Ellis Wiltsey
Senior Content Producer
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 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!
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 11:32 AM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
In an interview with the victim’s sister about the potential relationship. The affidavit said the sister told law enforcement that Heikes would sneak into the victim’s house at night to have sexual intercourse. She also told deputies that she believed the pair were meeting about two to three times a week around town.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Angela Sands, former sergeant and public information officer for the Lincoln Police Department filed a nearly 100-page suit against the city this week, alleging sex discrimination and retaliation.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 9:26 AM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
It takes a Nebraska winter staple, chili and cinnamon rolls, and turned it into a frozen treat that has people divided.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 8:40 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
It started a study into the viability of the project in 2022. CSL has identified a few potential locations for a future convention center. That includes the former Journal Star production building at Ninth and Q streets, sites close to the Cornhusker Hotel, the Telegraph District, and near Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 7:57 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
The Nebraska State Patrol has canceled an ‘Endangered Missing Advisory’ for Robert Proctor, but says he is still missing.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 9:05 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Lincoln Public Schools announced there will be no school on Wednesday, January 18th, citing a winter storm warning.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Pickel’s previous furnace was around 20 years old. She was already in the market, looking for a new one this winter but between recent family hardships and being a single mother to three buying a new one would be difficult.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 5:38 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Upon arriving at the scene LPD located the suspect, 34-year-old Jeffrey Howard, based on a matching description on a second-floor balcony of the apartment. Shortly after law enforcement arrived and tried to make contact with Howard he went inside an apartment.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 9:17 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
With an agreement reached Thursday the Lincoln Airport will soon be home to an air cargo storage facility, with an investment price tag of up to $65 million.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 5:34 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
It was a special surprise for 71-year-old Marilyn Wylie of Lincoln after her daughter nominated her to be gifted a free car for Christmas. On Friday, she got her brand new set of wheels, one that can now help her get to essential healthcare appointments without worry.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 1:17 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
For Lincoln Fire and Rescue and The Nebraska State Patrol, subzero temperatures are just another factor on the list of things they’re taking into account when responding to an emergency.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 7:56 AM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Every day Eddins gives four doses of Albuterol to the twins, two for each. It opens their airways to assist with breathing but over the weekend and Monday, her pharmacy had to make multiple calls to even track some down. Finally finding what she needed at two different Hy-Vees in Lincoln.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 9:41 AM CST
|By Ryan Swanigan and Ellis Wiltsey
Lincoln Fire & Rescue said the cause of the fire appears to be a cooking accident due to food left unattended.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 9:34 AM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Dozens of neighbors in eastern Lancaster County have filed a lawsuit, looking to halt a solar farm slated for construction near their homes.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:38 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Lincoln North Star is putting on its first Unified play. Like Unified Sports combines students with and without disabilities, working together and supporting one another to succeed.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 5:44 PM CST
|By Ellis Wiltsey
The most recent has unknown suspects taking the generator off of the back of the food truck, while it was parked overnight in storage.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 3:26 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Court records show Jason Hernandez was arrested on charges of first-degree assault and use of a firearm to commit a felony on Friday.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 10:26 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
A Trauma Champion is not necessarily a title that anyone wants to win. It’s given to patients who make incredible strides in progress after they experience in many times life-changing injuries. This year’s recipient was honored on Friday.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 9:51 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Following the death of her son by suicide in 2018, Anna Downing is spreading a message of hope to save even just one person from the same fate.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
A union representing more than 8,000 Nebraska state employees from all different fields will begin its new contract for negotiations Wednesday. Looking for higher wages and better benefits.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 2:24 PM CDT
|By Jacob Elliott, Ellis Wiltsey and 10/11 NOW
Lincoln Lancaster-County Health Officials updated the community on the new COVID-19 boosters for people age 12 and older at a briefing on Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 8:57 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
In its 49th year, the SCCA Solo National Championships event brings together racers of all skill levels.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 7:33 AM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Right now, the city has set aside three areas for truck parking. Two on Centennial Mall at M and Q Streets, and a third on 8th Street between M and L Streets. Those are the options it lists for at least the first two weeks of the program, but say that could change or expand.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 7:01 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
The Huskers are one of the first to adopt a program that allows scholarship athletes to make up to $25,000 during their college career for success off the field.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 10:46 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
For one Lincoln startup, the focus is on athlete safety and recovery and a recent round of grant funding now has them designing for a new market: the U.S. military.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 9:37 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Lots of the pile-up used to happen over the weekend and was taken inside or addressed by store employees come Monday but since the closure, nobody is around full-time to do that much-needed clean-up.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
About six months ago, 26-year-old William Lewis noticed his body becoming weaker and three months ago he was diagnosed with Acute Rapid Onset ALS, the disease left him in a wheelchair and requiring extra care.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 10:39 AM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Tyler Loomis is the owner of Tailored Dreams, a party bus company in Lincoln. Over the weekend he was working underneath one of the 16-ton buses when it fell on his chest.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 10:11 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
The night was capped off with certificates, photos, and a job fair.
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.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:07 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Participants were asked to take bags of bright red sand and pour them into the cracks of the sidewalks and streets. To raise awareness about those who can metaphorically fall through the tracks of human trafficking, including women, children, and refugees.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 7:58 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Before it could make the trip overseas all the Huskers’ gear has gone through a few important steps like weighting, itemizing, and labeling each container so when the team touches down next week everything is already in place.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Lincoln Police said that the post in question was quickly debunked and that it’s being circulated in cities across the country using the same wording but whoever is posting it is simply swapping out city names to fool the population that’s seeing it.
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.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:08 AM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
In five days, most Lincoln Public Schools students will be going back to class.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 9:07 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
The company is known as A+ Berries, it’s focused on using Aronia berries, tasked by the American Aronia Berry Association to increase the value of the product across the board.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 7:13 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Starting Monday some fall sports will start practices and Friday 50 athletic trainers from Lincoln Public Schools and surrounding communities are getting a refresher before those get underway.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 11:14 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Passing time during the pandemic is something almost everybody has found themselves tasked with.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
The plan is more relaxed than in previous school years with more tools available now to prevent COVID-19. This year, even preschoolers can get vaccinated.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 9:24 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Lincoln Public Schools students are headed back to class in less than a month, meaning back-to-school prep is underway.
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.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 9:20 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
A busy bus station right outside means lots of eyes have been peering in as that demolition gets underway. With broken windows and piles of materials inside, despite the looks, developers say that’s just part of the plan.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 5:55 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
That removal process is tedious, to say the least. Crews are carefully scraping off tiles and reattaching them to a material similar to contact paper in sections. 250 sections need to come down.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
The City of Lincoln created a list of seven items to update or add to the area.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 11:23 AM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
You'll likely see Lincoln Police Officers on electric bicycles on Husker game days and other outdoor events when navigating in a cruiser is difficult.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 11:03 AM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
The appointment system is now available at four of the DMVs locations in Nebraska. Three in the Omaha metro area and the West O Street location in Lincoln.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
So far Lancaster County has received about 445 afghan refugees and upwards of 65 Ukrainian refugees have found their homes here. It’s more difficult to pinpoint the exact number from Ukraine because their path to get here was more chaotic with war breaking out.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:57 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
In June, 2,626 families received food from the center. That’s up 138 families from the month before. The center said they have lots of familiar faces stop by most weeks, but nowadays more people are coming back and starting to come for the first time.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 9:35 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
DEA lab testing now shows that four out of every 10 pills that they are finding fentanyl in, contain a potentially lethal dose.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 9:34 PM CDT
|By Ellis Wiltsey
Recruitment and retention levels within law enforcement have seen an ongoing struggle. So where does one of the states biggest and most far-reaching agencies stack up when it comes to both?
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