Roger Watts Charged "Attempted Murder"

Dec 16, 2020 at 04:25 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)   A father accused of choking his 2-month-old son Tuesday (12/15/2020) at their Farmbrook Court home was charged with attempted murder and child.... Read More

GREENHOUSE MINISTRIES: COVID-19 Leads to Growth of Need for Food

Dec 16, 2020 at 11:39 am by WGNS

Greenhouse Ministries continues to help local residents in positive ways. Cliff Sharp who founded Greenhouse, told WGNS NEWS…Job loss due to the COVID-19 Pandemic has l.... Read More

Murfreesboro Offices, Rover Bus and More closing Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1, 2021 for holidays

Dec 16, 2020 at 11:29 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — In observance of the Christmas holidays, most City of Murfreesboro offices will be closed Thursday, December 24, and Friday, December 25, 2020.... Read More

UPDATE: Murfreesboro Murder Case Progressing in Court

Dec 16, 2020 at 11:24 am by WGNS

April 9, 2020 marked a sad night for the Lopez family. 30-Year old Stephen R. Lopez, Jr. who lived in Cannon County, was shot and killed while in Murfreesboro. Lopez was murde.... Read More

Murfreesboro Man Charged with Driving Without a License after Collison with Nashville Police Cruiser

Dec 16, 2020 at 10:06 am by WGNS

A Murfreesboro man was charged withdriving without a license and no proof of insurance after reportedly colliding with a Metro Nashville Police Car. Hermitage Precinct Officer.... Read More

Knights of Columbus #4563 in Murfreesboro donates to Tennessee Fisher House Foundation

Dec 16, 2020 at 09:54 am by WGNS

Knights of Columbus Chapter # 4563 of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Murfreesboro, TN donated to The Tennessee Fisher House Foundation on December 11, 2020. Knights.... Read More

Buoyed by federal and state grants, the American Battlefield Trust successfully raised more than $4 million to secure a key property that connects previously separated wings of Stones River N

Dec 16, 2020 at 06:00 am by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, Tenn.) – Once considered lost to the forces of development, a 42-acre property at the heart of the Stones River Battlefield will be preserved forever.... Read More

TBI OVERDOSE TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN ARREST, SEIZURE OF FENTANYL-LACED PILLS

Dec 15, 2020 at 06:10 pm by WGNS

RUTHERFORD COUNTY – An undercover drug investigation by investigators with the TBI Middle Tennessee Opioid/ Overdose Task Force has led to the arrest of one man, an.... Read More

Woman seriously injured in early morning house fire

Dec 15, 2020 at 12:03 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn (December 15, 2020) – Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) fire investigators are investigating an early morning fire where an elderly woman sus.... Read More

Murfreesboro City Schools on Asynchronous Learning Days Schedule

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:59 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro City Schools transitioned to asynchronous learning days Monday, December 14th and will remain on the new schedule through Friday, December 18th. Asynchronous lear.... Read More

Alexander: FDA Approval of Reliable, Low-Cost, At Home Diagnostic Test is “A Genuine Breakthrough” in COVID-19 Testing

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:42 am by WGNS

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2020 — Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) Tuesday released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administrat.... Read More

MTSU anticipates return to primarily in-person classes by Fall 2021

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:13 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University plans a return to primarily in-person instruction by Fall 2021 and its COVID-19 Task Force will engage facul.... Read More

Woman Accused of Shoplifting a $5,900 DOG in Murfreesboro

Dec 15, 2020 at 10:48 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro Police are on the lookout for a woman accused of stealing a dog from PetLand. However, police don’t know the name of the female, which is why detective.... Read More

Two Indicted and Charged with Homicide in Separate Drug Related Death Cases

Dec 15, 2020 at 10:37 am by WGNS

20 Minutes East of Murfreesboro, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has made two arrests in two different Coffee County death's. Working alongside investigators from the Tu.... Read More

New Technology at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, $2.75 Million Investment

Dec 15, 2020 at 09:50 am by WGNS

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford has announced the installation of one of its latest technological advancements, the Siemens Artis Q biplane angiography system. The culm.... Read More

Rutherford County Library System to Continue Curbside Pickup

Dec 15, 2020 at 07:42 am by WGNS

The year of 2020 has been different, to say the least. Businesses, non-profits and government offices have had to make a wide assortment of changes to better serve the communi.... Read More

INTERESTING STUDY: Tennessee Ranked as 8th Most Defiant State in the United States

Dec 15, 2020 at 07:18 am by WGNS

We’ve all heard that “rules are meant to be broken,” but some of us take that observation too far.In a year of excessive disobedience — peopl.... Read More

Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability Seeks Input for State Plan on Aging

Dec 15, 2020 at 06:45 am by WGNS

The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD) is seeking feedback from the public regarding the State Plan on Aging. Due to COVID-19 the agency is unable to have pub.... Read More

TDH Announces Testing Schedule Change

Dec 14, 2020 at 06:55 pm by WGNS

Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 testing sites across the state will begin offering self-testing kits to adults three days a week December 21, to allow staff members to.... Read More

IMPORTANT: All Rutherford County Schools distance learning Wednesday through Friday

Dec 14, 2020 at 06:37 pm by WGNS

James Evans with the Rutherford County School System told WGNS on Monday afternoon that beginning Wednesday, Dec. 16, all Rutherford County schools will operate on distance le.... Read More