Allisa Miller
KFDA Weekend Anchor and Reporter
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Allisa is the weekend anchor and a reporter for NewsChannel 10.
She started reporting in August 2019 and was promoted to Weekend anchor.
She was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.
Allisa graduated from Arizona Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in communication with an emphasis in journalism.
While in college, she played softball for ACU all four years.
Prior to working at NewsChannel 10, Allisa was an intern for Arizona’s Family in Phoenix and did sideline reporting for her college football team.
When not at the news station, Allisa enjoys catching up with friends and family, riding her cruiser bike and watching movies.
She is excited to be here in Amarillo and help bring you the latest news!
Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
The fall semester can’t come soon enough for some. Texas Tech’s Veterinary school of medicine is still on track to open this August.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 10:14 PM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
Face masks for AISD staff and students will soon be optional. In a special board meeting Wednesday afternoon, the board of trustees decided to make face masks optional for staff and students pre-kindergarten through fifth grade beginning Monday.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
After the STAAR test was canceled last year due to the pandemic, educators have been working hard to prepare students for the test this year.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2021 at 4:32 PM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
A welfare check has turned into a homicide investigation for the Amarillo Police Department.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
Every high school in Amarillo ISD will have a security fence by the beginning of next school year.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 10:19 PM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
Getting alcohol to-go from restaurants could soon be here to stay in Texas.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
Registering for college classes could soon be even easier. Renovations are taking place at Amarillo College to update the student service center.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 9:08 AM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
Multiple back-to-back severe weather events have many first responders working overtime to make sure those in the Texas Panhandle are safe.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 9:04 AM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
Entering a sweepstakes every day for nearly 40 years has finally paid off for one Panhandle man.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM CDT
|By Allisa Miller
Starting March 15, even more people in Texas will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. To help, the city of Amarillo is releasing videos about the COVID-19 vaccine clinic in hopes to give those worried about receiving the vaccine some peace of mind.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 10:15 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Amarillo Family Support Services continues to work out of different locations after a fire destroyed its building more than a year ago.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 10:16 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
In response to the high winds and dry conditions the Texas Panhandle is seeing this week, many fire services are taking extra precautions to help minimize wildfires.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2021 at 7:04 AM CST
|By Allisa Miller, Bailie Myers and Penny Kmitt
25-year-old Trecoby Leon Campbell has been arrested and booked into the Potter County Detention center after Amarillo Police Department Homicide Detectives secured a murder warrant.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2021 at 11:11 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Starting this week, Panhandle PBS will be launching the first episode in it’s local news magazine of it’s series “the handle: living while black”.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 10:15 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Until this week, many teachers in the Texas Panhandle were not eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Now teachers, child care workers and education staff can get the vaccine if wanted.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Preparing for the worst but expecting the best. That is how many health care workers are treating COVID-19 cases with spring break approaching and Governor Abbott’s eased restrictions.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 10:13 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Following Governor Abbott’s decision to end the mask mandate, the Texas Education Agency says it is up to local school boards to make their own mask policy.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
An Amarillo doctor is now more optimistic about breast cancer survivors having children after recent research shows pregnancy did not increase the risk of having the cancer reoccur.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 11:10 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
An Amarillo community activists’ message about speaking up will soon be heard by others around the world.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 10:24 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Area feedyards were among the many businesses to make adjustments during last week’s winter storm.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Domestic violence cases have doubled in the Ninth Judicial District, made up of Curry and Roosevelt counties since the pandemic began.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 10:30 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Students who attend one of the five Amarillo area school districts have been out of school since Monday and won’t return to the classroom unit next Monday.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 at 10:34 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
As temperatures in the Texas Panhandle remain below freezing causing recent power outages, many are trying everything they can to stay warm.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2021 at 9:26 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
First responders are preparing to continue to serve the community even through the extremely low temperatures and snow forecasted.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
With the extremely low temperatures we are forecasted for this weekend, many Amarillo plumbers are preparing for what some say will be their busiest winter in years.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 at 10:12 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
The Texas A&M Forest Service in the Panhandle region has already begun preparing for wildfire season and bringing in extra help.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2021 at 10:58 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Social media censoring certain posts is an issue being seen across the country, even in Amarillo.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 at 10:32 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Local pizzeria’s are preparing for what could be their busiest day ever.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 10:32 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
After being cancelled last year, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test will be administered to students this year and will take place in person.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2021 at 10:19 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
A school that has been an idea for 50 years will finally be finished in August.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2021 at 12:58 AM CST
|By Allisa Miller
The Amarillo nonprofit Snack Pak 4 Kids is working to raise enough money to buy over 2,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to give to students over the long spring break.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 10:29 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
The Amarillo walk-in vaccine clinic has been successful getting people vaccinated against the virus as quickly as possible.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Canyon ISD is currently in the process of renovating and creating seven different facilities.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 10:18 PM CST
|By Bailie Myers and Allisa Miller
Hospitals in Amarillo are looking toward a “good future” as area health experts believe vaccinations, masking precautions and a high number of recovered COVID-19 are likely contributing to a decrease in positive cases.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 10:34 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
One Amarillo doctor is not only saving lives in the emergency room, but he is also helping keep dogs in the Texas Panhandle alive.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 10:24 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Amarillo health care workers are already seeing diagnosis delays in some cancer cases because of COVID-19.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 10:34 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
One area school district is receiving state recognition for it’s efforts in educating young students during the early months of the pandemic.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
One area school district is expecting to see a major increase in enrollment after implementing a new model of schooling.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 10:18 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Many dentist in Amarillo say they have already received the COVID-19 vaccine, but not every dentist in Texas can say the same.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
As new strains of the COVID-19 virus continue to be discovered in the U.S, local health care experts are weighing in on what this means for Amarillo.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 10:17 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
While many health care professionals are feeling the strain from the pandemic, professors at area universities say COVID-19 is actually inspiring many to go into the health care field, causing an increase in students applying for medical degrees.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 at 10:17 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Some from Amarillo are in the nation’s capital after experiencing first hand the protests that happened Wednesday.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 10:18 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Starting next month, health care workers and first responders in the Texas Panhandle will have more access to free group therapy.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 10:32 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
After a $275 million bond to renovate the Amarillo civic center was voted down last month, plans to update the facility continue.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 10:21 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
In-person classes for students in New Mexico are canceled following winter break.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 9:21 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
For those struggling to pay rent due to the impacts of COVID-19, help could soon be on the way. The Texas Eviction Diversion Program helps those struggling by paying up to six months of rent.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 10:19 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
Non-traditional schools in Amarillo say they are seeing an increase of students and it’s due to virtual learning; but an increase for some schools could mean jobs lost for others.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 6:55 PM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Allisa Miller
47th District Attorney Randall Sims hosted a news conference today with an update on the Billy Glenn Ivy Jr. case.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
One of Amarillo’s biggest events would typically be taking place around this time of year, but because of COVID-19 not only is the event canceled, but Amarillo is expected to lose millions of dollars because of it.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 10:18 PM CST
|By Allisa Miller
A flower shop that has been in Amarillo for 63 years has been burglarized four times in the last month.