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Weekend Rain from Potential Tropical System Threatens Rutherford County

Oct 06, 2026 at 06:03 pm by Rutherford Weather

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Local weather officials are issuing an early heads-up for Rutherford County residents as a developing tropical system in the Gulf threatens to bri.... Read More

All Access Coach Leasing Pledges $250K to MTSU Student Coaching Center

Oct 06, 2026 at 05:02 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - All Access Coach Leasing pledged $250,000 to support the Center for Student Coaching and Success at Middle Tennessee State University. The major d.... Read More

Rep. Tim Rudd Highlights Tennessee's Top Election Integrity Ranking

Oct 06, 2026 at 02:41 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - State Rep. Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro) is bringing attention to Tennessee's position at the top of national election integrity rankings. The Herita.... Read More

ALPR Alert Leads Officers to Stolen Truck and Two Arrests in Murfreesboro

Oct 06, 2026 at 02:38 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - An automatic license plate reader alerted Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers to a stolen pickup truck, resulting in the arrest of a man.... Read More

City Schools Foundation Awards Over $56,000 in Classroom Grants for Local Teachers

Oct 06, 2026 at 02:35 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - The City Schools Foundation has awarded $56,036 in grants to educators across Murfreesboro City Schools, delivering new classroom tools that go be.... Read More

COVID and Flu Vaccinations are available in Middle Tennessee

Oct 06, 2026 at 01:38 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - It’s that time of year again — the familiar mix of cooler mornings, football weekends, and the start of respiratory‑virus season. COVID‑1.... Read More

Silent Hazards in the Garage: How Lithium-Ion Chargers Pose Growing Home Fire Risks

Oct 06, 2026 at 10:07 am

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS News) - As households increasingly adopt electric transportation devices and battery-powered lawn equipment, fire safety officials are raising awarene.... Read More

UPDATE: Escaped Kentucky Inmate Captured After Nearly 22-Hour Manhunt

Oct 06, 2026 at 09:58 am

WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WGNS) - A manhunt in southeastern Kentucky ended Monday night when Kentucky State Police captured 42-year-old Charles Blake Randle (Picture Above Art.... Read More

Murfreesboro Kidnapping Arrest, Gas Prices Rise & Lethal Injection Debate | Oct. 6, 2026

Oct 06, 2026 at 04:15 am

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: Murfreesboro Police arrest a 19-year-old woman accused of especially aggravated kidnapping and.... Read More

Rutherford County Has 262 Reported License Plate Readers; One of Tennessee’s Highest Totals

Oct 05, 2026 at 09:29 pm by WGNS

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS)- More than 260 automated license plate readers have been reported across Rutherford County, according to data compiled by the volunteer-run DeF.... Read More

Hairstyling Payment Dispute Leads to Kidnapping, Robbery Charges in Murfreesboro

Oct 05, 2026 at 04:30 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS News) – Officers with the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) have arrested a woman accused of robbing and kidnapping a man after he encounter.... Read More

From La Vergne to Tullahoma, Police K9 Monja Gets Custom Ballistic Vest

Oct 05, 2026 at 04:20 pm

LA VERGNE, Tenn. - A bit of good luck for a La Vergne Police lieutenant has turned into potentially lifesaving protection for a police K9 about an hour away in Tullahoma..... Read More

North Rutherford YMCA in Smyrna Goes ‘Pink with Purpose’ for Breast Cancer Awareness

Oct 05, 2026 at 04:05 pm

SMYRNA, Tenn. - The North Rutherford Family YMCA in Smyrna is putting on its dancing shoes - and plenty of pink - this October as part of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee’.... Read More

County Historian Greg Tucker's new "Rutherford Patchwork" unfolds new local history

Oct 05, 2026 at 02:30 pm by WGNS News

PHOTO ID: Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker (right) presents a copy of Rutherford Patchwork to AdamsPlace Executive Director Terri Deal for inclusion in their libr.... Read More

COMMENTARY - From Star Trek to Science Fact: Yesterday’s Fiction Becomes Today’s Technology

Oct 05, 2026 at 10:43 am

COMMENTARY - Science fiction has a funny way of turning into science fact - sometimes decades after audiences first see it on television. Ideas that once seemed impossi.... Read More

Rutherford County Gas Prices Stay Below State Average, But Filling Up Still Hurts

Oct 05, 2026 at 07:45 am

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) – Gas prices may not be giving Middle Tennessee drivers much to smile about, but Rutherford County motorists are at least paying a l.... Read More

Deadline Today: Tennesseans Must Register by 11:59 P.M. to Vote in Nov. 3 Election

Oct 05, 2026 at 07:10 am

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (pictured above) is reminding eligible Tennesseans that the deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 5, fo.... Read More

TBI: Three Arrested, Seven Possible Victims Identified in Hamilton County Human Trafficking Sting

Oct 05, 2026 at 06:15 am

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. - More human trafficking arrests have been made about 100-miles southeast of Murfreesboro in the Chattanooga area. The arrests were made during a joi.... Read More

La Vergne Football Goes Independent, I-24 Choice Lanes Advance & Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns | Oct. 5, 2026

Oct 05, 2026 at 04:15 am

Monday, October 5, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: A welfare check that began in Smyrna ends with an armed barricade situation at a La Vergne Pilo.... Read More

La Vergne High School Football Going Independent Starting in 2027

Oct 04, 2026 at 05:59 pm by Primetime Sports

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WGNS) - La Vergne High School head football coach Chris Johnson announced on the Prentice Alsup Heating & Air Coaches Corner that the Wolverines have off.... Read More

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