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MTSU Hosts Author, Entrepreneur Dana Frank as Black History Month Keynote Speaker

Feb 20, 2025 at 03:44 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Seattle real estate mogul and author Dana Frank, keynote speaker for Middle Tennessee State University’s Black History Month, advised student.... Read More

Pedestrian Struck and Killed on I-24 in Coffee County, Westbound Lanes Temporarily Closed

Feb 20, 2025 at 03:37 pm by WGNS Radio News

COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. – Tragedy struck on Thursday morning when a pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate-24 in the westbound lanes near Exit 117. The incident, wh.... Read More

Smyrna's Hoodie Houdini Allegedly Steals iPad with Fake QR Code

Feb 20, 2025 at 02:58 pm by WGNS Radio News

SMYRNA, Tenn. – The Smyrna Police Department is currently trying to track down the Hoodie Houdini, otherwise known as a dude wearing a multi colored hoodie filled with e.... Read More

Man Who Raped Unconscious Women Sentenced in Rutherford County

Feb 20, 2025 at 02:15 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A Murfreesboro man who preyed on unconscious women and recorded his assaults will spend the next 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to multip.... Read More

Providence Christian Academy’s Preston Wade Named Mr. Basketball Finalist

Feb 13, 2025 at 02:19 pm by WGNS Radio News

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) has announced the finalists for the prestigious Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards, and Providence Christian Academy&rs.... Read More

School Zone Cameras Installed in Nearby City - Fines for Violators

Feb 07, 2025 at 03:14 pm by WGNS Radio News

DEKALB COUNTY, TN - In 2021, it was confirmed that state regulations would not enable the local courts in Murfreesboro to enforce the collection of the $50 fines charged to dr.... Read More

Tennessee’s Hidden Threat: Preparing for Earthquakes in Seismic Zones

Feb 04, 2025 at 09:10 pm by WGNS Radio News

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) is recognizing February 2025 as Earthquake Awareness Month and reminding Tennesseans to prioritize preparedness before the eve.... Read More

Smyrna Police Hunt for Suspects in $3,200 Walmart Quick Change Scheme

Feb 04, 2025 at 06:01 pm by WGNS Radio News

SMYRNA, Tenn. — The Smyrna Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals suspected of carrying out a quick change scam at the Sm.... Read More

Some Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Bill to Allow Schools to Opt Out of Enrolling Undocumented Students

Feb 04, 2025 at 04:57 pm by WGNS Radio News

NASHVILLE, TN - House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) and Senate Finance Chair Bo Watson (R-Hixson) have filed legislation that would allow local school district.... Read More

ALICE in Rutherford County: Unveiling the Hidden Struggles of Working Families

Feb 04, 2025 at 04:12 pm by WGNS Radio News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY,  TN  - The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Murfreesboro/Rutherford County, the United Way of South Central Tennessee, the Human Development and Fa.... Read More

No Sleep, All Code: MTSU Students Push Limits at 10th Annual HackMT

Feb 04, 2025 at 03:52 pm by WGNS Radio News

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — While most of the teams in the 10th annual Middle Tennessee State University Computer Science Department HackMT experienced successful comp.... 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

Antioch Student Arrested for Online Threat Against Principal

Jan 27, 2025 at 01:07 pm by WGNS Radio News

ANTIOCH, TN - Following last week's tragic murder-suicide at Antioch High School, a new, yet less violent, incident has emerged. This time, the situation unfolded online, invo.... Read More

UPDATE: 2 Dead, 1 Wounded in Sunday Shooting at Chelsea Place

Jan 26, 2025 at 04:11 pm by WGNS Radio News

UPDATE (5:37PM):  Murfreesboro Police were at Chelsea Place Apartments on Bradyville Pike at 2:34PM Sunday afternoon (1/26/2025) where a mother and infant suffered gunsho.... Read More

Streamlining Access: Murfreesboro Launches Just FOIA for Public Records Requests

Jan 14, 2025 at 07:15 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The City of Murfreesboro is improving transparency by making public records easily accessible. Requestors of public records will now have the optio.... Read More

THP and Traffic Task Force to Target Impaired Drivers This Friday

Jan 13, 2025 at 04:37 pm by WGNS Radio News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY,  TN, - The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, Jan. 24, along Rutherford Boulevard between Broad Street and Ch.... Read More

Thin Ice and Bitcoin: Another Scam Saga Unfolds in Middle Tennessee

Jan 02, 2025 at 07:27 am by WGNS Radio News

Nothing says "good intentions" like extortion... This is what a resident of Spring Hill recently found out, after finding themselves on the receiving end of a classic email sc.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Nostalgic Sarcasm: Surviving Nuclear Threats with a Sense of Humor

Dec 31, 2024 at 05:00 pm by WGNS Radio News

COMMENTARY: Dr. Larry Burriss, a journalism professor at MTSU, recently reflected on his father’s sarcastic advice, “When in wonder or in doubt, run in circles scr.... Read More