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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
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It’s Even More Devastating Than We Thought

Oct 11, 2025 at 06:02 am by WGNS News

Bucksnort, TN — A day after a catastrophic explosion rocked the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) facility near the Hickman-Humphreys County line, officials confirmed tha.... Read More

UPDATE: Former FBI Employee Gets 20 Years for Child Exploitation

May 12, 2025 at 03:53 pm by WGNS News

A former FBI electronics technician, Justin Carroll, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for multiple crimes involving minors, including sexual exploitation, coer.... Read More

COMMENTARY: MTSU Professor Examines the Fear Factor: From Depression-Era Paranoia to Modern Vigilance

Feb 04, 2025 at 07:28 am by WGNS News

COMMENTARY: During the Great Depression, mysterious sidewalk markings stating "They're coming" sparked fears of an invasion by the unemployed, prompting increased police patro.... Read More

U.S. Senator from TN Raises Alarms Over FBI's Diversity Priority Following New Year’s Day Terror Attack

Jan 06, 2025 at 06:10 pm by WGNS News

In the wake of the tragic terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has expressed her grave concerns regarding the FBI's.... Read More

UPDATE: Columbia, TN Man Arrested in Plot to Attack Nashville Power Grid with Explosive Drone

Nov 05, 2024 at 09:22 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN - In a high-stakes operation, federal agents have arrested Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tennessee, charging him with attempting to use a weapon of mass dest.... Read More

Manhunt Underway: $5,000 Reward for Capture of Murfreesboro Bank Robbery Suspect

Mar 13, 2024 at 04:11 pm by Chandelar Williams

Murfreesboro, TN - CB&S Bank in Murfreesboro is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual who robbed their S. Chu.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Seek Suspect in CB&S Bank Robbery

Mar 08, 2024 at 12:16 pm by Chandelar Williams

MURFREESBORO, Tenn - Murfreesboro Police are searching for man who robbed the CB&S Bank on S. Church Street this Friday morning.  According to the MPD, the holdup o.... Read More

Cryptocurrency Theft Leads to Multi-Agency Investigation and Arrest - More Victims Possible

Feb 01, 2024 at 09:50 am by WGNS News

POLK COUNTY – Special agents from the Cybercrime and Digital Evidence Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have concluded an extensive investigation into.... Read More

Breakthrough Arrest: Murder Fugitive Caught in Murfreesboro

Jan 29, 2024 at 05:55 am by Chandelar Williams

MORE DETAILS: On January 24th, 2024, the U.S. Marshals successfully apprehended a fugitive wanted for First Degree Murder in West Tennessee, specifically in Murfreesboro. The.... Read More
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UPDATE: 2 Attempted Armed Robberies Within 300-feet, MPD Shoots Suspect, 44-Year-Old Male Dies

Nov 22, 2023 at 12:43 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO) Here is an update on the two attempted robberies and shooting of the suspect that occurred shortly after 9:00 o'clock Wednesday morning (11/22/20223) in the Oak.... Read More

Mt. Juliet Man Sentenced for Extorting Children in Sex Acts Crimes

Oct 06, 2023 at 08:45 am by WGNS News

A Mt. Juliet man was sentenced today to 27-years in prison for extorting and threatening multiple minors into performing sexual acts on camera. That term of imprisonment will.... Read More

Multiple Foreign Nationals Charged in Ransomware Conspiracies in Middle TN

Sep 07, 2023 at 03:47 pm by WGNS News

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - Three indictments were unsealed yesterday charging multiple Russian cybercrime actors involved in the Conti ransomware and Trickbot malware schemes. Conti.... Read More

MPD Captain graduates from F.B.I. National Academy

Aug 08, 2023 at 09:45 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. –  Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Captain Cary Gensemer is a graduate of the 285th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F..... Read More

11-Charged with FACE Act Violations Stemming From 2021 Blockade of Mount Juliet Reproductive Health Clinic

Oct 12, 2022 at 08:56 pm by WGNS News

(WILSON COUNTY, Tenn.) A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charges eleven individuals with violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, announc.... Read More

Pipe Bombs, Cash, Drugs Located during Investigation an hour East of Murfreesboro

Apr 19, 2022 at 10:34 am by WGNS

About an hour East of Murfreesboro, Grundy County Sheriff Deputies, along with the ATF, FBI and members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol recovered pipe bombs and more. Also hel.... Read More

24 Law Enforcement Officers Graduate TBI State Academy

Nov 04, 2021 at 09:18 am by WGNS

Two dozen Tennessee law enforcement officers have become the newest graduates of the TBI State Academy, built as a professional and specialized training ground for public safe.... Read More

Subject arrested in Middle Tennessee and charged with trafficking for a commercial sex act

Nov 01, 2021 at 07:24 am by WGNS

Acting on information from the FBI, Metro Nashville Police Special Victims detectives arrested Charles E. Woods for allegedly trafficking two underage girls who ran away from.... Read More