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Salvation Army ribbon cutting on May 20th in Murfreesboro

May 18, 2021 at 04:45 pm by WGNS

Thursday May 20th the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce will conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony at The Salvation Army located at 113.... Read More

Sounds, in-person events bring MTSU orientation back to life

May 18, 2021 at 03:45 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The sounds — recent MTSU graduate Megan Johnson singing pop tunes, the nearby Honors College bell tower chiming on t.... Read More

Free Food Box Giveaway in Murfreesboro on Saturday

May 18, 2021 at 03:00 pm by WGNS

A free food box distribution will take place at the Murfreesboro Community Church this Saturday (May 22, 2021) at 11AM. The food boxes will be handed out on a first come / fir.... Read More

Supreme Court Case Could Change Abortion Laws Nationwide

May 18, 2021 at 10:35 am by WGNS

Monday, the United States Supreme Court announced that they will hear arguments next term regarding Mississippi’s ban on abortions at 15 weeks. The Court announced that.... Read More

Murfreesboro offices closing in observance of Memorial Day holiday May 31

May 18, 2021 at 10:30 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In observance of Memorial Day, City Hall and most other City offices will be closed Monday, May 31, 2021. Some recreational facilities wi.... Read More

MORE DETAILS: Subject Convicted for the 2018 Murder and Rape of a Blackman Woman

May 18, 2021 at 10:26 am by WGNS

WGNS has more information on the sentencing of a man who was convicted this month for murdering 26-year-old Katelyn Ervin of the Blackman Community.Rutherford County District.... Read More

LaVergne Middle hosts countywide all-star softball game

May 18, 2021 at 09:23 am by WGNS

The third annual Rutherford County middle school softball all-star event was recently hosted by LaVergne Middle School. Players and coaching staffs from a.... Read More

Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee is slated to open this summer in the center of the State, in Murfreesboro

May 18, 2021 at 09:19 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Mothers’ Milk Bank of TN (MMBTN) is one step closer to becoming operational in the Volunteer State.The Leadership of Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tenne.... Read More

Trey Gwin with the Rutherford County Library System followed by a look into the movie "AM RADIO"

May 18, 2021 at 09:08 am by Producer

This morning on the Action Line we started with guest Trey Gwin from the Rutherford County Library System and closed with a conversation about a movie filmed in the WGNS.... Read More

Road Raging with Guns, Weed and SUV's in Murfreesboro

May 18, 2021 at 07:30 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Department detectives are investigating three unrelated violent road rage incidents over the past several days, one with g.... Read More

Songs, Big Fluffy Characters and Life

May 18, 2021 at 07:15 am by WGNS

  The Muppets, Sesame Street and songs about rainbows… what does this have to do with learning and life through television characters? With more, here is MTSU Pro.... Read More

Tennesseans Have Time to Apply for Federal Help with COVID-19 Funeral Expenses

May 18, 2021 at 07:00 am by WGNS

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency encourages Tennesseans who lost loved ones to COVID-19 to apply for the assistance that is still available from the Federal Emergency.... Read More

UPDATE: TN Gas Prices Rise 18 Cents in Aftermath of Colonial Pipeline Shutdown

May 18, 2021 at 06:15 am by WGNS

Gas prices across Tennessee jumped nearly 18 cents over last week in response to the recent Colonial Pipeline shutdown that led to a deluge of demand for gasoline as well.... Read More

Rutherford County Library UPDATES

May 18, 2021 at 06:00 am by WGNS

Below is a look into the Rutherford County Library System and local updates on events hosted at the library...

UPDATE: February Murder Case Presented to a Rutherford County Grand Jury

May 17, 2021 at 02:00 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WGNS has an update on a February (2021) shooting that took place inside a home during a party on Ewing Blvd. in Murfreesboro that left one man.... Read More

Alleged Road Rage Incident Ends with Arrest on NW Broad Street this past Sunday Afternoon

May 17, 2021 at 01:51 pm by WGNS

If you saw a large number of police vehicles on NW Broad Street Sunday afternoon around 2, you may have wondered what was happening - as did multiple listeners who emailed W.... Read More

UPDATE: Guilty Plea Filed in Summer 2020 Shooting Death of man in Cason Lane area

May 17, 2021 at 10:49 am by WGNS

Gunfire broke the quiet summer air in the normally peaceful Westhaven Subdivision on July 9th of last year (2020) when a man was shot and killed on Maylon Drive off of Ca.... Read More

MTSU fermentation science major receives inaugural scholarship from brewer Terrapin

May 17, 2021 at 10:45 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University rising junior fermentation science major Calvin Hood of Greeneville, Tennessee, is the inaugural r.... Read More

Rutherford County Resident WANTED for Nashville Fatal Shooting on I-24

May 17, 2021 at 09:51 am by WGNS

Metro Homicide Unit detectives in Nashville have sworn out a criminal homicide warrant for a Rutherford County resident. The warrant charges 31-year-old Eddie Fitzgerald Newso.... Read More

The Next Murfreesboro City Budget Rings in at $505-Million

May 17, 2021 at 09:20 am by WGNS

The Murfreesboro City Council will meet in Special Session at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 20, in the Council Chambers at City Hall for the purpose of reviewing the proposed 2021-2.... Read More