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MTSU’s Spring Dance Concert Returns with Emotion, Movement, and Meaning

Apr 18, 2025 at 01:00 pm by WGNS News

Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will again showcase the power of expressive movement during its upcoming annual Spring Dance Con.... Read More

UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Fatal Stabbing Outside Chadwell Elementary

Apr 18, 2025 at 12:46 pm by WGNS News

MADISON, TN – U.S. Marshal’s Service Task Force agents have apprehended 54-year-old Candido Raul Rubio-Perez, who is now in custody for the fatal stabbing of his e.... Read More

Unsung Heroes: Rutherford County Honors Telecommunicators

Apr 18, 2025 at 09:05 am by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr and Public Safety officials celebrate and thank the Rutherford County Telecommunicators during National Public Safety.... Read More

Tennessee’s Unemployment Rate Drops for First Time Since May 2024

Apr 17, 2025 at 05:10 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee’s unemployment rate saw its first dip in nearly a year, according to the latest figures released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and.... Read More

Big Promises, Bigger Scandal: Murfreesboro Sports Complex Project Now Linked to National Fraud Case

Apr 17, 2025 at 03:11 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN – What was once pitched as a game-changer for Murfreesboro has now unraveled into a cautionary tale—one with ties to an FBI investigation involvin.... Read More

Rooted in the ‘Boro: Plant Swaps, Farmers Markets, and More

Apr 17, 2025 at 11:22 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN -Area residents will have a chance to pick up a few new plants for their landscape or garden for FREE at the annual Plant Swap in Murfreesboro. The event.... Read More

PODCAST: From Tomatoes to Cactus: Agriculture in the ‘Boro

Apr 17, 2025 at 10:24 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - On today’s episode, host Scott Walker sits down with Justin Stefanski of the Agriculture Extension Service based right here in Murfreesboro. Whil.... Read More

World Outreach Church Celebrates Easter with Music, Message, and Community Festivities

Apr 16, 2025 at 04:42 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - World Outreach Church welcomed thousands of people to their campus on Saturday, April 12, for the opening weekend of their Spring Festival, and they in.... Read More

Rutherford County Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Brutal Domestic Assault and Kidnapping

Apr 16, 2025 at 03:48 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A Rutherford County man who was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison following a brutal domestic assault that culminated in a horrifying seque.... Read More

Senator Blackburn Presses Vanderbilt Medical Center to End DEI Initiatives, Cites Federal Compliance Concerns

Apr 16, 2025 at 03:13 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has formally called on Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to end its Diversity, Equ.... Read More

Morning Run Turns into Nightmare: Murfreesboro Man Arrested for Trail Attack

Apr 16, 2025 at 02:58 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A morning jog took a terrifying turn for an 18-year-old woman after she was attacked on a walking trail behind Oaklands Park on Maney Avenue early.... Read More

Gone in 60 Tons: Skid Steer Vanishes from Warren County Like It's a Pocket Watch

Apr 16, 2025 at 12:10 pm by WGNS News

Warren County, Tenn. — It seems that some folks just can't resist the urge to "borrow" construction equipment — the kind that weighs upwards of six tons and doesn'.... Read More

MTSU’s Awarded Library of Congress Grant to Support Regional Educators

Apr 16, 2025 at 09:19 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Historic Preservation was named one of six recipients of Teaching with Primary Sources, or TPS.... Read More

Bluey Returns & Comic Book Fun at Rutherford County Libraries

Apr 16, 2025 at 12:37 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - On today’s WGNS Action Line podcast, we dive into what’s happening at the Rutherford County Library System — and there’s a lot.... Read More

Tennessee Ranks Among Nation’s Top States for New Hotel Growth Since 2019

Apr 15, 2025 at 03:01 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — As the hospitality industry rebounds from the travel slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tennessee has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sta.... Read More

Nine Arrested in Hendersonville Human Trafficking Sting

Apr 15, 2025 at 11:52 am by WGNS News

HENDERSONVILLE – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Hendersonville Police Department, the Sumner Coun.... Read More

WEDNESDAY: MTSU to Host ‘MoneyZen’ Guru Manisha Thakor for April 16 Financial Literacy Month

Apr 15, 2025 at 09:51 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University invites students and the general public to hear the financial wisdom of “MoneyZen” author, consultant.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Time, Tradition, and Tension with B.C. and A.D.

Apr 15, 2025 at 09:34 am by WGNS News

Commentary: Some of the words and abbreviations we use to describe people, places, and things have evolved over time. But did you know that even the way we refer to dates and.... Read More

Dress to Impress—Like a Superhero—on Free Comic Book Day

Apr 15, 2025 at 07:42 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN – Comic book fans of all ages can rejoice as Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) returns to Rutherford County on Saturday, May 3rd. The annual event, celebrated.... Read More

Murfreesboro Man Sentenced in Dowelltown Arson and Burglary Case

Apr 14, 2025 at 05:42 pm by WGNS News

DOWELLTOWN, Tenn. – A Murfreesboro man accused of setting fire to a table in the yard of a Dowelltown residence and breaking into the home where a woman and her young so.... Read More