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(MURFREESBORO) The dog days of summer create traffic challenges in construction areas. Murfreesboro Transportation Department's Deputy director Ram Balachandran warns motorists of areas to avoid between today and July 15, 2023. City Construction Projects   Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures:   Monday Through Friday:  City contractor has begun the Beasie Rd construction and bridge work over S...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – A garbage truck caught fire on Monday morning along I-24 East at exit 80, the New Salem Highway. The burning truck was reported at 9:03 AM in the morning and emergency crews had to block all lanes of traffic on the eastbound side as the truck burned. One driver described the situation to WGNS,  “The smell was horrific, if you can imagine the stench of a burning garbage truck.” Multiple emergency responders arrived on the scene within...

  UPDATE: (MURFREESBORO) The driver who is accused of speeding away during a traffic stop, striking and injuring an officer has been arrested. At the time of his arrest, he was under state probation for a previous felony conviction. In addition to the driver being apprehended, one of three passengers was also charged with lying to police. On Wednesday (6/21/2023), 22-year-old William Jai'Quon Kress (pic. above left) was taken into custody by Shelbyville Police.  M...

A Murfreesboro Police Officer is recovering at home after being struck by  a vehicle Tuesday evening.   MPD tells the Times-Gazette that the Officer was assisting a fellow officer …

  MURFREESBORO, TN – A Murfreesboro Police officer is injured after being struck by a car during a traffic stop Tuesday evening, June 20. The driver and two of three passengers (2-Males and 2-Females) of the vehicle that struck the officer, reportedly fled from police after hitting the officer. Officers then began a search for the driver and two passengers.   The injured officer was assisting another officer and a recruit on a traffic stop along Old Fort Parkway at Ch...

UPDATE: MURFREESBORO,  TN  - An 18-year-old who was critically injured in a two-car crash on Joe B. Jackson Parkway on June 8 has died. Dallas Johnson of Murfreesboro, passed away from injuries sustained in the collision.  Johnson, who was transported to TriStar Skyline Medical Center after the wreck, died on Saturday, June 17. Johnson’s black Nissan Sentra collided with a brown Nissan Altima nine days ago, crashing into a light pole. Both cars landed in a di...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators are asking for people who witnessed or know facts about the serious injury two-car crash on Joe B. Jackson Parkway that occurred on Thursday, June 8th to come forward and give an official statement. The preliminary investigation indicates the 18-year-old male driver of a black Nissan Sentra and the 23-year-old male driver of a brown Nissan Altima were traveling eastbound on...

The 18-year-old told police the man may have been parked outside a home watching her a month earlier.

MURFREESBORO, TN - There was an accident that temporarily shut down Joe B. Jackson Parkway in Murfreesboro on Thursday morning. The wreck occurred just before 8AM between the Manchester Highway and I-24. Murfreesboro Police report that three people had to be transported to the hospital after sustaining injuries in the crash. Middle Tennessee Electric dispatched crews to the accident because a utility pole was struck by a vehicle involved in the wreck. Additional WGNS News Headlines:  ....

Murfreesboro, TN - FRIDAY UPDATE: Middle Tennessee Electric had to shutdown Butler Drive on Friday to repair a utility pole that was involved in a tractor trailer truck accident on Thursday. Apparently, the overturned big rig caused thousands of dollars in damages to not only a utility pole, but also a railroad crossing light. The Butler Driver closure on Friday (March 24, 2023) was scheduled to be from 7AM to 4PM. A section of Butler Drive in Murfreesboro had to be closed after a Thursday afte ...