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Three Rutherford County Schools Placed on Lockdown After Morning Threats

May 11, 2026 at 11:36 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN (WGNS News UPDATE) - Multiple schools across Tennessee were placed on lockdown Monday morning after a series of threatening phone calls targeted campus.... Read More

45-Count Indictment Filed Against Man Accused of Targeting High School Students

Apr 10, 2026 at 12:23 pm by WGNS News

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. — 20-minutes west of Murfreesboro and just one county over, authorities have been working hard on a case that took about 12-months to accomplish.... Read More

UPDATE: Man Airlifted from Smyrna Hospital Dies After Antioch Facebook Marketplace Shooting

Feb 13, 2026 at 04:55 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, Tenn. — A 41-year-old man who was airlifted from a Smyrna hospital following a shooting in Antioch has died from his injuries, authorities confirmed. Alexander E.... Read More

Deadly Explosion at Tennessee Military Explosives Plant, Crisis Team Helping Families

Oct 10, 2025 at 02:17 pm by WGNS

BUCKSNORT, Tenn. (WGNS - A powerful explosion ripped through a military explosives manufacturing facility in Hickman County, early Friday (10/10/2025) morning, leaving several.... Read More

Alleged Christiana Home Invasion Ends in Fatal Shooting, Names Not Yet Released

Aug 18, 2025 at 11:32 pm by WGNS News

UPDATED: Christiana, TN – A homicide that occurred Saturday in Christiana remains under active investigation, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office..... Read More