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.
Like many places, the pandemic has taken a toll on the Lincoln Airport as many continue to avoid travel.
CHI Health promotes mental health talks in schools with book
Wednesday night dozens of first responders from Seward and surrounding communities took to the street.
Right now, there’s not a single Husker athlete that knows when their season will start or if it’ll happen.It’s not stopping many of them from trying to make a difference, calling for change and awareness on Nebraska’s campus and beyond.
Animal Control calls for bats have been on the rise. From July to August that number more than tripled and its a trend that pest control services are seeing as well.
It’s a section of O Street that, according to City of Lincoln traffic data, sees over 30,000 cars a day.
A video and photograph of five-year-old Alex Johnson saluting Investigator Herrera’s processional have been viewed by tens of thousands of people.The little boy actually has ties to Hererra and his family and says he held that salute for the entire escort.
Thursday Nebraska’s Supreme Court heart arguments after a lawsuit was filed challenging if the measure was posing one or more questions.
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.
The Nebraska Supreme Court will decide what’s next for the initiative and whether it even makes it on the ballot.
Right now the lot off of 40th and Rokeby Road sits empty but Bryan Health hopes in the future it will be home to a new cancer center and more.
For the second night in a row at St. Teresa Catholic Church pew after pew was filled with people offering love and prayers for Mario Herrera.
Lincoln's city council adopted the newest city budget, one that looks a little different because of COVID-19.
Elania Matthews's music school usually has her going from home to home to teach but during a pandemic, shes had to adjust with the times to keep her students singing.
A little over two weeks ago a waitress in the capital city received a five-cent tip with a note saying that money would be more if she wasn't wearing a mask.Now we're hearing from another Lincoln waitress who got a big tip and a note, praising her for just the opposite.
Keeping kids active and socially distant is a struggle many parents have been trying to overcome for months. Since then one Lincoln karate school has adapted to the changes without missing a beat.
It's shifting from a brewery to an event space that the owner's say fits a need in Lincoln.
The Big Ten's decision is not the worst-case scenario that many downtown businesses fear but it doesn't mean businesses won't feel impacts in a big way.
A first of its kind facility is getting the go-ahead from the city council.
The Health Department posted several signs saying that Madsen’s is closed until authorized to reopen by interim Health Director Pat Lopez.
Less than three hours after a judge dismissed the City of Lincoln's injunction request, Madsen's Bowling and Billiards has been given a second closure order.
The average class size at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been reduced by about 67 percent.
The Big Ten remains the only Power 5 Conference school to not put out any additional information regarding fall sports.
For the May primary in Lancaster County's Election Commission received over 84,000 requests for mail-in ballots but say come November they're ready for that number and more.
At this march, you couldn’t hear chants or songs, and that was on purpose.
10/11 NOW has been getting countless calls and emails about things viewers have been hearing and we went straight to the experts to clear up some of the most common ones.
Caleb Ochsmer will turn nine on Saturday. Two days after that he will undergo major back surgery.
In Nebraska, about 75 percent of the local branch could potentially be out of a job.
Like many salons across the county, temperature stations and extra hand washing is the new normal at Images In Hair in Beatrice.
Born in 1920 and an immigrant from Czechoslovakia, at 100 years old Anne Callahan shows no signs of slowing down.
Before arriving at UNL Cheif Ramzah worked on the force in Wichita, Kansas for 26 years.
They say LPS teachers feel left out of the planning loop when it comes to potentially returning to the classroom during COVID-19.
The Just Do Business initiative was created to help promote economic inclusion for black businesses and Firespring here in Lincoln is raising money to expand those resources throughout the state.
Directed health measures say that indoor facilities can reopen at 50 percent capacity but the Lincoln Children's Museum says it will only be opening at 30.
Gardening season is in full swing but you may have noticed some pesky friends showing up. Japanese beetle season is underway, we spoke with an expert on the best way to handle them.
Thursday The Malone Center and The Lincoln Police Department hosted the first Hold Cops Accountable meeting.