Kelly Ann Krueger
Producer
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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: Oct. 23, 2022 at 12:07 AM EDT
|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. 6, 2022 at 12:11 AM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Former Jacksboro police chief, Jeremy Goins, told The Volunteer Times he quit over a conflict with the mayor.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:42 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Kelly Ann Krueger
The NTSB has released their initial findings into the Marion County crash.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 8:46 AM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A sergeant with the Tazewell Police Department was injured after he fell down the step while chasing a suspect Thursday night, according to officials with the department.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:20 AM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Gray News staff
The deputy couple were off-duty and fixing a chain on their motorbike when they were hit by a pickup truck.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 8:10 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Inmates at the Campbell County Jail used a broom handle to knock out a camera and tried to start a fire, according to officials with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The New Tazewell Police Department was assisted by the Governor’s Marijuana Recovery Team to arrest two suspects following a car chase in New Tazewell Wednesday.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 9:52 AM EDT
|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. 11, 2022 at 12:13 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
First responders were dispatched to a liquid gas leak at the Colonial Pipeline in Loudon County on July 4, according to officials.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 11:17 PM EDT
|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 5:25 PM EDT
|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 10:31 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill, Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Kelly Ann Krueger
Officials in Campbell County provided information Monday on letters that seven churches in the area have been receiving.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 11:15 AM EDT
|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 11:27 AM EDT
|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. 20, 2022 at 11:41 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The Wells family planned a prayer vigil for Summer Wells, the missing 6-year-old from Hawkins County, and all missing children for June 15.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 1:13 PM EDT
|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: Apr. 21, 2022 at 3:29 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Hunter Hobson was arrested in Knoxville on Thursday on charges of money laundering and violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act through an alleged scheme to pay bribes to Egyptian officials.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 4:31 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill, Savannah Smith, Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Kelly Ann Krueger
The blaze prompted evacuations and closings Wednesday.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2022 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A crash on Highway 25 in Campbell County led to the death of a 32-year-old man from Illinois.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2022 at 4:38 PM EDT
|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: Feb. 18, 2022 at 12:31 PM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
An evacuation was ordered for anyone within two miles from Parkside Resort in Pigeon Forge due to a fast-moving brush fire, according to officials with the Sevier County Dispatch.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 2:39 PM EST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey, Paige Hill, Savannah Smith and Kelly Ann Krueger
The Tennessee Department of Health releases daily data on COVID-19 cases in the state.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 10:54 PM EST
|By Paige Hill and Kelly Ann Krueger
Candus Wells stated that Don Wells grabbed her by the throat and pushed her against the wall.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 12:11 PM EST
|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. 1, 2022 at 1:16 AM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Officers with the Knoxville Police Department responded to a residence regarding a shooting on Friday night, according to officials with the Knoxville Police Department.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 9:41 PM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Rural Metro Fire demonstrated what would happen if your Christmas tree caught on fire.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2021 at 2:24 PM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The $20 million attraction opened in July and allows guests to experience the feeling of flying as they soar over the most iconic locations in the United States.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 5:59 AM EST
|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. 28, 2021 at 10:26 PM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
On November 23, 2016 a fire started on the Chimney Tops Mountains and five days later, it had reached the city of Gatlinburg.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 3:57 PM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The university was granted exemptions to comply with a federal mandate,
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 11:33 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
You can donate your unwanted tree browse for Zoo Knoxville to use in their elephant sanctuary.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 3:29 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit were dressed up for Halloween.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and Speaker Cameron Sexton call for a special session of the General Assembly.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 2:45 PM EDT
|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 9:29 PM EDT
|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. 10, 2021 at 11:03 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Brittany Tarwater
President of the American Heart Association said the COVID virus can cause blood clots as well as damage to your major organs.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 11:17 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Haywood Co. Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls regarding Brian Laundrie on the Appalachian Trails.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2021 at 11:43 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and William Puckett
Roughly 4 percent of all federal cancer research funding goes towards pediatric cancer.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 9:49 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A pastor from Kentucky was arrested for being an unregistered sex offender from another state.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 12:28 AM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A single off-road vehicle crash leaves one dead in Campbell Co.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson reports an arrest has been made in connection to the Volunteer High School active shooter hoax call.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 10:02 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Knoxville Fire Department officials report a tanker carrying 3,000 gallons of diesel has overturned.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Kelly Ann Krueger
Officials said in a social media post that it happened at the 329 mile marker.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 12:21 AM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Parents are suing Governor Bill Lee and Mayor Glenn Jacobs over the lack of a mask mandate in Knox County schools.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 12:18 AM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said a Sevier County man was charged with one count of attempted first degree murder after shooting a deputy.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 4:18 PM EDT
|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 8:45 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
In a press conference in Middle Tennessee, TDOH Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 2:53 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
The Tennessee Department of Transportation launched the second phase of their Nobody Trashes Tennessee campaign.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 2:46 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Over 50 people have been stranded at a Greyhound bus station, some since two a.m. Sunday morning.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2021 at 8:05 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Wayne Spears, previous foreman for Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, is one of the victims of the catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee.
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