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Tennessee's second annual Biodiversity Summit is set for October 21, 2026, at Middle Tennessee State University, and organizers say tickets are selling fast for a gathering that has already outgrown its debut year. The event will bring together conservationists, researchers, wildlife professionals and enthusiasts from

Forty-six new apartments now stand where a crumbling, 74-year-old public housing complex once crowded East Castle Street in Murfreesboro. The Tennessee Housing Development Agency and the Murfreesboro Housing Authority held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for Parkside Apartments on July 30, marking the formal handoff

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - If you’ve noticed a few new “feathered friends” perched quietly above intersections and neighborhood entrances, you’re not imagining things. Murfreesboro continues to expand its network of Flock Safety license‑plate‑reading cameras, and while they don’t squawk, flap, or build nests, they do he

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS News) — The Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust Committee on Contributions will meet Tuesday, August 18, to begin looking ahead to the FY28 grant cycle while also reviewing the progress of organizations receiving funding during the current fiscal year. The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. a

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Rutherford County Sheriff-elect Kenneth Barrett announced his executive command staff selections in a statement on his official Facebook page as he prepares to take the oath of office. Barrett stated that he chose these leaders because they share his vision for the Rutherford County Sheriff

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Dangerous weather conditions are hitting Middle Tennessee as the National Weather Service (NWS) in Nashville issued an Extreme Heat Warning for Rutherford County. The warning remains in effect through 7 PM Sunday (August 16th). Forecasters warn that temperatures in the upper 90s to 100s com

Neighbors living near Scales Elementary School say school traffic is making it difficult to access their own driveways, concerns that came to a head last week when a minister was arrested after allegedly threatening to confront parents with a gun. The district is closely monitoring traffic patterns at each of...

Crews with the Tennessee Department of Transportation gave people a closer look at work behind a months-long closure at Veterans Parkway and New Salem Highway in Rutherford County.

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS Radio) - The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the City of Shelbyville in a high-stakes financial dispute with Bedford County over the allocation of local option sales taxes. The appellate decision affirms a lower court’s ruling that allows the city to terminate a decades-old tax

Murfreesboro Police charge 18-year-old Kendall Lucky with attempted second-degree murder and other felonies following a shooting at the InTown Suites Murfreesboro Extended Stay Hotel. Tennessee executes 66-year-old Anthony Darnell Hines for the 1985 murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins, as the state’s execution history inc