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: May. 13, 2023 at 3:02 PM EDT
|By Gray News staff and Kelly Ann Krueger
The dog underwent surgery, which went well and is now resting with his partner.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 12:21 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Rep. Justin Lafferty responded to the allegations that he assaulted a Nashville rep. on the House floor Monday.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 12:57 PM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Gray News staff
Authorities said an Amber Alert for a missing Tennessee teen has been canceled after she was found safe.
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: 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: 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: 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. 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. 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: Apr. 3, 2022 at 7:08 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
A farmer in the Seymour area cut a special message into his field for first responders who were battling the blaze.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 1:32 AM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
East Tennessee native Dolly Parton took to social media to share her thoughts on the current wildfires threatening Sevier County as firefighters continue to battle the blaze.
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: Mar. 25, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing baby from Franklin, Tennessee.
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: Jan. 27, 2022 at 4:46 PM EST
|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. 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. 9, 2022 at 6:04 PM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Paige Hill
Three people were killed in a house fire on Friday morning, according to officials with the Blount Co. Sheriff’s Office.
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. 2, 2021 at 3:09 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Steak dinners, becoming a police K-9, even enjoying a spa day, LaLa spent her last days fulfilling a bucket list.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Don Wells, the father of missing 5-year-old Summer Wells was arrested early Sunday morning on DUI charges, according to WVLT News affiliate WJHL.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 2:45 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Knox Co. Sheriff Tom Spangler wrote a letter to President Joe Biden on the executive order requiring the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment.
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: 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 4:00 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger
Knoxville Police Department officers are looking for a man suspected of assaulting a woman at Forks of the River industrial park.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 10:33 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Alivia Harris
Missing five-year-old Anthony Seybert was last seen on July 5, in Campbell County.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Ashley Bohle
Search and recovery team, EquuSearch, is headed back to Hawkins County to continue the search for missing five-year-old Summer Wells as the AMBER Alert continues.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 8:41 AM EDT
|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 11:55 AM EDT
|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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