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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Federal authorities investigate deadly pileup in Austin
A truck tractor failed to slow causing several vehicles to crash on I35. Five people died and 11 others were hospitalized. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the latest.
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Truck involved in deadly Austin pileup operated by Dallas company, NTSB says
Federal authorities are investigating deadly pileup that happened in Austin on Thursday.
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Balch Springs wildfire risk resurfaces amid high winds
Nearly three years after a devastating wildfire in Balch Springs, firefighters warn of renewed risks as high winds and dry conditions return. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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Three years after Balch Springs neighborhood burns, fire conditions put other DFW communities at risk
North Texas firefighters warn of wildfire risk as high winds and dry conditions increase fire danger.
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Former Gateway pastor charged with child sex abuse in Oklahoma
Former Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris has been indicted on five felony charges tied to alleged sexual abuse dating back to 1982. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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5 years since COVID-19: North Texans still feeling the impact
It’s been five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. While millions in Texas were infected, hospitals filled beyond capacity, and 92,000 lives were lost. Today, some of the most severely affected are still struggling to recover. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports.
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Five years later, Long COVID patients still battle life-altering impacts
Five years after COVID-19, some of the hardest-hit North Texans are still struggling to reclaim their lives.
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Severe thunderstorms take roof off a hotel in Ennis, cause damage across Ellis County
Severe thunderstorms Saturday morning brought harsh winds that took the roof off a Days Inn in Ennis.
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Powerful storms cause damage in Ellis County Sunday morning
Across Ennis, people spent the day cleaning up damage from severe thunderstorms Saturday morning. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards shows us the damage.
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North Texas man charged in connection to hazing death
A Wylie man is behind bars in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – charged with manslaughter in connection to the hazing death of a college student. It’s the first arrest made in a case that left a 20-year-old man, trying to pledge a fraternity, dead. Allie Spillyards has the latest on the investigation.
