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Manhunt Underway: Inmate Escapes Transport at Franklin-Coffee County Line

Nov 21, 2024 at 01:34 am by WGNS News

WINCHESTER, Tenn. – On the evening of November 20, 2024, a coordinated manhunt was launched after inmate Tony Jameson Sweeton escaped custody during transport near the i.... Read More

Nice Try! Local Resident Outs Scam Caller Posing as Sheriff’s Sgt.

Sep 19, 2024 at 03:37 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Sheriff's Departments all across the state are reporting more and more scams that target victims using the names of deputies and officers withi.... Read More

Husband and Wife Each Accused of Theft Valued at Over $250,000

Sep 12, 2024 at 02:36 pm by WGNS News

MANCHESTER, TN - An investigation by TBI special agents into theft from a Manchester construction company has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Coffee County husband.... Read More

Murfreesboro’s ATM Houdini Strikes Again

Sep 03, 2024 at 03:32 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Murfreesboro Police Detectives are on the lookout for a man who has apparently mastered the art of making cash vanish—specifically, a cool $5,460 from.... Read More

Manchester, TN Apartment Fire Displaces 72

Aug 23, 2024 at 05:16 pm by WGNS News

MANCHESTER, TN — The American Red Cross of Tennessee is opening a shelter in Coffee County after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Manchester. Local American R.... Read More

Unknown Subjects Continue Pretending to be Deputies and Officers in Phone Scam

Aug 14, 2024 at 02:52 pm by WGNS News

COFFEE COUNTY, TN - In a plot twist that's as old as the hills, the nearby Coffee County Sheriff’s Office in Manchester, TN is once again running into the same problem t.... Read More

Fatal Shooting in Beechgrove: Investigation Leads to Arrest of Phillip Lee Meadows

Jul 25, 2024 at 11:37 pm by WGNS News

COFFEE COUNTY, TN - A death investigation is underway after a man was found dead in Beechgrove on Wednesday (July 24, 2024). Thomas Anthony Randolph reportedly had a confronta.... Read More

F/A-18A Hornet display at Arnold AFB honors Wittwer

Jan 05, 2024 at 05:28 pm by WGNS News

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – In nearby Coffee County, the significance of the static aircraft displayed outside the Main Gate and Gate 2 of Arnold&.... Read More

Coffee Co. Sheriff’s Department Ask For Assistance in Locating Missing Man

Dec 08, 2023 at 02:39 pm by WGNS News

COFFEE COUNTY, TN - The Coffee County Sheriff's Department is reaching out to the community for assistance in locating a missing person, Johnny L Lowery. Last seen.... Read More

TN National Guard Transportation Unit in Tullahoma Deploys to U.S. - Mexico Border for Year-long Mission

Oct 11, 2023 at 10:45 am by WGNS News

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. - More than 125 Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 1175th Transportation Company departed Tennessee Wednesday, October 11, on the first l.... Read More

Manchester Man Accused of Inappropriate Sexual Advances Towards Minor - Suspect Also Probed in Federal Investigation Stemming from Stolen Communication Devices at Arnold Air Force Base

Aug 09, 2023 at 07:14 pm by WGNS News

COFFEE COUNTY, TN - An Air Force Contractor at Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, Tennessee is under a federal investigation for allegedly stealing military communications eq.... Read More

Preparations Underway for the 2023 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival that Starts Thursday

Jun 13, 2023 at 10:39 pm by WGNS Radio News

COFFEE COUNTY, TN – As the temperatures rise, so will the volume in neighboring Coffee County. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival gets into full swing on Thursday, Jun.... Read More

Thursday Morning Multi-Vehicle Accident Leads Emergency Crews to I-24 to Work Separate Crashes

Jan 26, 2023 at 01:14 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - There was a serious auto accident on Interstate 24 in the Westbound Lane heading into Rutherford County on Thursday morning around 7:00 AM. The wreck o.... Read More

Bonnaroo announces 2023 lineup

Jan 10, 2023 at 08:00 am by WGNS News

(MANCHESTER, TN) Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has shared the lineup for this year’s edition of the internationally acclaimed camping festival, taking place June 15.... Read More

UPDATE: More Middle Tennessee Phone Scams Reported

Dec 27, 2022 at 09:28 pm by WGNS News

Just a short drive east of Murfreesboro in Tullahoma, the Police Department has received numerous calls concerning a scam that has been attempted via telephone. The scam.... Read More

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Arnold AFB workforce provides Christmas gifts for more than 150 children

Dec 23, 2022 at 01:05 pm by WGNS News

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – When the call went out in years past in the weeks leading up to Christmas, personnel across Arnold Air Force Base quickly leapt into.... Read More

Death of Inmate at Coffee County Jail on Monday Remains Under Investigation

Dec 14, 2022 at 11:19 pm by WGNS News

(COFFEE COUNTY, TN) In nearby Coffee County, the death of an inmate at the local jail remains under investigation. The man, whose name has not been released, became ill during.... Read More

TN Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Appellate Courts’ Authority to Review Unpresented, Unpreserved Issues with Coffee County Case

Oct 12, 2022 at 07:00 am by WGNS Radio News

TENNESSEE - A court case with roots in nearby Coffee County has led to the Tennessee Supreme Court clarifying some of the authority within the Appellate Courts throughout the.... Read More

Multi-State FBI Case Started as a Murfreesboro / Manchester, TN Theft Case

Aug 11, 2022 at 10:18 am by WGNS

What started as a local theft investigation in Murfreesboro and Manchester, Tennessee, turned into a multi-state FBI case. In August 2018, Manchester Police responded to Tri-.... Read More