Carissa Simpson on Muck Rack

Carissa Simpson

As seen in: MSN, Yahoo News, U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo Sports, Lexington Herald-Leader, WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH), KSIX-TV (Honolulu, HI), NewsBreak, KSLA-TV (Shreveport, LA), KOLO-TV (Reno, NV) and
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Carissa

Contact Carissa, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Crossville man arrested after exposing himself to 78 children, Knoxville police say

|
By Carissa Simpson
| WVLT-TV/WBXX-TV (Knoxville, TN) Verified
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Crossville man was arrested after exposing himself to over 70 children in Knoxville, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News. On Tuesday at around 9:40 a.m., a Knoxville Police Department officer responded to a call of indecent exposure at Calhoun’s on the River on Neyland Drive. When officers arrived, they spoke with the caller, who told officers that she was taking 78 children on a field trip.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Retired Sevierville Police Department K-9 dies

|
By Carissa Simpson
| WVLT-TV/WBXX-TV (Knoxville, TN) Verified
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Sevierville Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their K-9 officers, according to a Facebook post. K-9 Officer Blitz passed away from an unexpected medical illness, SPD officials said. Blitz served with SPD from 2013 to 2022 when he retired in June. He worked with two handlers Preston Parrish and Caleb Brien. “Rest easy sweet boy we will take it from here!” SPD officials said. Copyright 2023 WVLT. All rights reserved.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Tenn. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann running for House speaker

|
By Carissa Simpson
| WVLT-TV/WBXX-TV (Knoxville, TN) Verified
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Gray Television officials announced two Tennessee representatives will be running for speaker of the House of Representatives. Chuck Fleischmann, who represents East Tennessee, and Mark Green, who represents Middle Tennessee, are both throwing their hats in the ring to become the next speaker. The vote comes after Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker. Previous Coverage: Rep.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 1,361 licensed articles (1,403 Total)
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified