Shellie Nelson

Interactive Content Editor

Shellie joined the News 8 team producing web content in December 2011, when she and her husband moved to the Quad Cities to be closer to his family.

Shellie hails from Kansas City, where she worked as Executive Web Producer and previously as a senior assignment editor during her ten years at KSHB-TV. Her news background also includes work at WDAF-TV and KMBZ radio in Kansas City. Shellie also worked as a rush-hour traffic reporter and producer and spent a couple of years overseeing operations at a stock photography agency.

Shellie graduated Cum Laude from Park University where she majored in Communication Arts and minored in Marketing.

Working on web content lets her pursue her love of writing.

"I type and write fast and love discovering great stories in the most unusual places. I think above all else, it's important to maintain a healthy sense of humor about everything because the stuff worth doing should be fun!" says Shellie.

If you have a story idea to share, send it to her at shellie.nelson@wqad.com.

Recent Articles

  • Tornadoes hit North Texas; 6 dead

    Posted on: 12:37 pm, May 16, 2013, by

    Rescue crews searched Thursday for seven people missing after overnight tornadoes struck North Texas, killing at least six.
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    tornado
  • Meet the Niabi Zoo binturong

    Posted on: 11:04 am, May 16, 2013, by

    Niabi Zoo director Marc Heinzman introduces us to a binturong, commonly called a bear-cat.
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    otter from zoo
  • Police: Burlington man carried 24 pounds of marijuana on a train

    Posted on: 11:00 am, May 16, 2013, by

    A Burlington, Iowa man was allegedly caught carrying more than 24 pounds of marijuana on an Amtrak train in Galesburg, Illinois.
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    Keith Nash - photo from Galesburg Police
  • Resident escapes Moline house fire through window

    Posted on: 9:30 am, May 16, 2013, by

    Fire that started in the kitchen of a Moline home forced one person to escape through a window.
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    Fire generic
  • Report: Surviving Boston bombing suspect says attack was payback

    Posted on: 9:08 am, May 16, 2013, by

    The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon attack indicated that the bombing was retribution for what he called U.S. attacks against Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev photo from FBI
  • Tiny device offers big relief to some glaucoma patients with cataracts

    Posted on: 7:56 am, May 16, 2013, by , updated on: 08:32am, May 16, 2013

    A device smaller than the year stamped on a U.S. penny could help patients suffering from glaucoma when they have cataracts.
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    iStent on a penny
  • Lanes reopened on Interstate 80

    Posted on: 7:46 am, May 16, 2013, by , updated on: 12:40pm, May 17, 2013

    Eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 have reopened after a tanker crash near Atkinson in the Morning on Thursday, May 16.
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    Tanker overturned on I-80 5-16-2013 (WQAD Photo)
  • Teen girl dragged after Burlington wreck

    Posted on: 2:15 pm, May 15, 2013, by

    A Burlington teen is facing charges because he allegedly dragged a girl after he ran into her car.
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    police lights
  • Deere reports record second-quarter earnings

    Posted on: 11:46 am, May 15, 2013, by

    The income translates to earnings of $2.76 per share for the second quarter period that just ended.
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    John Deere tractor
  • Report: Wealthy hire disabled guides to skip lines at Disney World

    Posted on: 11:25 am, May 15, 2013, by

    Disabled people are being hired as so-called "guides" to help people skip waiting in line to go on rides at Disney World.
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    wheelchair
  • Iowa police shoot man armed with knife

    Posted on: 11:01 am, May 15, 2013, by

    Waterloo, Iowa Police shot a man who allegedly threatened officers with a knife.
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    Police Lights
  • Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law

    Posted on: 8:49 am, May 15, 2013, by

    Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriages after Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, signed a bill giving same-sex couples the right to marry.
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    (MGN)