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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Dallas Police Chief addresses controversial immigration comment in meeting with LULAC
DPD Chief Daniel Comeaux met with members of LULAC to address comments he allegedly made about immigration. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the story.
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New Dallas police chief says immigration comment was taken out of context
Dallas Police Chief Comeaux is addressing a comment he made in an interview with Fox News. He says it was taken out of context.
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Former Dallas Cowboys player arrested, charged in connection to fatal motorcycle crash
Kelvin Joseph Jr. confessed to being involved in a fatal motorcycle crash on Saturday morning, police said. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the latest.
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Families share warnings of amoeba that can be found in some bodies of water
The CDC confirmed that the 2024 death of a 71-year-old Texas woman was caused by a brain eating amoeba. They say she came into contact with it while using tap water from an RV for a nasal rinse but the amoeba can be found in any fresh water. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more on what you need to...
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Texas woman's death shines light on dangers of brain-eating amoebas
The CDC confirmed that the 2024 death of a 71-year-old Texas woman was caused by a brain eating amoeba and families are sharing their warnings so others don’t go through the same.
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North Texas welcomes home Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
There was a big welcome home party at DFW Airport Wednesday afternoon. Fresh off a whirlwind media tour, Plano ISD middle schooler Faizan Zaki returned as the newly named Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee champion returns home to North Texas
Fresh off a whirlwind media tour, Plano ISD middle schooler Faizan Zaki returned as the newly named Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion.
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New information on the operation that helped capture a North Texas fugitive
We’re learning more about the operation behind the capture of a Kaufman County fugitive. Monday, Trevor McEuen was found hiding underneath his grandmother’s home nearly a month after failing to show up for his own murder trial. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more on what experts say was likely playing out behind the scenes.
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‘Somebody's been helping him': Kaufman Co. Sheriff details capture of fugitive
The Kaufman County Sheriff is praising the work of his deputies and state and federal partners for the capture of fugitive Trevor McEuen.
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Community prepares to honor Ava Moore as new details emerge in Lake Grapevine case
As friends and family plan a private memorial for 18-year-old Ava Moore, new search warrant details reveal how the suspects tried to flee after the deadly jet ski collision on Lake Grapevine. Both remain in jail facing criminal charges and possible deportation.
