Ellis Wiltsey
Reporter
Lincoln, NE
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Ellis graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Ellis is a native of Bellevue, Nebraska and excited to be reporting in her home state!
Before coming to KOLN-TV, Ellis worked as a reporter, producer and anchor at KUJH at the University of Kansas and interned at KETV in Omaha, Nebraska.
In her free time Ellis enjoys cooking, Jazzercise and volunteering at animal shelters.
When she's not cheering on the Huskers, Ellis is a proud Alabama Football fan and Tottenham Hotspur soccer fan! Watch out during basketball season because she is all in for her Jayhawks to take it all this year!
Ellis would love to hear from viewers on social media. You can find and follow her Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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A new congressional report shows that top officials worked with the Trump administration to keep meatpacking plants open, despite internally acknowledging an ongoing risk of COVID spread.
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Nebraska state senators are debating for the first time as a full body on legislation that would bring prison reform to the state.
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Confirmed cases of bird flu at a poultry farm in Nebraska now means that more than half a million chickens being raised for meat will have to be euthanized and uneaten.
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As conflict is underway between Ukraine and Russia in Eastern Europe, back here in Nebraska it’s leaving many unanswered questions.
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Thursday, the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce hosted an event for six candidates talking about priorities when it comes to things like job creation and the economy.
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Two arrests have been made in connection to the death of 23-year-old Carly Schaaf.
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Saturday night, a driver hit her, sent her flying across the street, and then took off from her northwest Lincoln neighborhood.
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Millions of Social Security recipients haven’t received their money and still don’t even know when it’s coming.
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Phase 2A opens up vaccines to people ages 50 to 64.
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An after-shift video from a UNMC ICU nurse is giving people an eye-opening account of just how serious COVID-19 hospitalizations are getting.
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Nebraska Veterans Coalition is a group of veterans and supporters who connect on Facebook and beyond. For advice, to post columns, and about this time of year to decide on the issues to bring to Nebraska lawmakers.
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His yearly report for 2020 outlines an overcrowding emergency, staffing issues, and a lack of transparency when it comes to COVID-19.
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The center of the case is determining whether each of the three measures is posing one or two questions. A decision that’s been left up to the supreme court but a case that ultimately might end up elsewhere.