Rising School Violence Spurs Increased Safety with Weapon Detection Systems at MTSU and Rutherford County Schools

Sep 22, 2024 at 08:15 am by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - School violence continues to be a growing concern among parents, students, and education professionals nationwide. Locally, police departments.... Read More

Westlawn Hospital Marks One Year: A New Era of Healthcare in Rutherford County

Sep 21, 2024 at 02:25 am by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, TN - The Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn campus, located just off Veterans Parkway near I-840, has officially completed its first year of oper.... Read More

Former Murfreesboro Resident Arrested for 2023 Murder in Cane Ridge Community

Sep 20, 2024 at 11:01 am by WGNS News

UPDATE: A former Murfreesboro resident, who later moved to the Cane Ridge Community in Davidson County, has been arrested in Texas for a murder that occurred in Tennessee. T.... Read More

City Council OKs Closing Segment of Hickerson Drive for Town Creek Project - Start Date: January 2025

Sep 20, 2024 at 07:43 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. —The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, to authorize the closing of a small segment of Hickerson Drive to vehicular use for th.... Read More

Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Accident on Middle Tennessee Boulevard

Sep 20, 2024 at 07:21 am by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, TN - A motorcycle accident involving an SUV shut down Middle Tennessee Boulevard near Captain Joe Fulghum Drive on Thursday afternoon, halting traffic fo.... Read More

Friday: David Scott

Sep 20, 2024 at 06:50 am by WGNS News

WGNS Good Neighbor of the Day for Friday, September 20th, 2024 David Scott is today’s Good Neighbor of the Day for taking the time to help with a mold situation and bei.... Read More

Walk 4 Water: Smyrna’s Impact on Global Clean Water Crisis

Sep 20, 2024 at 01:56 am by WGNS News

    THIS SUNDAY, SEPT. 22: Supplying what can be viewed as a lifetime of water to less fortunate families living in some of the harshest environments on the planet.... Read More

Downtown Murfreesboro Baseball Stadium Revisited with a New Push for a New Proposal

Sep 20, 2024 at 12:45 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Lisa Cisco with Save Cannonsburgh told WGNS News about a name change for their organization that is taking place... And the reason for that change.... Read More

Thanks, But No Thanks: Fake Police Donation Letter Circulating in Smyrna

Sep 19, 2024 at 04:04 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN - A big shout-out to the alert colleague who noticed a letter asking for donations to the “National Police Association” – which, surprise, has abs.... Read More

Moo-ving Violation: Cows on the Loose in La Vergne

Sep 19, 2024 at 03:41 pm by WGNS News

LaVergne, TN - La Vergne Police found themselves in a bit of a moo-dy situation Thursday afternoon when two cows were spotted wandering the streets. The cow caper began arou.... 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

Worker Killed in Tragic Landscaping Accident in Franklin, TN

Sep 19, 2024 at 03:14 pm by WGNS News

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN - A 37-year-old worker was killed Thursday morning while operating machinery about 30-minutes west of Murfreesboro in a Franklin neighborhood. The inci.... Read More

Statewide Unemployment Rate was Slightly Up in August

Sep 19, 2024 at 02:56 pm by WGNS News

  After three consecutive months of record-low unemployment, the statewide unemployment rate increased slightly last month, according to data from the Tennessee Departme.... Read More

Dedication, Teamwork Key to Performing 10 Kidney Transplants in Two Days

Sep 19, 2024 at 02:43 pm by WGNS News

It was truly a Labor Day weekend to remember at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where transplant teams performed 10 kidney transplants in two days — and that was b.... Read More

Fighting Rabies from the Skies to the Lands in Tennessee

Sep 19, 2024 at 02:39 pm by WGNS News

TENNESSEE – The Tennessee Department of Health is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prevent rabies by distributing oral rabies vaccin.... Read More

MTSU entertains hundreds for Sept. 28, Nov. 2 True Blue Preview recruiting events

Sep 19, 2024 at 11:25 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Hundreds of prospective students and their families will be visiting Middle Tennessee State University this fall for special recruiting events. MT.... Read More

Carly Escue Talks Executive Education and Professional Growth Opportunities at MTSU to UP-Skill Your Career

Sep 18, 2024 at 11:30 am by WGNS News

Listen to the podcast by clicking PLAY above.  Rutherford County, TN - In this episode of WGNS' Action Line, host Scott Walker chats with Carly Escue, director of the Ex.... Read More

Valerie Smith announced as new director of Water Resources Department

Sep 18, 2024 at 01:34 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – City Manager Darren Gore has approved the appointment of Assistant Murfreesboro Water Resources Director Valerie Smith to the promotion o.... Read More

Rutherford County Chess Tournament Series Results

Sep 18, 2024 at 01:26 am by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN – The highly anticipated Rutherford County Schools Chess Series kicked off with an exciting start as students from across the county came toget.... Read More

Cold Case Closed: Forensic Genealogy Reveals Identity of Man Found Near I-24

Sep 17, 2024 at 11:16 pm by WGNS News

Davidson County, TN – A six-year mystery has come to a close thanks to the efforts of Middle Tennessee State University’s Anthropology Department and the Davidso.... Read More