Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Seeks Re-Accreditation

Jul 27, 2023 at 07:48 pm by WGNS Radio News

Final preparations are underway for the on-site assessment of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation by representatives of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement A.... Read More

Cold Cases in Tennessee: Two Skeletal Remains Discovered Over 30-Years Ago Identified

Jul 21, 2023 at 01:33 pm by WGNS News

In 2022, Governor Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly recognized the need for specialized testing to fund a DNA cold case initiative, and approved one-time funding of $10.... Read More

UPDATE: Plea Hearing in Rutherford County Scheduled for Former Police Officer Accused of Firing Gun Inside Apartment, Striking Neighbor

Jul 20, 2023 at 05:33 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO – UPDATE: A former LaVergne Police officer that is facing one count of Reckless Endangerment for allegedly 'Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied.... Read More

TBI Silver Alert: James Ridley

Jul 17, 2023 at 08:32 am by WGNS

UPDATE: Silver Alert Canceled - The 64-year-old man who was the subject of a Silver Alert missing person case in Middle Tennessee has been safely located, according to.... Read More

Have You Seen William Deering?

Jul 04, 2023 at 07:10 pm by Bart

(MURFREESBORO) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) reports that a 60-year-old Murfreesboro man is missing from the South Rutherford Boulevard Area. William Deerin.... Read More

TBI Charges David Allen McCormick with Criminal Homicide

Jul 04, 2023 at 12:44 pm by WGNS News

(WOODBURY)  An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into the disappearance of a Cannon County woman who was the subject of a Silver.... Read More

TBI: Former LaVergne Police Officer Charged with Reckless Endangerment, Aggravated Assault

Jun 13, 2023 at 10:14 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into a shooting incident involving a now-former LaVergne police of.... Read More

Director of a Foodbank in Middle Tennessee Charged with Theft of Property over $250,000, Money Laundering, and Patronizing Prostitution

Jun 10, 2023 at 01:05 pm by WGNS News

More and more investigations into non-profits throughout Middle Tennessee seem to be transpiring. This past week, WGNS reported a story out of Bedford County involving the d.... Read More

Skeletal Remains Found in Tennessee More Than 3-Decades Ago Have Been Identified

Jun 07, 2023 at 04:07 pm by WGNS News

  A man whose skeletal remains were found in 1986 in Claiborne County has been identified, and special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are asking for t.... Read More

Subject Found Guilty of DUI III in Rutherford County found to have THC in his System and Later Files an Appeal, Suggesting the 11-Months / 29-Days Jail Sentence was Excessive

May 31, 2023 at 09:02 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - A defendant in a DUI Third Offense case that started with an arrest that was made by a LaVergne Police Officer filed an appeal after being sentenced to.... Read More

Missing Woman Safely Located after TBI Silver Alert Issued

May 29, 2023 at 10:04 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: SHE HAS BEEN SAFELY LOCATED: (MURFREESBORO) After the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) issued a SILVER ALERT for 26-year-old Karyn Grimsley of Murfreesboro, she.... Read More

TBI Releases its Crime on Campus Report for Tennessee

Apr 28, 2023 at 11:36 pm by WGNS News

On Friday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its annual ‘Crime on Campus’ publication, detailing the volume and nature of crime on Tennessee’s.... Read More
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UPDATE: Christiana House Fire Remains Under Investigation - ATF and TBI are Now Assisting with the Case

Apr 19, 2023 at 09:51 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN – WGNS has learned the TBI and the ATF are now assisting in the investigation of a house fire that occurred on April 11, 2023 in the Christiana a.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police: Silver Alert No Longer Active for 81-Year-Old - Found Safe

Apr 10, 2023 at 09:48 am by WGNS News

  Murfreesboro, TN – SAFELY LOCATED: A “Silver Alert” that was issued by the TBI on behalf of the Murfreesboro Police Department is no longer active. T.... Read More

TBI: 2022 "Use of Force" Deaths

Apr 01, 2023 at 12:04 pm by WGNS

(NASHVILLE) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a comprehensive study detailing law enforcement-related deaths that occurred in the state in calendar year 2022. Ove.... Read More

Man Arrested on Rape of a Child Charges in the West Tennessee Town of Rutherford - Not in Rutherford County, TN

Mar 30, 2023 at 06:45 am by WGNS News

WGNS received a handful of phone calls asking about a news story involving a suspect being arrested during a TBI child rape investigation. Evidently, several callers.... Read More

UPDATE: Rutherford County Man to Face Solicitation of a Child Charge in a Florida Court Next Month

Mar 20, 2023 at 06:00 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY – A Rutherford County man arrested last year on charges in Florida that include using a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child (847.0135.3a) and t.... Read More

TBI Arrested Suspect for Allegedly Uploading Child Sexual Abuse Material Online

Mar 16, 2023 at 05:08 pm by WGNS News

SUMNER COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted.... Read More

TBI Files TennCare Fraud Charge Against Winchester, TN Man

Mar 15, 2023 at 10:52 pm by WGNS News

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the arrest of a Winchester man, charged with thef.... Read More

TBI: 11 Sex Trafficking Arrests + Asst. Police Chief Arrested, Non-Related

Mar 13, 2023 at 08:17 am by WGNS

(TENNESSEE) Less than four months ago, data from the TBI (Tennessee Bureau of Identification) showed that the Volunteer State is tops in the nation at reducing sex trafficking.... Read More