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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Mother speaks out after first arrest made in March double homicide
Police tell us one person was wanted in the shooting death of two high school seniors killed in south Dallas in March. Now with one of their alleged killers behind bars, the victims’ mother is speaking out. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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Following police shooting, first arrest made in March double homicide
On March 22, 2024 around 9:20 p.m., Dallas Police said 18-year-old friends Kamari Smith-Capps and Camren Stacy were shot to death outside of a convenience store on Dixon Avenue near Scyene Road.
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Mexican drug cartel leader arrested in Texas, officials say
The leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Mexico’s largest drug ring, was arrested by federal authorities in Texas on Thursday, officials say.
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First West Nile virus human case reported in Dallas
The Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported the first human case of West Nile virus in Dallas this season. The man lives in the 75230 ZIP code and was diagnosed with West Nile. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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First West Nile virus human case reported in Dallas: DCHHS
The Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported the first human case of West Nile virus in Dallas this season.
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Expecting moms react to closure of labor, delivery services at Texas hospital
Expecting mothers in Johnson and surrounding counties are changing their birth plans after news that Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Cleburne is ending labor and delivery services. Some moms say they’re left in an inconvenient and potentially dangerous situation without another nearby option. They spoke with NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards.
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Families recall memories after First Dallas Baptist Church fire
First Baptist Dallas Church is heavily damaged due to a devastating fire. Despite the loss, they will hold a worship service on Sunday morning. The ATF is investigating the fire. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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First Baptist Dallas: Families' most memorable moments lost in fire at historic church
In the heart of downtown Dallas, smoke and ashes mingle with lifetimes of memories.
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Texas Health discontinues labor and delivery services in Cleburne
Following the announcement, a petition was launched urging the hospital to reconsider, saying the decision leaves women, especially those in rural communities, without easy access to essential healthcare.
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Keller plans to make changes to residential street
Three months after a Keller teen was nearly killed while out on a nightly run — the city says it’s making changes to a street in its most pedestrian-friendly neighborhood. They include safety measures NBC 5 Investigates has recently reported that have saved lives. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.