Allie Spillyards joined NBC 5 in October 2017. She’s a general assignment reporter who often works out of Dallas or Collin county. You can usually catch her stories on NBC 5 at 10 p.m.
Allie is a North Texas native who was born and raised in Wylie.
She’s made several stops in the southeast, working most recently at WIS in Columbia, SC where she anchored weekend mornings and covered general news. While in Columbia, she reported on the tragic shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston and followed the controversy over removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. She also covered the historic flooding in October 2015 that destroyed hundreds of homes and left 17 people dead.
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Prior to South Carolina, Allie worked as a reporter at WCNC in Charlotte, NC.
She started her career at WVLT in Knoxville, TN as a general assignment reporter. She then helped launch a weekend morning newscast as an anchor before moving to weekday mornings.
In 2017, Allie was awarded a fellowship to train in computer assisted reporting with Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
Allie’s a proud graduate of the University of Missouri where she learned her way around a newsroom at KOMU both on and off air. She has a bachelor’s in journalism and a minor in political science. While there, Allie spent a semester in Brussels, Belgium as an intern at Reuters.
Now that she’s back in North Texas, Allie lives in Dallas with her husband, Blake, and their spoiled rotten rescue pup, Roux. She’s thrilled to be back home, telling stories from familiar communities and reporting news that impacts friends, family and neighbors.
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Dallas Police release ID of man accused of killing a woman downtown
Dallas Police released a picture of the man who they say shot and killed a woman on Main Street earlier this month. Investigators say Kendrick Finch’ is wanted for murder. It’s one of several recent crimes causing concerns for those who live and work in downtown.
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Dallas Police ask public to help find man wanted in fatal shooting in downtown Dallas
On Thursday, the Dallas Police Department posted a picture and the name of the man they said is wanted for murder in the deadly shooting of a woman in downtown Dallas.
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Power lines down in Euless after crash
Some Euless residents are in the dark as Oncor rushed to repair several downed power poles. Police say a tractor-trailer ran into a power line Wednesday afternoon – setting off a chain reaction. Allie Spillyards has the story from the corner of West Harwood Road and North Main Street.
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18-wheeler knocks down Euless power line, leaving nearby residents in the dark
Nearly 2,000 homes and businesses lost power in Euless on Wednesday after police say a grocery delivery truck collided with a power line.
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Paige Bueckers receives warm Texas welcome as she joins Dallas Wings
UConn star guard Paige Bueckers. The first overall pick in the WNBA Draft will soon wear a Dallas Wings jersey. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports on the star power she brings to North Texas sports.
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Paige Bueckers draft has potential to draw crowds to Dallas Wings along with other women's teams
When Paige Bueckers takes the court at College Park Center on UT Arlington’s campus, many are hoping it’ll be the momentum the Dallas Wings need to recover from a tough season.
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Dallas hired Daniel Comeaux to be new police chief
The City of Dallas announced Houston DEA Special Agent in Charge Daniel Comeaux will be the next police chief. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports on what’s ahead for the man replacing Eddie Garcia as the city’s next top cop.
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Houston DEA Special Agent in Charge named new Dallas chief of police
Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor-Tolbert says she’s selected DEA agent Daniel Comeaux as the city’s next chief of the Dallas Police Department.
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Expert weighs in on deadly NYC helicopter crash caught on video
Federal investigators are reviewing video footage and wreckage after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people — including a Siemens executive, his wife and three children. Aviation attorney Ladd Sanger says images of a missing tail boom and detached rotor could be key in determining what failed first. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the story,
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Six dead after helicopter crash in New York; Texas attorney weighs in
Six killed in helicopter crash; crash video could offer key clues, attorney says.
