One Tennessee City is Now Ranked the Second Most Dangerous in the United States of America

Aug 11, 2021 at 11:30 am by WGNS

Amid a surge in violent crime that has many of the country's big cities on edge, the safety and security site SafeWise just released its annual report on 2021’s Most Dan.... Read More

ATF hosted a Post Blast Investigative Techniques Course in Bell Buckle, Tennessee (See Videos)

Aug 11, 2021 at 10:33 am by WGNS

Nearby Bell Buckle, Tennessee was explosive this past week, thanks to a special course for first responders.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Nash.... Read More

Annual Member Meeting for Middle Tennessee Electric

Aug 11, 2021 at 10:30 am by WGNS

The annual Middle Tennessee Electric meeting will take place in Murfreesboro at the end of this month. Reports indicate that due to the new strain COVID and growing concern of.... Read More

$10,000 Reward Offered in Unsolved Murfreesboro Murder Case

Aug 11, 2021 at 09:15 am by WGNS

UPDATE - MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons respon.... Read More
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Tuesday Afternoon Home Fire On Peachtree St.

Aug 11, 2021 at 06:22 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Murfreesboro Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a home fire around 4:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. When the first unit arrived at 1316 Peachtree Street, smoke.... Read More

Just In: The Exchange Club of Murfreesboro announces the 11th Annual “Celebrity Waiters Dinner”

Aug 10, 2021 at 08:30 pm by WGNS

The Exchange Club of Murfreesboro announces the 11th Annual “Celebrity Waiters Dinner” to be held on Thursday September 2, 2021 at Stones River Country Club s.... Read More

Nissan Closing Plant For 2-Weeks Due To Chip Shortage

Aug 10, 2021 at 08:22 pm by WGNS

(SMYRNA, TN)  Starting this coming Monday (8/16/2021) the Nissan plant in Smyrna will be shutting down for a two-week period as a result of a shortage of crucial semi-con.... Read More

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputy Injured in Crash

Aug 10, 2021 at 08:14 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  A Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy suffered injuries while directing traffic at a construction zone Tuesday (8/10/2021) on Interstate 840 near Sul.... Read More

Light Up the Night for Child Abuse Victims!

Aug 10, 2021 at 08:06 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO) – “Dance under the stars, mix and mingle with friends, enjoy a beautiful end of the summer party, and light up the night to benefit a great cau.... Read More

After difficult health journey, Middle Tennessee woman find strength and friendships in Ascension Saint Thomas Cancer Wellness and Survivorship Program

Aug 10, 2021 at 08:01 pm by WGNS

Amy Lysyczyn, a seasoned Middle Tennessee realtor, experienced a difficult journey leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Amy dealt with 7 surgeries, breast cancer removal, and.... Read More

Be red, white and 'True Blue': Donate blood Sept. 2 at MTSU 'Battle of the Branches'

Aug 10, 2021 at 07:57 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU will mark Sept. 11 by helping save lives in a red, white and “True Blue’” fashion again this year, encouragin.... Read More

Oakland alums return to marvel at Mechatronics program expansion

Aug 10, 2021 at 07:46 pm by WGNS

It had been three years since Dhruv Patel had been in the mechatronics classroom at Oakland High School.  After graduating in May 2018, Patel enrolled in the University o.... Read More

Veteran Local Sports Reporter Danny Brewer to Join WGNS Team

Aug 10, 2021 at 01:04 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO) -- Seasoned sportswriter Danny Brewer is proud to join the WGNS Radio sport reporting team. Danny has covered a variety of sports for multiple publications incl.... Read More

Residential Treatment Center Employee Charged with Statutory Rape by an Authority Figure

Aug 10, 2021 at 12:18 pm by WGNS

A 29-year-old staff member at the McDowell Center for Children, a residential treatment facility in Dyersburg, today was charged by Youth Services detectives with two counts o.... Read More

Smyrna Rotary WINGS OF FREEDOM FISH FRY

Aug 10, 2021 at 11:12 am by WGNS

Sat. (Sept. 11, 2021) 4-9PM  19th Annual WINGS OF FREEDOM FISH FRY in the Azure Flight Support Hangar at the Smyrna Airport (278 Doug Warpoole Road). The Wings of Fr.... Read More

Town of Smyrna DEPOT DAYS

Aug 10, 2021 at 10:50 am by WGNS

Sat. (Sept. 25, 2021) 10AM-4PM The Town of Smyrna invites the public to 14th ANNUAL DEPOT DAYS on Front Street and the area around the restored Smyrna train depot. The ev.... Read More

WGNS Announces Prep Football Broadcasts & Coaches Shows

Aug 10, 2021 at 10:31 am by WGNS

The high school football season is quickly approaching and for the 74th year, WGNS will broadcast area games. The season kicks off with Smyrna at Stewarts Creek on Friday, Au.... Read More

DCS Extends Deadline for Foster Care Alumni to Apply for Pandemic Aid

Aug 10, 2021 at 10:00 am by WGNS

The Department of Children’s Services has extended the deadline for former foster youth to apply for federal stimulus funds to assist with living expenses such as rent,.... Read More

Miranda Good, 2nd and 3rd Grade Behavior Teacher, Mitchell-Neilson School

Aug 10, 2021 at 09:51 am by WGNS

The Doug Young Educator of the Month from NewsRadio WGNS and City Tile and Floor Covering spotlights Miranda Good, a 2nd and 3rd Grade Behavior Teacher at Mitchell-Neilson Sch.... Read More

Location app helps save two teens lost in park

Aug 10, 2021 at 09:00 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – The what3words location app helped to find two teenage girls lost in Barfield Park on Saturday, Aug. 7. The girls spent an hour after nightfal.... Read More