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.
The Latest
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Man arrested after allegedly making threats to ICE agents
A North Texas man is in custody accused of threatening the head of Homeland Security along with ICE agents. Officials say the posts were made on Facebook shortly before he was arrested in McKinney. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the details.
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DHS arrests man in McKinney accused of making terroristic threats against Homeland Security Secretary, ICE
A North Texas man is in custody, accused of making terroristic threats against the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and ICE agents.
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I-35W in Denton County closed after deadly multi-vehicle crash involving RV
A major stretch of I-35W near UNT’s campus remains shut down after a deadly crash involving multiple vehicles and an RV. One person is confirmed dead and several others have been hospitalized. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports from the scene.
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Officials are searching for a missing kayaker at Benbrook Lake
The Texas Game Wardens in Tarrant County paused the search for a missing kayaker in Benbrook Lake as storms rolled in Saturday night. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the latest.
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North Texas food pantry damaged after drivers drive onto front porch
In Wylie, two drivers caught in the middle of this week’s spring storms tried to seek refuge on a food pantry’s front porch. But as Allie Spillyards shows us – their decision may have had some unintended consequences.
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Wylie food pantry fears damage after drivers pull onto front porch during hail storm
A North Texas food pantry is trying to figure out how they’ll repair their property after 2 drivers drove onto the front porch during storms.
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National Medal of Honor Museum celebrates grand opening
This week, the 100,000-square-foot National Medal of Honor Museum will open its doors to the public in Arlington’s entertainment district. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the story.
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National Medal of Honor Museum draws heroes, leaders, celebrities for grand opening celebration
The National Medal of Honor Museum will open its doors to the public in Arlington’s entertainment district on March 25.
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2 Millsap ISD educators, superintendent charged in special education abuse case
Two educators and a superintendent are facing charges after investigators look into allegations of abuse from a parent of a student with autism. The district says they no longer employ the teachers, and the superintendent chose to resign during a meeting on Monday. Carissa Cornelius has been the voice of her 10-year-old son throughout his life. “He has autism and…
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Three educators charged after abuse allegations in special ed classroom
Two Millsap Elementary staff members and the district superintendent face charg es after alleged abuse in a special education classroom. A mother of one of the alleged victims says her son, who has autism and is non-verbal, was emotionally scarred. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the story.
