Savannah Kelley
Multimedia Journalist
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Savannah is a multimedia journalist with WCTV.
Before coming to Florida, Savannah spent her whole life in the Midwest. She was born in Fairfield, Iowa and graduated from Northwetsern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 2021. While in college, she was a reporter, producer and anchor for the Northwestern News Network. She began her career in broadcast news as an intern at KTTC in Rochester, Minnesota.
In her free time, Savannah loves traveling, going to the gym and spending time outdoors.
Education
Updated: 26 minutes ago
|By Savannah Kelley
Students called on FAMU and FSU to take a public stance against House Bill 999 and its companion in the Senate, SB 266.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 9:28 PM EDT
|By Savannah Kelley
Doctors who ignore this rule would be charged with a third-degree felony.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Savannah Kelley
Governor DeSantis has already said if one of those bills—the permitless carry measure—makes it to his desk, he will sign it into law.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 7:45 PM EDT
|By Savannah Kelley
The bill prohibits teachers from asking students what their pronouns are.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Savannah Kelley
The cheerleading group focuses on teaching young girls how to understand their emotions and develop a strong self of self.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 7:03 PM EDT
|By Savannah Kelley
Dalton was killed in 2021, when a gun fell out of his friend’s truck, fired and hit him.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Savannah Kelley and Chasity Maynard
Pugh held up his middle finger at the judge after he was denied bond, prompting his removal from the courtroom.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 7:07 PM EDT
|By Savannah Kelley
Three Democrats introduced amendments to soften the bill’s impact, but all three were rejected.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 8:35 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
The bill would also prevent students from majoring or minoring in gender studies.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 8:22 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
DeSantis said he would sign a permitless carry bill into law. That bill would allow Floridians to carry a concealed gun without a license.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM EST
|By WCTV Staff, Chasity Maynard and Savannah Kelley
Tallahassee Police Department responded to questions from WCTV about the department firing an officer last week after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a man while off the clock.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 10:45 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Arrest papers say Braxton grabbed the victim by the throat and later tried to hit him.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 10:40 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“We say ‘I love myself, I am beautiful, I am important. I matter.’ We always end with ‘I matter,’” said Keyunna Thomas, Co-owner and founder of Xplosion Cheer.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 3:52 AM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Alex drowned this past weekend. It happened on a trip with his housemates at Miramar Beach.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 9:32 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Staff told WCTV they couldn’t say who returned the bell, but said whoever did saw WCTV’s story about it being stolen, recognized the bell, and then called the Chan Center to return it.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 10:25 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
According to NWS, nearly 200 people have died from rip currents along the Northern Gulf Coast in the last two decades.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 6:16 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
This year, the group sold more tickets than any other year.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 10:59 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“When Mr. Dillbeck is put to death, the pain of the loss of Faye Vann in is not going to go away,” member Sheila Meehan said.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 9:58 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
It’s a $2.3 million project, and is a collaboration between LCSO, FSU PD, FDLE and FSU’s College of Criminology.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 9:45 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Those flights will begin January 4, 2024. They're now available to book online.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 9:55 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
The bell was imported from Taiwan, given to the temple when it first opened, as a gift from one of its patrons.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 10:09 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
The grant money will fund five full-ride scholarships each year for the next three years.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 10:01 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
After the first earthquake struck, Olgar’s two nieces and their mother were left stuck under their collapsed home.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 10:35 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
The candidates now include former Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, former Florida State Senator Annette Taddeo, progressive activist Carolina Ampudia and Broward Democratic Party Chair Rick Hoye.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 10:20 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
It included traditional dancing, music, food and strength competitions.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 10:16 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Attendees said in the midst of this tragedy, they wanted to do something—even a small gesture—to show support for the Turkish and Syrian people.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 8:44 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“It’s been tough,” Dogru said. “Because you’re hearing that all these people you know are dying and you’re away and you can’t do anything.”
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 10:49 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“All of our Turkish friends both in the United States and in Turkey, our hearts are with them, our prayers are with them and we are doing as much as we can do to support them right now,” Ratzlaff said.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 8:08 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Similar legislation was introduced last year, but faced pushback from Republicans, and was ultimately unsuccessful.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2023 at 11:53 AM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Williams died last Saturday during a traffic stop that turned into a foot chase. Investigators say he had a medical episode on the scene and died.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 9:00 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Williams plans to use this opportunity to continue educating people about CPR—a skill that can mean the difference between life and death.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 10:20 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
His friends and colleagues gather every year at the spot where he was killed -- the westbound I-10 exit ramp at mile marker 233.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:39 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Heckman calls the ban embarrassing for the state of Florida and says it’s not fair to students.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 10:22 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Burns took the stand Wednesday, claiming he killed his ex-wife in self-defense.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:18 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Witnesses described Carlton and Burns as having a volatile, on-again, off-again relationship.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 8:54 AM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
The festival happens each year in April, attracting tens of thousands of people. It features everything from paintings to sculptures to pottery to jewelry.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 5:53 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“I’m just glad that we’ve got this behind this,” West said. “And Vet Events Tally can go back to the business of doing parades.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:34 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Although overall deaths are down, crashes like the one that killed Fariello are up nearly 30%.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:21 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Crump has represented families in some of the nation’s most high-profile civil rights cases, including the families of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:30 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Court documents allege Pinkney added an extra zero to a check given to him by Ledford’s father, paying himself an extra $11,000.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 3:32 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley and Raghad Hamad
An 11th-grade student was arrested Wednesday morning after a firearm was found on the Leon High School campus.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 10:32 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Organizers of the annual Veteran’s Day parade met Monday night to discuss its fate after recent uproar over a new fee charged by the city to help put it on.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 9:46 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
A new COVID strain, known as XBB. 1.5, is emerging in the United States. Local health officials WCTV spoke to about the new variant said that although it spreads faster, it does not appear to be making people any sicker.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:29 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“He’s just so distraught right now,” Franklin said. “He wants to go home. He’s been in this home over 40 years. You know, and that’s all he knows.”
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 3:41 AM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Mandrell said she and other pastors will be praying at the scene of every single shooting that happens in 2023.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 12:25 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“It’s a feeling that you can’t explain it,” said the new mom, Aubrey McCorvey. It’s surreal to be holding a child that is yours.”
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 8:54 AM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
The event included fireworks, food trucks, photo booths and a performance by Tallahassee Nights Live.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 at 8:02 AM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
Less than 48 hours after a woman was killed in the parking lot of Terra Lake Apartments, several dozen people returned to the scene of the crime to pray for an end to gun violence in Tallahassee.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 5:02 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“That’s a strong kid,” she said. “And I know he feels like the weight of the world’s on his shoulders.”
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 11:33 PM EST
|By Savannah Kelley
“I keep saying to myself, ‘My beautiful house, my beautiful house.’ And my friend he just kept saying, like ‘I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.’”
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