Isabella Benson
News Intern
Lincoln, Neb.
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Isabella Benson was born in Nebraska, but grew up in Pennsylvania. She graduated in May from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) with a BA in public relations and journalism and a minor in criminology.
During undergrad, she wrote for the student newspaper and volunteered at the university’s radio station.
She's currently working towards a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications at UNL.
Isabella has completed an internship at Nebraska Public Media. Her career interests include investigative reporting.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 9:20 AM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
When Kristie Trinh’s parents came to the U.S. from Vietnam, the education they had didn’t transfer over. This drove Kristie and her sister, who just graduated from UNL, to pursue that four year degree after high school.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 7:07 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
For weeks, Lincoln Parks and Recreation staff have been focusing on getting the city’s outdoor pools up and running, one is just three days away from letting people take a dip.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
It’s that time of year again, schools are being let out for summer and some schools in Lincoln have made it a tradition to make this day extra special.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 6:47 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Cedars Home for Children, a non-profit that provides services for kids experiencing homelessness, is expanding it’s horizons and will begin providing service for parenting and pregnant teens.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 11:26 AM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Volunteers from different motorcycle organizations around Nebraska travel the states historical Pony Express route every year to pick up letters from children that consist of struggles and success stories about mental health.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 8:27 AM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Earlier this month, CenterPointe began welcoming in patients at their new location on the corner of S 11th Street and Saratoga Avenue
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 7:04 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Don’t Panic Labs has partnered with the People’s City Mission for the last six years to collect towels.
Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
The community came together on Saturday for an annual event at the Sunken Gardens called Wake up the Beds.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 12:12 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
The theory is, as somebody loses their hearing, they become isolated as they aren’t able to communicate with people easily. In turn, that can result in losing the ability to stimulate the brain.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
For the past three years, Duncan Aviation has been working on something different, one school bus for a good cause.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 2:28 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
This morning, officials from LPD and the U.S. Army signed off on this partnership as part of the U.S Army's Partnership for Your Success program.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2023 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Lincoln Northwest teamed up with the school’s Hope Squad, a peer-led support group, to promote mental health awareness during Saturday’s baseball game.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 1:46 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
A book crawl is happening all throughout the Midwest for Independent Bookstore Day taking place on Saturday.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
For the past few months, CHI St. Elizabeth has been loading up surgical supplies to be shipped off to a hospital in northern Ukraine that has been on the front lines caring for wounded soldiers.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, staff from History Nebraska and others gathered in front of the Pershing Auditorium to revisit the year 1959 when this time capsule was buried.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 6:07 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
April is Autism Acceptance Month and Project Lifesaver is helping to provide a sense of safety and piece of mind.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 7:11 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
A group of fifth graders at a Lincoln school put on their first musical on Thursday that highlighted friendship and celebrating differences.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Scott Middle School has been adding what are known as ‘unified classes’ to their everyday schedule.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 9:28 AM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
In and around Lincoln, the air quality still isn’t the best and people might be feeling its effects.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2023 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
The Lincoln Police Department and Hope LNK teamed up for Gun Amnesty Day on Saturday.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2023 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Lincoln Parks and Recreation hosted their first volunteer of the year on Saturday, preparing to bring the Hamann Rose Gardens back to life.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Gun Amnesty Day is happening Saturday from ten to noon at the new Northeast LPD Station.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 8:03 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
The Career Academy and First Job Lincoln teamed up to help students find work.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2023 at 5:35 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
One organization taught Lincoln women how to work together, and maybe add a few more tools to their tool box.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of Memorial Drive.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 1:05 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
A Lincoln man was arrested for robbery Thursday night, after police say he assaulted a driver and stole his car.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 7:19 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Just in time for the new flights being offered at the airport, the interior of the facility is also going under some changes.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 11:07 AM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Lincoln Police are investigating a carjacking that happened near UNL East Campus on Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 12:13 AM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
For the dancers of Lincoln, a studio has been moved and renovated.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
James Arthur Vineyards put on a junk food pairing event on Saturday to get people a little bit out of their comfort zone while wine tasting.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
The Book of Mormon is being shown this weekend at the Lied Center.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
This week is National Safe Place Week and advocates say it’s a great time to remind the Lincoln community that there’s a program out there to help teens going through a hard time at home.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 8:40 AM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
A Nebraska non-profit hosted their annual Buddy Walk in Lincoln’s Gateway Mall
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 1:38 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, staff from LPD and members of the city council gathered to recognize the new substation.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 7:50 PM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
March Madness has kicked off and it unsurprisingly takes a toll on the productivity in the workplace.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 10:28 AM CDT
|By Isabella Benson
March 8 was International Women’s Day and a store in the Haymarket is celebrating the achievements of women from all over the world.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 10:06 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
A new Crumbl Cookies location had its grand opening Friday morning.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 8:58 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Restaurants in downtown Lincoln and the Haymarket were booming during the basketball state championships at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:06 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department and the Lancaster County Crusade Against Cancer are partnering to provide a free resource to check if somebody is healthy.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 12:25 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, Liz Elliott, Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Director, and community members talked about summer construction projects in Lincoln at a news conference on Thursday.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 10:54 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
On Friday, Lincoln Public Schools hosted an educator interview fair in hopes to hire for the 2023-2024 school year.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, the U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and many others joined to celebrate the grand opening of the new location.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 1:37 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
The Lincoln Police were called to T.O. Haas Tire & Auto on the 2000 block of O St. in response to a theft report Tuesday morning.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 1:07 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Some people might notice that USPS is always delivering, even in harsh snowy conditions like today.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 3:26 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
A deputy with the Seward County Sheriff’s Office made a large meth bust on Friday.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 5:05 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Lincoln Public Schools are highlighting the impacts counselors have on their students during National School Counseling Week.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 1:13 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Lincoln Community Correctional Center inmate George Piper has been missing since Thursday night, authorities say.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:41 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) officials today said that the latest expansion of Lincoln’s Biosolids Program will bolster the city’s innovative efforts to secure economic and environmental benefits from waste materials.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Governor Pillen highlighted several of his goals in the biennium $5.5 billion budget today. He says his overall goal is to shrink the size of state government.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:46 AM CST
|By Isabella Benson
Lincoln Police are investigating a report of shots fired and damage to the door of a home in northeast Lincoln.
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