Ellis Wiltsey

Senior Content Producer

Lincoln, NE

Ellis graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Ellis is a native of Bellevue, Nebraska and enjoys reporting in her home state! In September 2020, she was promoted to Senior Content Producer. In this role she wears several hats including managing the reporting staff.

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!

Election

‘Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana’ react to ballot rejection

Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 10:18 PM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

For Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, it seems to be a case of deja vu, as another attempt to get their issue on a ballot has fallen short.

Huskers

Husker athletes capitalize on NIL deals

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 9:53 PM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

A new commercial has been circling social media. It features one of the newest faces on the Husker Football Team giving a plug for an Omaha-based heating and cooling company.

News

Nebraska state senator returns from Ukraine trip

Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 12:08 AM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

Senator Brewer said his long history of military service prepared him for the experience of traveling to a country at war, but what he saw was still just as hard as anything he’s done.

Election

Petitioners and organizers scramble for signatures before Thursday deadline

Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 10:00 AM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

The November General Election could have multiple ballot measures on it, as petitioners and organizers are utilizing these final days to fill out their quotas.

News

New report outlines meatpacking facility failures to protect workers during COVID

Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 9:01 PM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

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.

News

NE Leg: Prison reform debate hinges on four proposed items

Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 11:34 PM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

Nebraska state senators are debating for the first time as a full body on legislation that would bring prison reform to the state.

News

570,000 chickens to be euthanized after bird flu infects poultry farm

Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 9:36 AM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

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.

News

Ukraine & Russia Conflict: Potential impacts on Nebraska

Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 9:59 AM CST

By Ellis Wiltsey

As conflict is underway between Ukraine and Russia in Eastern Europe, back here in Nebraska it’s leaving many unanswered questions.

News

Election 2022: Nebraska Governor’s Race candidates participate in forum

Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 10:17 PM CST

By Ellis Wiltsey

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.

News

Arrests made in Lincoln woman’s homicide investigation

Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 2:55 PM CST

By Ellis Wiltsey

Two arrests have been made in connection to the death of 23-year-old Carly Schaaf.

News

GRAPHIC: Hit-and-run of woman lighting firework in street leaves her with severe injuries

Updated: Jul. 6, 2021 at 11:19 AM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

Saturday night, a driver hit her, sent her flying across the street, and then took off from her northwest Lincoln neighborhood.

News

Social Security recipients still waiting on latest stimulus check

Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 9:39 AM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

Millions of Social Security recipients haven’t received their money and still don’t even know when it’s coming.

News

Nebraska to move to Phase 2A for vaccines next week

Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 11:12 AM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

Phase 2A opens up vaccines to people ages 50 to 64.

News

UNMC nurse’s COVID-19 video goes viral

Updated: Nov. 17, 2020 at 10:39 PM CST

By Ellis Wiltsey

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.

News

Nebraska veterans aim for more legislation in 2021 unicameral session

Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 10:02 PM CST

By Ellis Wiltsey

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.

News

Inspector General of corrections releases yearly report

Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 at 9:10 PM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

His yearly report for 2020 outlines an overcrowding emergency, staffing issues, and a lack of transparency when it comes to COVID-19.

News

NE Supreme Court hears gambling petition appeal

Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 9:15 PM CDT

By Ellis Wiltsey

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.