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The Debate Over Social Media Age Ban – Commentary by Dr. Burriss, an MTSU Professor

Dec 13, 2024 at 05:00 pm by WGNS News

COMMENTARY: Australia has introduced a law requiring social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent children under the age of 16 from creating accounts, aiming to.... Read More

Man Arrested in Smithville for Allegedly Soliciting Sexual Favors from Teen

Aug 08, 2024 at 12:52 pm by WGNS News

SMITHVILLE, TN - In nearby Smithville, TN, a 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly contributing to the delinquency of a minor, in addition to soliciting “sexua.... Read More

Social Media Hoax: No Baby Abandoned at Murfreesboro Gas Station

Aug 02, 2024 at 07:40 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - The Murfreesboro Police Department has addressed and denied recent rumors circulating on social media about an abandoned baby left in a car seat at a local.... Read More

Man Arrested After Explicit Images Of Child Posted On Social Media

Jun 27, 2024 at 07:30 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN - Special Victims Unit detectives on Tuesday arrested Mathieu Williams of Antioch, after multiple sexually explicit images of a child were publicly posted on s.... Read More

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Warns Parents of the Dangers Waiting for Kids on Apps, Video Games and More

Apr 20, 2023 at 11:28 pm by WGNS News

  Rutherford County, TN - Children in communities both large and small are being targeted by adults with bad intentions. Parents often fail to realize their kids ar.... Read More

U.S. News again ranks MTSU for excellence in ‘social mobility'

Sep 12, 2022 at 09:23 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University has again made the U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 national list for Top Performers in Social M.... Read More

Nearly half of Tennessee kids spend more than 2 hours per day on noneducational screen time

Feb 16, 2022 at 01:20 pm by WGNS

Nearly 50% of Tennessee parents said their children spend 2 hours or more on noneducational screen time each day, despite over two-thirds of parents reporting that they place.... Read More

Detectives Warn of Ongoing Internet Scam Involving Nude Photos of area Males

Jan 14, 2022 at 02:43 pm by WGNS

In Nashville, Metro Fraud and Sex Crimes detectives are warning Middle Tennesseans about an Internet scam where persons create fake social media accounts posing as young wom.... Read More

Arrest Made in Middle Tennessee Facebook Marketplace Robbery Case

Dec 20, 2021 at 09:58 am by WGNS

Seller beware, that’s the message from police in nearby Nashville as an aggravated robbery arrest has highlighted the dangers of meeting strangers to buy and sell goods.... Read More

AUDIO OPINION: MTSU Professor Highlights White House Talks Over Censoring Facebook

Jul 22, 2021 at 10:12 am by WGNS

Reporters making people mad is nothing short of reality, but who is mad about news reports and when? Usually, the crowd is divided 50/50 – more or less, depending on the.... Read More

SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Man Charged with Rape, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and More in Rutherford County

May 10, 2021 at 07:48 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Fifty-three charges of sexual crimes involving girls between the ages of 11 and 14 were filed against a Murfreesboro man this past Friday (5/7/2021)..... Read More

"Doomscrolling" the media and social media pages for the bad

Jul 20, 2020 at 06:00 am by WGNS

Are you "Doomscrolling" the news via social media or perhaps on news websites? You are not the only one. With details on the issue of the new term "Doomscrolling," here is MTS.... Read More