Enhancing Skills: TCAT Receives Nissan Vehicles for Student Training

Feb 13, 2025 at 09:19 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN - The Nissan Vehicle Assembly Plant in Smyrna donated a Nissan Pathfinder to TCAT Shelbyville and an Infiniti QX55 to TCAT McMinnville this week for their automotiv.... Read More

Biology Teachers Role: Do Religious Students Embrace Evolution When Choice Is Presented?

Feb 13, 2025 at 07:19 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University biology researcher M. Elizabeth Barnes has collaborated on a study aimed at improving evolution education in.... Read More
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Dodge Challenger Stolen in Murfreesboro - Discovered in Antioch

Feb 13, 2025 at 09:57 am by WGNS News

Earlier this week, Violent Crimes detectives with the Metro Police Department in Nashville executed a search warrant at an automotive garage in the 5700 block of Cane Ridge Ro.... Read More

From Arrest to Sentencing: The Murder of a Christiana Man Gunned Down by a Neighbor

Feb 13, 2025 at 06:51 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - UPDATE: A Christiana man accused of killing his neighbor will be imprisoned in Tennessee until he turns 73. His sentencing follows an incident on July.... Read More

LaVergne Police Latest to Warn: Jury Duty Scam Still Targeting Residents

Feb 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm by WGNS News

LA VERGNE, TN - Surprise! Nobody could have seen this coming (said no one ever): the LaVergne Police Department has decided to take a bold step and warn residents about a scam.... Read More

State Rep. Charlie Baum Proposes Expansion of TennCare to Benefit Rural Hospitals

Feb 12, 2025 at 11:41 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - State Rep. Charlie Baum, R-Murfreesboro, is advocating for an expansion of TennCare that aims to provide short-term benefits for Tennesseans in need wh.... Read More

UPDATE: Jack Daniels Whiskey and the Multi-Million Dollar Roof Collapse

Feb 12, 2025 at 11:16 pm by WGNS News

LYNCHBURG, TN – Just 41 miles south of Murfreesboro, officials at the Jack Daniel’s Distillery are at the beginning stages of a small construction project as debri.... Read More

17,720 lbs of Sausage, 33,899 lbs of Beef Tallow and 105,164 lbs of Drunken Chicken Among Latest Food Recalls

Feb 12, 2025 at 10:53 pm by WGNS News

RECALLS: Well over 150-thousand pounds of meat products have been recalled in recent days, and we will start the news with the 33,899 pounds of beef tallow that was added to t.... Read More

Tennessee's Heart Disease Crisis: Facts and Preventative Measures with Ascension's Hallie McNew, NP-C

Feb 12, 2025 at 09:51 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN – In Tennessee, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Outside of genetics, some of the key risk factors for heart dis.... Read More

Information Sought in Franklin, TN Shooting That Claimed a Life on Tuesday

Feb 12, 2025 at 02:41 pm by WGNS News

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Detectives with the Franklin Police Department are actively investigating a shooting death that occurred on Tuesday night in Williamson County. Police.... Read More

Rutherford County Representative Files House Bill 216 for the Quick Removal of Squatters in Tennessee

Feb 12, 2025 at 10:09 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - State Rep. Tim Rudd, R-Murfreesboro, has taken a decisive step to support commercial property owners in Tennessee by introducing House Bill 216, aimed.... Read More

Nathan Tyler Goolsby Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Feb 11, 2025 at 02:17 pm by WGNS News

SMITH COUNTY – Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Cybercrime & Digital Evidence Unit have charged a Smith County man in an.... Read More

Vanderbilt Transplant Center Reaches New Heights in 2024, Now the Nation’s Third Busiest

Feb 11, 2025 at 02:09 pm by WGNS News

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) established a new record in 2024 for solid organ transplants, performing a total of 875 lifesaving procedures among its adult and pediat.... Read More

UPDATE: Multi-State Retail Theft Ring Busted in Murfreesboro: $1.2 Million in Designer Sunglasses Recovered

Feb 11, 2025 at 02:06 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (February 11, 2025) Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of designer sunglasses stolen from the Murfreesboro Sunglass Hut and two stores in South.... Read More

Upcoming Hearing for Juan Charco in Connection with Devon Loritts' Death

Feb 11, 2025 at 01:59 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - WGNS has learned that a suspect accused of gunning down a man in a dispute over a vehicle is scheduled to appear in a Rutherford County Circuit Courtroom ne.... Read More

Takeaways from Governor Lee's State of the State Address

Feb 11, 2025 at 07:00 am by WGNS News

TENNESSEE: In his seventh State of the State address, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee expressed gratitude to various government officials and highlighted the productive start of t.... Read More

Executive Director of Professional Educators of Tennessee Comments on Governor's State of the State Address

Feb 11, 2025 at 06:50 am by WGNS News

In his seventh State of the State address, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee emphasized collaborative efforts to leverage the state's strengths for a sustainable and innovative futu.... Read More

Environmental Accountability: Insights from Middle Point Landfill

Feb 10, 2025 at 06:00 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Join us today on the WGNS Action Line as we delve into the important topic of environmental accountability with Mike Classen, General Manager of Middle.... Read More

Tennessee Becomes Magnet for Young Professionals in 2023 and Beyond

Feb 10, 2025 at 05:10 pm by WGNS News

Tennessee is rapidly establishing itself as a top destination for young professionals, with millennials making up 27% of new arrivals and Gen Z’ers following closely beh.... Read More

MTSU Journalism Professor Provides Opinion on Pentagon's Office Shuffle and News Challenges

Feb 10, 2025 at 02:28 pm by WGNS News

Commentary: During World War II, CBS News correspondent Edward R. Murrow emphasized a tradition among reporters that those unable to file their stories would still be represen.... Read More