Murfreesboro TN

On Monday night, the Rutherford County Planning Commission struck down a proposal which would’ve amended "Plan Rutherford" — the county's land use plan — to allow building two units per acre on rural land instead of just one unit.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee woman says Ascension St. Thomas Midtown canceled her scheduled sterilization surgery Friday morning hours after she had been admitted and an IV had been placed. The woman said she had been seeking a salpingectomy — a surgery that removes the fallopian tubes — after...

Advocates say stalking can be a warning sign before domestic violence, and that's why a House bill is raising concerns about gun access for convicted abusers.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - Charges are pending against a Rutherford County high schooler after the student was found with a gun on Tuesday morning. The weapons detection system at Riverdale High School alerted authorities to the gun. The 17-year-old was searched, and the school administration confiscated the gun...

KBP Brands has acquired 78 Sonic Drive-in restaurants, expanding its footprint for the brand to 164 units, according to a press release. The units, which are located in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia were previously owned by Sonic. KBP has worked with Inspire Brands, Sonic’s parent, since it...

Pulling up to Payne’s Bar-B-Que, the first thing you notice is the smell drifting through the air, rich, smoky, and impossible to ignore. This small Tennessee spot keeps things simple, but the ribs do all the talking once they hit the table. Each rack comes out tender with just...

JACKSON, Tenn. — February is Earthquake Awareness Month, and the Mid-South sits directly above one of the most active fault systems in the country. The New Madrid Seismic Zone runs from near New Madrid, Missouri, to Mississippi County, Arkansas, through Southeast Missouri, Western Kentucky, West Tennessee and a...

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - It’s never easy to say goodbye to people you love, and that’s exactly what Jenny Harrison at Rion Flowers, Coffee & Gifts is being forced to do. When she and her husband, Chuck, bought the shop from the Moffett family in March of 2018, it was more than a business decision—it was the...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office reports several agencies are in the area of an emergency plane landing on Tuesday morning. WCSO reports that the plane landed in a wooded area of McKee Padilla Road. Deputies received word of the plane, which departed from Murfreesboro, make...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee lawmakers are pushing to require GPS monitoring for certain accused criminals who make bail, unless a judge finds they are not a threat to the victim or public safety. The legislation by Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, and Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, was introduced last...