Ellie Nakamoto-White, Reporter
Ellie Nakamoto-White is a weekend morning anchor and reporter who began working for CBS 58 in September 2022.
Ellie was adopted from Vietnam when she was just a few months old and raised in Portland, Oregon. This Pacific Northwest native is now thrilled to live in the beautiful Midwest and explore everything that Wisconsin has to offer!
Since landing in the Badger State, she's been honored with multiple awards from the Wisconsin Broadcast Association and the Milwaukee Press Club, and earned an Emmy nomination for her investigative reporting uncovering patient abuse at a Milwaukee group home.
Ellie graduated with a B.A. in broadcast journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University (go Sun Devils!) in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Immediately after graduation, Ellie began working as a multimedia journalist in southeast Washington.
While she covers all kinds of stories ranging from breaking news to sports to politics, her favorite ones to cover are positive and uplifting stories that highlight the local community.
In her free time, Ellie enjoys spending time with family, traveling the world (she's been to 14 countries and 23 states), and taking her schnoodle, Theo, on walks in the park.
She also considers herself a total foodie, and is searching for any and all restaurant and food truck recommendations in the Milwaukee area.
If you have any story ideas or tips, you can contact Ellie at [email protected]. If you see her in person, say hi!
Articles by Ellie Nakamoto-White
- Meet The Hissy Kits: a Milwaukee music duo creating a new kind of purr-fect pitch with 'feline expressionism'
- 12th annual 'Lift Up Every Baby' event provides support, community resources for parents during National Black Breastfeeding Awareness Week
- We Energies using smart switches to reduce power outage times during severe weather
- 'It's just heartbreaking': Milwaukee's Nepali community reacts after catastrophic deadly flooding, mudslides
- Sheboygan police chief, city administrator recommend ending Flock Safety contract
- New arrest warrant issued for man who broke into off-campus apartment near MU, officials say
- Equipment failure is to blame for why some tornado sirens in Milwaukee County failed to go off, county officials say
- Longtime 'Little Free Library' in West Allis has all books taken multiple times, prompting concerns from owner
- Proposal for temporary overnight warming shelter in West Allis draws support, pushback from residents
- Hundreds fill Milwaukee's lakefront for 25th annual Run/Walk to Irish Fest to support the Arthritis Foundation
- 36-year-old Milwaukee man faces life in prison for shooting, killing 3 people in Milwaukee
- Marquette lacrosse player driver bound over for trial in crash that killed 2 teammates
- Milwaukee nonprofit gives new life to wheelchairs, aims to take unique program nationwide
- Artist with savant syndrome recreates entire skylines from memory after a single glance
- Mosquitoes collected in Wauwatosa test positive for West Nile Virus
- Milwaukee man sentenced to 20 years after killing 4-year-old girl in hit-and-run crash
- 'We come together': Tornado recovery efforts underway in the Fox Valley
- Former Marquette engineering professor killed in downtown Milwaukee bus crash identified
- Law enforcement expert weighs in after Madison officer-involved shooting
- 27-year-old Milwaukee father of three laid to rest nearly one month after he was shot, killed near Brady St.
- Riverwest family asks for community to be on lookout after bikes were stolen off their property
- 'He got love everywhere': Family identifies man in wheelchair hit, killed by car near 12th and Atkinson
- Hundreds pack pool at Cool Waters Aquatic Park in West Allis to beat the summer heat
- Dragon Boat Festival brings thousands to Milwaukee lakefront
- Manty Ellis, the 'Godfather of Milwaukee Jazz', passes away at 93, leaving behind generational music legacy
- 2nd annual Archipelago event in Fond du Lac brings together savants from around the world
- Man charged in shooting death of Milwaukee USPS letter carrier pleads guilty in federal court
- Thousands attend Bay View's annual Fourth of July parade Saturday morning
- 'It's really sad': Milwaukee police investigating after driver loses control while speeding, crashes into building near 11th and Mitchell
- Rosendale man accused of attacking woman walking on trail with 1-year-old child
- Racine Interfaith Coalition holds community prayer vigil after 18-year-old Kenosha man was fatally shot
- Meet the Wisconsin savant eco-artist with autism who proves all trash can become treasure
- 'Smells like a dead mouse': Penelope the Corpse Flower blooms at Milwaukee Park Domes
- Hundreds honor the Class of 2026 during Milwaukee Public Schools' 13th annual 'Senior Send-Off celebration'
- 'He had big dreams': Family hopes for answers after 18-year-old Kenosha man dies from shooting following Racine crash
- Beloved Cedarburg business shuts doors after 50+ years, future unknown as new owner steps in
- Man killed, 2 others injured in early morning shooting near Brady Street
- Milwaukee man sentenced to 30 years in prison after beating another man to death, robbing him last April
- Meet the artist behind West Allis’ newest mural inspired by the Milwaukee Brewers’ City Connect campaign
- Hundreds of local mothers, families receive free resources during Penfield Children Center's biannual community baby shower
- We Energies crews continue working to restore power in Kenosha County after storms sweep area Thursday night
- 500+ local youth head to Baran Park for Milwaukee Brewers' 10th annual Play Ball Weekend
- Ahead of World Transplant Day June 6, Versiti Blood Center highlights importance of organ and tissue donors
- Bass Bay Beer Garden holds grand opening nearly 6 months after fire destroys popular Muskego restaurant
- 44 years later: Investigators identify woman in 1982 Milwaukee River cold case
- How the Golda Meir Library is the 'X' marking the spot for a hometown treasure featuring one of the world’s largest map and globe collections
- Looking for a new home in Oak Creek? Some construction students at Franklin High School might have the answer
- Milwaukee's Downtown Dining Week officially underway
- 'Laws are meant to be interpreted': Riverwest man seeking to become governor films himself stealing campaign yard signs of state representatives
- West Allis mother seeks answers, accountability after she says her teenage son was hit by a car while biking home from school
- Chilean nationals charged in burglaries targeting pro athletes arrested, including suspects accused of breaking into Bobby Portis' home
- Brookfield Mayor Steven Ponto takes abrupt leave of absence
- 'The Art of Dr. Seuss' exclusive exhibit coming to gallery in Whitefish Bay, featuring rare works for purchase
- CBS 58 Hometowns LIVE: Asian Restaurant Week in Milwaukee
- Kenosha father charged in death of own children after Thanksgiving fire makes first court appearance
- Wisconsin GOP Chairman Brian Schimming responds to some ousting calls during annual Republican convention
- Hundreds of volunteers place flags at veteran graves inside Forest Home Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day in Milwaukee
- 'Real scary': Mother wants accountability from Wauwatosa school after daughter's accident at recess leads to ER visit
- How one woman is baking up an inclusive community from scratch in Fox Point with “Jordyn’s Cookies”
- Milwaukee food truck owner sues city over newly approved ordinance affecting curfew downtown
- Waukesha Co. nonprofit launches $8M "Building Hope" campaign to tackle homelessness, create temporary housing in new apartment complex
- Milwaukee man charged in home invasion, sexual assault and robbery of elderly woman makes first court appearance
- Hundreds go 'Wild for Rhinos' during Milwaukee Co. Zoo's grand celebration of new outdoor rhino habitat
- Hundreds gather at city hall for Milwaukee's first official 'Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month' kick-off celebration
- CBS 58 Hometowns LIVE: Estabrook Beer Garden🍺
- New changes to leaf collection coming after severe flooding, Milwaukee officials say
- Pothole service requests in Milwaukee are at an all-time record high, DPW officials say
- 'Light Their Way' nonprofit to host second Kentucky Derby-themed gala fundraiser to fight human trafficking, sextortion
- SE Wisconsin volunteers attempt world record during annual 'Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup'
- 'It's just a shame it sits here': McCarty Park pool won't be open for the summer due to repairs, limited resources
- Family of Sussex boy killed in school bus accident launches 'Finn's Rule' safety initiative for thousands of drivers
- Suspect in custody in connection to hit-and-run crash that killed dog, injured person in West Bend
- L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia damaged in severe storms that swept through southeast Wisconsin
- Have gently used baby toys or clothing? Here's how to donate to the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation Family Day
- 'Just chaos': Area around Marquette University campus hit by flash flooding amid severe storms
- What you can do to help as MMSD issues water drop alert while storms hit southeast Wisconsin
- Newly re-elected Brookfield alderman to resign after multiple controversial anti-Muslim comments on social media
- Meet the Milwaukee woman stitching community together through free mending inside the Washington Park library
- 'A great cause': Thousands pack Deer District with their 4-legged friends for the 5th annual Doggy Day
- Local workshops aim to make biking more accessible for people of all ages and abilities