Kelly Ann Krueger
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Kelly Ann is a Digital Content Producer and News Producer for WVLT News.
She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and earned a bachelor's degree in Multimedia Journalism and International Studies. Kelly Ann has been honored with a sports award from the Associated Press for covering the struggle female athletes face in searching for equipment and media attention.
When Kelly Ann is not at the station, you can catch her playing rugby, watching crime shows, or singing along to whatever's on the radio.
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Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 3:11 PM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
University officials said they investigated the team from Nov. of 2020, through May of 2021, conducting more than 120 interviews.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 11:07 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Jordan Gartner
A skydiver has died after suffering injuries during a high school football pregame performance Friday night.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 7:24 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Venezuela leaders released seven men from their custody Saturday, including former Knoxville Marine, Matthew John Heath.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Carissa Simpson and Kelly Ann Krueger
Knoxville Police Department officials asked for the public’s help locating a teenage girl who was last seen on Sept. 5.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:42 PM CDT
|By Paige Hill and Kelly Ann Krueger
The NTSB has released their initial findings into the Marion County crash.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 4:14 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A small plane from McGhee Tyson Airport crashed in Texas Thursday evening, according to officials with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 8:26 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Two deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office were injured after they were hit by an off-duty Campbell County deputy Monday night, according to officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Officers responded to a report that a shirtless man with tattoos was threatening to "shoot everyone" at a Little Caesar’s in Newport, according to officials with the Newport Police Department.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 8:52 AM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger, Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey, Paige Hill and Savannah Smith
The disappearance of Summer Wells, the 5-year-old Hawkins County girl at the center of a Tennessee AMBER Alert, has captured the attention of thousands across the region.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Two Tennesseans will be representing their home territory at the 2022 All Guard Best Warrior Competition.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 10:17 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Jordan Gartner
Officials in Tennessee say a black bear died after getting stuck in a hot car this week.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 8:14 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Paige Hill
Officials are set to discuss a large sex offense investigation in McMinn Co., according to McMinn Co. Sheriff Joe Guy.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:25 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A couple in Mount Juliet thought they were rescuing a kitten, but instead took a bobcat to an animal shelter.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:15 AM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Debra Worley
A woman from Tennessee drowned during an anniversary trip to a beach in North Carolina last week.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 10:27 AM CDT
|By Paige Hill, Kelly Ann Krueger and Emily Van de Riet
A Tennessee couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a villa at Sandals Emerald Bay resort on Exuma Island earlier this month, according to a report by The Nassau Guardian.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 12:13 PM CDT
|By Savannah Smith, Kelly Ann Krueger and Emily Van de Riet
A man crashed his vehicle into the Knoxville Fire Department museum on Sunday, according to officials.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Robbie and Mike Phillips died at a Sandals resort in Exuma on May 6, according to police in the Bahamas.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The cause of the Hatcher Mountain Wildfire and the Millstone Gap Wildfire that burned thousands of acres was downed power lines, according to officials.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2022 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Kelly Ann Krueger
Dollywood officials have closed Drop Line, their drop tower ride, after a 14-year-old fell to his death at Orlando amusement park Icon Park.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2022 at 7:19 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks off this week!
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 11:27 AM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The missing teen, Dylan Blake Feemster-Holloman, was last seen in Carroll County on March 4,
Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 8:49 PM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Jazmine Christianna White was last seen Feb, 6, wearing black pants, black hoodie, black shoes, carrying a black backpack.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 3:46 PM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Sam Luther
The Clinton native is working to evacuate military contract dogs left in Afghanistan following the American withdrawal.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 6:22 PM CST
|By Paige Hill and Kelly Ann Krueger
The incident is part of “an ongoing investigation,” but TBI could not further comment.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 11:11 AM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger, Savannah Smith and Gray News staff
Alijah Kensinger was found Friday morning after he was reported missing Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 8:58 AM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Paige Hill
An investigation lead by the Knoxville Fire Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives determined that the fire was intentionally set, according to officials with the city.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 4:14 PM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Tennessee was ranked the riskiest state when evaluated on driving factors alone.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2021 at 5:38 PM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A man and his 12-year-old son were found dead at a resort in Tiptonville after a storm ripped thru five states.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 4:59 AM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger, Savannah Smith, Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey, William Puckett and Gray News staff
Officials are planning random drug dog searches to help curb the reported drug problem at the school.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 4:48 PM CST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Madeline Thompson
Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation believe that his father, Jacob Clare, could be in Arizona.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and Speaker Cameron Sexton call for a special session of the General Assembly.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The 4-year-old out of Monroe Co. was found safe in south Georgia hours later.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 1:45 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Southeastern Conference officials announced they are fining the University of Tennessee $250,000 after fans threw trash onto the field at Neyland Stadium on Saturday night.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2021 at 8:29 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A spokesperson for the University of Tennessee said students who threw trash onto the field during Saturday’s Ole Miss game will lose the ability to attend future games.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 9:47 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Former Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking at the Celebrations Conference on Wednesday, October 13.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 9:56 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
President Joe Biden’s administration let governors know on how many Afghan refugees will be resettled in all 50 states.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 3:18 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey, Paige Hill and Kelly Ann Krueger
A Gibbs High School graduate was killed in the Kabul airport attack that killed 13 Americans.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 4:02 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The National Weather Service reported catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2021 at 11:36 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
In a letter to officials, the University of Tennessee Department of Emergency Medicine said they will have to start triaging care to patients.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2021 at 8:52 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and David Sikes
At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2021 at 4:42 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Dr. Lisa Piercey discusses the current COVID climate in Tennessee pediatric hospitals.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 7:41 AM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Gray News staff
Don Wells said he believes his daughter Summer, 5, was abducted. but the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has no evidence to confirm that. The agency is still investigating the circumstances leading to the 5-year-old’s disappearance.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 10:04 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Almost a month since Summer Wells went missing and her father, Don, said he doesn’t expect to see his daughter alive.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Gray News staff
One person has died and two workers have been injured in a collapse at the Nyrstar Mine on Tuesday, according to Rural Metro Fire officials.
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