Monumental Change In How TN State House Operates

Jan 16, 2025 at 05:55 pm by WGNS

Nashville, TN - The 114th Tennessee General Assembly wasted no time getting to work. Just three days into the session, after fierce debates, the House passed new rules on how.... Read More

Chronic Thief: Local Woman's Shopping Spree Lands Her in Hot Water… Again

Jan 16, 2025 at 05:16 am by WGNS News

In the ongoing saga of retail theft, Orlexus Elliot, a woman who appears to have a serious shopping situation going on, is back in the spotlight. The 27-year-old, who gained s.... Read More

Smyrna Woman Struck and Killed After Car Breakdown on Murfreesboro Pike

Jan 16, 2025 at 04:33 am by WGNS News

A Smyrna woman whose car broke down, died on Tuesday night after being hit by an oncoming vehicle shortly after she got out of her car and began walking. Koriona Harding, iden.... Read More

Kentucky Men Plead Guilty to Second-Degree Murder in Murfreesboro Case

Jan 13, 2025 at 11:40 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - UPDATE - Two men from Kentucky have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the 2020 killing of Erick Bixler in Murfreesboro, TN. Chr.... Read More

Appeal Filed by Father Convicted of Killing His Autistic Son in Tennessee

Jan 06, 2025 at 09:04 pm by WGNS News

  Joseph Ray Daniels, a 35-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for the tragic killing of his five-year-old autistic son, Joseph Clyde Daniels III, has filed an appe.... Read More

Prices for Filling Up in Tennessee: Where Nostalgia Meets Nausea at the Fuel Pump

Jan 06, 2025 at 07:21 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Tennessee continues to shine brightly as one of the top 10 cheapest states to fill up your gas tank—how fortunate! Currently, gas prices in the V.... Read More

Rutherford County Ranks 4th with Lowest Unemployment for November

Dec 26, 2024 at 08:06 pm by WGNS

Nashville, TN - The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported how this state's 95 counties did with unemployment in November. 91 had less than.... Read More

First Day of Winter is December 21, 2024, Stay Warm and Stay Safe

Dec 19, 2024 at 09:37 pm by WGNS Radio News

Ahead of the start of winter on Dec. 21, 2024, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) remi.... Read More

Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Dec 19, 2024 at 09:10 pm by WGNS Radio News

NASHVILLE,  TN - A cyber tip from Google led to today’s arrest of Raymond L. Turner, 62, after he was identified as the suspect who uploaded images of child sexual.... Read More

Single-Vehicle Crash Claims Unidentified Man in Nashville

Dec 17, 2024 at 04:03 pm by WGNS Radio News

NASHVILLE, TN - An unidentified man was killed Sunday night at 9 p.m. in a single-vehicle fiery crash in the 1700 block of Lebanon Pike (HWY 70) in Nashville. Authorities are.... Read More

Holiday Cheer: Gas Prices Slide—Easier on the Wallet or Just a Tease

Dec 16, 2024 at 01:34 pm by WGNS Radio News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - In the great state of Tennessee, you will have a little more jingle in your pocket as you begin to mingle for the holidays.  The miraculous news t.... Read More

Man Wanted for Sexual Assault in Custody

Dec 13, 2024 at 07:00 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dejuan Moore, 23, who was wanted on two counts of aggravated rape, three counts of aggravated assault and three counts of kidnapping for a November 24 attac.... Read More

Unlicensed Daycare Operator Jailed on 26-Count Indictment for Sexual Abuse

Dec 06, 2024 at 08:02 pm by WGNS News

In an Antioch neighborhood off Nolensville Pike, a 55-year-old man was arrested and jailed on Thursday afternoon and placed under a $260,000 bond. As of Friday evening, the su.... Read More

CONTINUED: Mayor Carr and Commissioner Harris on Use of County Funds

Dec 05, 2024 at 11:25 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. - Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr has proposed another cost-of-living pay increase for county employees in the next fiscal year, aiming to make count.... Read More

Serial Robbers Target Nashville Women in Violent Spree

Dec 03, 2024 at 04:47 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Metro Police Violent Crimes detectives are urgently seeking the public’s help in their attempt to identify a man and a woman linked to at leas.... Read More

Kia Optima: The Swiss Army Knife of Murfreesboro Heists Used in $40k Cellphone Theft

Dec 03, 2024 at 02:45 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Nothing screams "mastermind criminals" like using a stolen white Kia Optima to make a dramatic entrance—literally—into SD Cell Plus on.... Read More

Herders and Mules: Arrest Includes 4 from Murfreesboro in Alleged $20-Million Money Laundering Scheme

Nov 29, 2024 at 11:54 am by WGNS Radio News

NASHVILLE, TN — The United States yesterday unsealed an indictment in Nashville, Tennessee, charging nine members of a multi-state money laundering organizatio.... Read More

Nashville Leads Murfreesboro by 72 Points in LGBTQ+ Equality Rankings

Nov 21, 2024 at 05:24 pm by WGNS News

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), in collaboration with the Equality Federation, has released the 13th edition of its Municipal Equality Index (ME.... Read More

Former Nashville High School Coach Arrested for Aggravated Statutory Rape on Wednesday

Nov 21, 2024 at 03:42 pm by WGNS News

Nashville, TN - A former coach at Donelson Christian Academy surrendered to officers Wednesday evening after an arrest warrant was issued charging him with aggravated statutor.... Read More

Thursday is Great American Smokeout!

Nov 20, 2024 at 06:59 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - This Thursday (11/21/2024) is the GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT and LUNG CANCER SCREENING Awareness Day. The Great American Smokeout encourages Americans to.... Read More