Broad Street Sunday afternoon around 2, you may have wondered what was happening - as did multiple listeners who emailed W.... Read More

Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program

Apr 01, 2021 at 08:49 am by WGNS

At the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Secretary of State Tre Hargett wants to remindTennesseans about Safe at Home, the free statewide address confidentiality pr.... Read More

Appeal Turned Down in Local Domestic Assault Case

Mar 31, 2021 at 02:13 pm by WGNS

The Court of Criminal Appeals just sided with a judgment set by the Trial Courts in Rutherford County, after a defendant filed an appeal in an aggravated and domestic assault.... Read More

The TN Bureau of Investigation Releases Report on School Crime in Tennessee

Mar 18, 2021 at 11:26 am by WGNS

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two new studies Thursday, detailing the volume and nature of crime on school campuses and crime identified as having a domestic.... Read More

Rutherford County: Two People Suffer from Gunshot Wounds in Tuesday Night Domestic Assault

Feb 17, 2021 at 01:46 pm by WGNS

Two people suffered gunshot wounds during a domestic assault Tuesday night on Gum Puckett Road, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said.SWAT team deputies apprehend.... Read More

Arrest made after Alleged Victim Struck Alleged Suspect with a Rock

Jan 27, 2021 at 09:44 am by WGNS

A Murfreesboro man was arrested on assault charges after an incident unfolded outside of a storage complex on North Thompson Lane. The situation was reported to MPD on January.... Read More

SUSPECT NABBED: Logan Phillips Charged with Last Week's Sexual Assaults on Stones River Greenway

Aug 18, 2020 at 05:15 am by WGNS

UPDATE: Citizen tips led to the identification of Logan Phillips, 23, as the man beleived to be responsible for last Wednesday’s assaults of two women on the Stones Rive.... Read More