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Attempted Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Man Posing as Police Officer

Feb 27, 2025 at 12:46 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN - A 31-year-old convicted felon from Williamson County is currently free on a $12,500 bond after he was arrested early this morning on multiple charges related t.... Read More

UPDATE: Investigation Continues Following Accidental Shooting of 4-Year-Old in Rutherford County

Feb 26, 2025 at 05:38 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN - UPDATED: Investigators determined that a 4-year-old boy accessed a gun and accidentally fired it, resulting in his injuries, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Det.... Read More

From Promises to Prostitution: A Case of Sex Trafficking in Middle Tennessee

Feb 14, 2025 at 12:22 pm by WGNS News

Commercial sex trafficking is a growing concern throughout all of Middle Tennessee. In one of the most recent cases, a Nashville three-time convicted drug felon is now charged.... Read More

Smyrna Police Officer Arrested for Forgery and Identity Theft

Feb 05, 2025 at 05:47 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed the arrest of a Smyrna Police Officer on Wednesday. Following an investigation by TBI special agents.... Read More

TBI Charges Suspect with Multiple Counts in Child Exploitation Case - Arrest Made in Coffee County

Feb 05, 2025 at 11:15 am by WGNS News

LINCOLN COUNTY – Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Cybercrime & Digital Evidence Unit have charged a Lincoln County man in an ongoing.... Read More

Fugitive Caught in Murfreesboro Thanks to High-Tech License Plate Scanner

Jan 29, 2025 at 03:42 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, TN – A Kentucky fugitive was taken into custody in Murfreesboro after the city’s Real Time Crime Center License Plate Reader (LPR) cameras alerted po.... Read More

Lascassas Woman Arrested for Theft from Elderly Relative

Jan 17, 2025 at 04:28 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY – A 60-year-old Lascassas woman is facing serious charges of financial exploitation, theft, and criminal simulation after an investigation by special a.... 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

Discounts and Detention: Woman Caught Shoplifting Again at Murfreesboro Walmart

Oct 16, 2024 at 09:47 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Murfreesboro police officers responded to a call at Walmart on Old Fort Parkway, only to encounter a familiar face—a 33-year-old Smyrna woman who deci.... Read More

Caregiver Arrested in Middle TN for Aggravated Rape and Neglect of Vulnerable Adult

Oct 10, 2024 at 04:59 pm by WGNS News

SUMNER COUNTY, TN - A caregiver in Gallatin, TN, approximately 45 minutes north of Rutherford County, has been charged with multiple crimes following an investigation by Speci.... Read More

Murfreesboro Truck Theft Suspect Arrested Twice in 16 Days

Oct 02, 2024 at 11:30 am by WGNS News

A man who was previously arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle from Murfreesboro has found himself back in custody only 16 days after his initial arrest. Cedric Watki.... Read More

2-Arrests Made in Dollar General Robbery - Suspects Face Multiple Charges

May 01, 2024 at 04:02 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. –  Murfreesboro Police have nabbed two individuals following an alleged armed robbery that occurred at a small home décor and gro.... Read More

Austin Turner Placed on Palliative Care - Family Demands Justice

Mar 06, 2024 at 05:32 pm by WGNS News

Nashville, TN - It's been described as a tragedy that is leaving a lasting impact on Middle Tennessee, and for the Turner family, it is their worst nightmare. The incident tha.... Read More

UPDATE: Man Previously Named as a Blackman Assistant Wrestling Coach Charged with Multiple Counts of Sexual Contact with a Minor by an Authority Figure

Feb 28, 2023 at 06:37 am by WGNS

UPDATED: (MURFREESBORO) A 27-year-old assistant wrestling coach at Blackman High School was booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center under multiple charges. Ac.... Read More

Middle Tennesseans being warned of a scam

Jul 07, 2022 at 08:23 pm by WGNS

Middle Tennesseans are being warned about an ongoing scam where at least three victims (two men/one woman) were each falsely told that they had warrants for their arrest and.... Read More

Making Bond in Rutherford County - Clearing Up Confusion for those Arrested or Their Family

Mar 26, 2021 at 03:23 pm by WGNS

There has been some mis-information about bonds for those arrested and what is called a “Pre-Trial Release” in Rutherford County.Judge Lisa Eischeid said that Tenn.... Read More