Rutherford County News

MTSU Diversity Fellowship Program Supports Doctoral Students from Dissertation to Professorship

Jun 23, 2023 at 07:50 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU’s Diversity Dissertation Fellowship program will welcome three new fellows from across the country to campus this fall to.... Read More

Large Car and Bike Show to be Held This Saturday Outside of the SRM Headquarters Off I-840

Jun 22, 2023 at 08:00 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - The Heart in Motion Car and Motorcycle Show is this Saturday. Everything from classic muscle cars to imports and low riders to pickups are expected to.... Read More

Three Flat-Screen TV's Shoplifted from Walmart on Memorial Boulevard

Jun 20, 2023 at 07:39 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - A woman reportedly went to a local Walmart store to buy Pepsi and left with with not only soda, but also three flat-screen television sets. Police report.... Read More

Teens Reportedly Walk-in on Man Changing Clothes in the Female Locker Room of a Murfreesboro Community Center

Jun 19, 2023 at 05:14 pm by WGNS News

A 16-year-old in Murfreesboro told WGNS that she was surprised to find a man changing his clothes in the female locker room at Patterson Park Community Center on Sunday (06/.... Read More
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Murfreesboro Council Approves Development Impact Fees on 2nd and Final Reading

Jun 15, 2023 at 09:29 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday, June 15, 2023, on 2nd Reading, to implement a Fee Schedule with a newly adopted set of Deve.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Investigating Alleged Stalking / Aggravated Assault Case Involving a Potential Teen Victim

Jun 14, 2023 at 04:46 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, TN – An unknown man has allegedly been stalking an 18-year-old Murfreesboro woman, according to a police report. Detectives are attempting to ide.... Read More

‘Juneteenth’ Celebrates Freedom in Murfreesboro June 15th - June 17th

Jun 10, 2023 at 03:06 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - In 1806, Bradley Academy was built in Murfreesboro for the wealthy, only allowing white males to attend the school. Past President of the United States Jame.... Read More

Oaklands Museum and Woman's Club of Murfreesboro Host Second Week of the Wedding Dress Exhibit Going

Jun 10, 2023 at 01:47 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - The Wedding Dresses Across Decades and Cultures exhibit opened June 2 at the Woman’s Club of Murfreesboro and will continue for only two more weeken.... Read More

Man Wanted by Murfreesboro, Nashville and Mt. Juliet Police Allegedly Found in Women's Restroom at Restaurant

Jun 05, 2023 at 01:07 pm by WGNS News

    MURFREESBORO, TENN – A subject who was wanted by both Murfreesboro and Nashville Police was apprehended in Wilson County. 30-Year-old William Spratt, Jr..... Read More

New MTSU students quickly adapt to campus during CUSTOMS orientation

Jun 01, 2023 at 11:48 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Incoming Middle Tennessee State University freshman biology major Laylah Coleman likes the diversity of opportun.... Read More

New Impact Fee in Murfreesboro Expected to Add $6,250 to the Cost of Building a 2,500-Square-Foot Home by Year 2025

May 30, 2023 at 09:58 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, TN - A newly approved impact fee in Murfreesboro will add to the price of construction for home builders and developers. Murfreesboro Assistant City Mana.... Read More

4-Segment Show for Monday's Action Line: 1.) Education in Rutherford Co. and Beyond. 2.) The Commissioner Corner: Political Correctness Today. 3.) The Secret Garden Party and the Discovery Ce

May 29, 2023 at 09:00 am by WGNS News

I. On today’s show (Monday, May 29, 2023), WGNS host Scott Walker is joined by JC Bowman, the Executive Director of the Professional Educators of Tennessee. Bowman talks.... Read More
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Police Week Ending With Tribute To RCSO Det. Beu

May 18, 2023 at 04:19 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  As Police Week draws to a close, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Detective Jake Beu came home Thursday (5/18/2023) for his visitation at Franklin.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Continue to Train Officers and Outfit MPD Patrol Cars with Automated External Defibrillators

May 10, 2023 at 03:59 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - In mid-April, Murfreesboro Police began equipping patrol division officers with Automated External Defibrillators. Lt. Clayton Williams said that if a polic.... Read More

MTSU top high jumper leaps toward Olympic dreams after commencement

May 09, 2023 at 05:35 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — After graduate student Abigail Kwarteng capped off her MTSU experience with a walk across the Murphy Center stage this pas.... Read More

UPDATE: Elderly Man Accused of Murdering his Wife Just 6-Days After his 80th Birthday in Murfreesboro Remains Behind Bars

May 08, 2023 at 11:54 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WGNS has more details on a murder that took place in a normally peaceful neighborhood - a murder that remains under investigation. Pol.... Read More

Local Officers Honor the Rutherford County Sheriff's Detective who was Killed in a Sunday Auto Accident

May 08, 2023 at 06:08 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, TN - Several members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Murfreesboro Police Department honored a fallen officer as they took part in the Special Oly.... Read More

The District Attorneys Show - A look at Upcoming Court Cases, Cold Cases and More

May 05, 2023 at 08:43 am by Producer

On this mornings edition of the Rutherford Co. District Attorneys Show with host J. Paul Newman, retired from the DA's office, you will learn about upcoming court cases and pa.... Read More

Welcome: New Rutherford County Sheriff Deputies and School Resource Officers

May 05, 2023 at 07:47 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Welcome, new patrol deputies and SROs at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office in Murfreesboro. The hires include five new patrol deputies and t.... Read More

Cannon / Rutherford County FEMA Sites Closing Soon for In-Person Storm Relief Filing

May 05, 2023 at 06:51 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD / CANNON COUNTY, TN - UPDATE: Time is running out for area residents to file claims “in-person” with FEMA representatives. For anyone who experienced da.... Read More