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UPDATED: Parolee Charged with Trafficking a 17-Year-Old for Sex

Jan 30, 2025 at 03:27 pm by WGNS News

UPDATED: A Tennessee parolee with multiple convictions for cocaine and robbery offenses has been rearrested, this time accused of trafficking a 17-year-old runaway girl from a.... Read More

Rutherford County Maintains Low Unemployment Rate Despite Rankings Shift

Jan 30, 2025 at 02:53 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - County unemployment rates have been released, and Rutherford County remains on the top 10 list of counties with the lowest jobless rates, but it is now.... Read More
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12 Rutherford County Youth Become Eagle Scouts

Jan 30, 2025 at 02:34 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County TN - Just as in earlier years, becoming an Eagle Scout offers numerous advantages. Overall, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout is a notable accomplishment tha.... Read More

6th Annual Storybook Breakfast Fundraiser Presented by MMC Pediatrics

Jan 30, 2025 at 01:29 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN – United Way of South Central Tennessee (UWSCTN) and MMC Pediatrics present the Sixth Annual Storybook Breakfast fundraising event. This.... Read More

MPD Arrests Burrell Davis

Jan 30, 2025 at 11:30 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - The former La Vergne Police chief, Burrel Calvin Davis, II, was arrested without incident just before 7:00 o'clock Wednesday night (1/29/2025) following a d.... Read More

UPDATE: Murfreesboro Police Continue to Investigate Deadly Auto Accident Involving Child and Adult

Jan 30, 2025 at 11:01 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team investigators are continuing to determine the exact cause of a two-car crash on Januar.... Read More

MPD's "Real Time Crime Center" saves the day AGAIN!!!

Jan 29, 2025 at 11:16 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Once again Murfreesboro Police Department's REAL TIME CRIME CENTER to the rescue. Around 8:00 o'clock Wednesday night (1/29/2025), the gunshot detection tec.... Read More

Couples will Enjoy a Vintage Dinner Experience This Valentine’s Day at Oaklands Mansion

Jan 29, 2025 at 10:32 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - This Valentine’s Day, couples are invited to step back more than 165 years and indulge in a romantic evening at Oaklands Mansion, where love will fill.... Read More

Conviction Stands for Driver in 101 MPH Fatal Collision

Jan 29, 2025 at 06:30 pm by WGNS Radio News

The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the convictions of Marlos LeKeith Tipton, a Dyersburg resident, for vehicular homicide and speeding, stemming from a fatal.... Read More

Fake Deputies Threaten Arrest Over Missed Jury Duty in Rutherford County

Jan 29, 2025 at 04:18 pm by WGNS Radio News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – In a plot twist that could rival a crime drama, local residents are being targeted by scammers impersonating sheriff's deputies. Their latest per.... Read More

Fugitive Caught in Murfreesboro Thanks to High-Tech License Plate Scanner

Jan 29, 2025 at 03:42 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, TN – A Kentucky fugitive was taken into custody in Murfreesboro after the city’s Real Time Crime Center License Plate Reader (LPR) cameras alerted po.... Read More

The Growing Role of Women in Construction: Meeting Industry Challenges in Rutherford County and Beyond

Jan 29, 2025 at 01:25 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - As President Donald Trump’s efforts for mass deportation loom, which could drastically reduce the already understaffed construction workforce by.... Read More

Implications of Federal Grant Freeze on Education Programs Locally and Judges Temporary Stay

Jan 29, 2025 at 12:38 pm by WGNS News

On Monday, the White House budget office announced a pause on federal grants and loans, potentially impacting programs for millions of Americans, especially low-income familie.... Read More

Get Fit, Have Fun--Clog with Cripple Creek Cloggers

Jan 29, 2025 at 04:58 am by WGNS

Smyrna, TN - Improve your health, try clogging!  The Cripple Creek Cloggers, a Rutherford County-based traditional folk dance troupe, begins a new season of teaching and.... Read More
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Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Expands Critical Care Unit and Enhances ER Services

Jan 29, 2025 at 04:19 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford has completed an expansion of its Critical Care Unit (CCU) and added a new ambulance bay to enhance emergency service.... Read More

Nashville State, MTSU Expand Transfer Paths for Associate Degree grads In Aerospace, Cybersecurity Management

Jan 28, 2025 at 06:38 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Leaders from Middle Tennessee State University and Nashville State Community College signed two agreements Tuesday, Jan. 28, that create seamless p.... Read More

Nicholson Captured: Franklin Police Wrap Up Search for Fugitive

Jan 28, 2025 at 06:29 pm by WGNS News

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN - The Franklin Police Department (FPD) has announced that the search for 29-year-old Roy Nicholson, III, has come to an end after he was located and take.... Read More

UPDATE: On Fatal Monday Night Crash

Jan 28, 2025 at 06:01 pm by WGNS

See UPDATED News Story HERE. Murfreesboro, TN - Here's an update on the fatal crash that occurred at 6:43PM Monday evening (1/27/2025) on Middle Tennessee Blvd. between Park.... Read More

Professional Educators of Tennessee: Pause of Federal Grants Equals Need for Temporary Assistance

Jan 28, 2025 at 05:21 pm by WGNS News

On January 27, 2025, the White House budget office announced a pause on federal grants and loans, potentially disrupting public assistance programs for millions of Americans,.... Read More

Rutherford County Top 5 for Pancreatic Cancer Rates

Jan 28, 2025 at 05:00 pm by WGNS News

The National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute report that Rutherford County continues to see an increase in citizens diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, indica.... Read More