Danica Sauter
Content Producer
Nashville, TN

Originally from California, Danica moved to Texas when she was 10 and lived in the Houston area and went to Cy-Fair High School. In high school she was involved in choir and was a photographer for her yearbook class.
She later moved to the East Texas area, a few years after graduating high school in 2014. There, she went to Stephen F. Austin State University where she hosted a Campus and Community show for her school's radio station. During college, she also interned at 104.1 KRBE in Houston.
After graduating college in 2020, she stayed in the East Texas area working for the NBC affiliate KETK in Tyler.
Two years after she made her way to Nashville, Tennessee.
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Updated: May 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Akim Powell
Country star Jelly Roll said his daughter is breaking ‘generational curses’ after she graduated high school.
Updated: May 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Brandy Beard
A social media influencer was arrested after allegedly refusing to pay for almost $400 worth of food from a Nashville restaurant.
Updated: May 6, 2026 at 9:59 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Debra Worley
Chet Hanks, Tom Hanks’ son, recently moved to Nashville to pursue country music.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM CDT
|By Tony Garcia, Chasity Maynard, Danica Sauter and Jordan Gartner
A worker in Tennessee has died this week after being trapped by a forklift at a construction site.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2026 at 1:29 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
A library director in Tennessee was fired for refusing to relocate certain books from the children’s section that were deemed controversial.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Andrew McMunn
A nurse in Tennessee was arrested after police said he sexually assaulted a patient at a hospital.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM CST
|By Caleb Wethington, Braden Ross, Danica Sauter and Akim Powell
A 10-year-old drove home from school after arguing with his mom, according to authorities.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in Tennessee say no survivors have been recovered after a devastating explosion at a manufacturing plant.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
Dolly Parton's sister is clarifying her prayer request.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Andrew McMunn
Almost 60 years after the death of a Tennessee sheriff’s wife, authorities said new details are coming out that implicate her husband.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Emily Van de Riet
A former reality TV star was arrested at a Walmart in Tennessee after she attacked another person with a sock filled with rocks, according to an arrest affidavit.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
A young girl died after her mother's boyfriend shot at her, her mother and her siblings.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM CDT
|By Amanda Alvarado and Danica Sauter
Michael Tait shared a statement where he confessed to substance abuse and making unwanted sexual advances.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
Ed the Zebra has officially been captured as of Sunday morning after being out wandering for over a week in Tennessee.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Emily Van de Riet
Two people were arrested in Nashville after they stopped to put air into their tires during a police chase, officials said.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2024 at 1:07 PM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
A man is accused of throwing burning objects at cars on Christmas Eve.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2024 at 8:14 PM CDT
|By Amanda Hara, Kassidy Brown, Danica Sauter, Steve Mehling and Akim Powell
One person is dead and nine others are injured after a shooting near Tennessee State University, according to authorities.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2024 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
A 2-month-old baby was found safe after an Amber Alert was issued over the weekend.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2024 at 8:51 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
Tommy Cash, the brother to renowned performer Johnny Cash, has died at the age of 84.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2024 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Akim Powell
A family in Nashville is suing the Middle Tennessee Council for the Boy Scouts of America after their 10-year-old son died in a jet ski crash while on a trip with the organization.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2024 at 10:22 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
There were two other kids in the car and only one booster seat, according to police.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2024 at 9:20 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter, Tony Garcia and Gray News staff
Army intelligence analyst Korbein Schultz, who is accused of selling information to China, pleaded guilty in a federal court on Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2024 at 3:24 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Akim Powell
A woman in Nashville allegedly stole over $1,000 worth of candles from Bath and Body Works, according to authorities.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2024 at 7:04 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
The autopsy of 23-year-old Pfc. Katia Duenas-Aguilar revealed she had been stabbed nearly 70 times, according to officials.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2024 at 2:29 AM CDT
|By Caleb Wethington, Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
Seventeen-year-old Trinity Bostic was reported missing on June 29.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2024 at 10:59 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Emily Van de Riet
A small business owner in Nashville says he was shocked to see that Kroger had used his company’s photos to market their own similar products.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2024 at 7:47 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas was indicted on a slew of charges in both Davidson and Gibson counties.
Updated: May 28, 2024 at 4:29 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter, Daniel Smithson and Akim Powell
An 18-year-old girl in Nashville was shot and killed just a day after graduating high school, according to authorities.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2024 at 10:53 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter, Tony Garcia and Gray News staff
The family of the runner who died after the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series marathon in Nashville on Saturday has spoken out publicly for the first time since his death.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2024 at 1:27 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter, Marissa Sulek and Gray News staff
Doctors amputated the teenager’s hands and feet after typical flu-like symptoms almost turned deadly last June.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2024 at 10:21 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
Authorities announced the continuing efforts insisting all agencies involved are committed to finding Sebastian Rogers who went missing in February.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2024 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Andrew McMunn
The Metro Nashville Police Department said five people were shot in the Germantown neighborhood of Nashville.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2024 at 11:28 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
Authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2024 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
The Metro Nashville Police Department reported that Riley Strain’s bank card was found near the Cumberland River on Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Jordan Gartner
Days after a college student went missing in downtown Nashville, country star Luke Bryan is calling for help on social media.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2024 at 8:57 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
The Amber Alert issued for a 7-year-old Tennessee girl has been canceled.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2024 at 12:23 PM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Emily Van de Riet
A new lawsuit claims a mother of five from Nashville died when a Florida doctor, who was allegedly not allowed to operate on patients, performed a Brazilian butt lift procedure on her.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2024 at 7:18 PM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Andrew McMunn
Responding crews reportedly found a healthy baby and mother.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2023 at 11:07 AM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Alexandria Adams
A woman was one of a dozen trapped inside their church’s life center at 3838 Dickerson Pike when the building came tumbling down.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2023 at 9:13 AM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
A pizza restaurant employee jumped into action when a tornado touched down nearby.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2023 at 12:32 PM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Emily Van de Riet
Country music legend Garth Brooks invited multi-platinum selling artist Scotty McCreery to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 8:11 AM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
The trooper was eventually able to get into the car and steer the car into a concrete wall.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2023 at 5:14 PM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Andrew McMunn
The GoFundMe was created to raise money for medical and funeral expenses, as well as future projects for the family to honor Jillian Ludwig’s name.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 7:04 PM CST
|By Danica Sauter and Andrew McMunn
Jillian Ludwig, a freshman, was shot in the head while walking on a track near the campus.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 4:11 AM CST
|By Danica Sauter
18-year-old Jillian Ludwig was shot in the head and wasn’t found for about an hour, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2023 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
John Drake Jr. is accused of shooting two officers at a Dollar General Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2023 at 12:59 PM CDT
|By Rheanna Wachter, Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
Janae Edmondson was a special guest at her former high school's game, where she walked in front of the stands of cheering fans.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 1:07 AM CDT
|By Sharon Danquah, Carmyn Gutierrez, Danica Sauter and Gray News staff
A firefighter who was inside the building when it started to collapse was crushed under the debris and remains hospitalized.
Updated: May 8, 2023 at 7:16 PM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Andrew McMunn
Officials said the intruders used a Taser on the homeowner's dog and held their teen son at gunpoint.
Updated: May 7, 2023 at 11:06 AM CDT
|By Danica Sauter and Amanda Alvarado
The teen was arrested on the scene.


























































