Samantha Bernt
Weekend Anchor/Reporter
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Samantha Bernt was born and raised in Fremont, Nebraska where she learned her love for writing.
She decided she wanted to pursue a career in journalism after her first journalism class at Fremont High School.
Samantha graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2021 with a degree in journalism, and minors in psychology and global studies.
During her time at UNL, Sam wrote for the Daily Nebraskan, and interned at the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald.
In her free time, Sam loves to crack open a book, binge a new show and catch up with family and friends.
If you have tips or stories for Sam, you can reach her at samantha.bernt@1011now.com.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
One Lincoln mom, who is a a drug felon, is advocating for changes to restrictions when it comes to those benefits by taking it to capitol hill.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Eight Veterans and residents of Fallbrook Assisted Living took to the skies in a restored World War II Plane at Lincoln Airport on Monday.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Lincoln City Libraries are looking to write their next chapter, and to do so they want to hear from you.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 6:16 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
This month is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. A Lincoln mom is speaking out and sharing her daughter’s story with the hope that it saves even just one life.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 5:19 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Also in honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, the Nebraska Community Blood Bank called for donors on Monday to give back to the community.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 Terror Attacks. In Lincoln, first responders honored those who lost their lives in the attacks and are reflecting on their sacrifice.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Two Nebraska agencies are investigating two separate 911 outages that took dozens of centers down.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Extreme heat and increased energy usage seem to go hand in hand. LES said they hit a new peak of energy usage for the first time in 22 years.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 6:06 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
In a little under a month, roughly 250 Lincoln Public Schools middle and high school students and families will have to find a new way to get to and from school.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 7:21 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
In southeast Nebraska, policies vary widely but seem to be moving in the opposite direction of Crete.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
The incident happened near 52nd & Sumner, just south of both Bryan East Hospital and Holmes Elementary.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2023 at 7:54 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Multiple LFR crews responded to Fallbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care near Juliet Court and Aster Road just after 6:30 p.m.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 at 8:31 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Starting next week, Lincoln Public School students will be roaming the halls and settling in for a new school year. Along with them, hundreds of new teachers in the district are also preparing for their first day.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Since then, parents have received letters in the mail informing them of the news policy and now many parents must sign a consent form, allowing their student to be drug tested to be able to participate in sports, competitive extracurricular activities, and park at the school.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 6:15 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
As summer comes to an end staff and students with Lincoln Public Schools are getting the chance to prepare ahead of the upcoming school year.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 6:36 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Last week’s extreme weather left many desperate for a way to cool off, some more than others. One Nebraska family says their power was shut off during the heat wave and now they want to keep others from experiencing a similar situation.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2023 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
A little more than a year ago the 988 Suicide Prevention Line went into effect nationwide, revolutionizing how people get care.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 9:23 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
As of Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Lincoln that’ll run through Thursday night.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Leaving the armed forces can be difficult and many veterans may not know where to to get connected to resources they need. That’s where a veteran’s service officer comes in. In Seward County, that job is being expanded to help veterans get the help they need.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 7:06 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
With a deadline looming roughly six weeks out, campaigns both for and against the Opportunity Scholarship Act are heating up.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 11:21 AM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
This summer you may have taken a trip downtown or to the Haymarket, and it’s hard to miss the changes taking place. It includes the revitalization of the Gold's Building, the starting steps of a new Haymarket high rise, and other large-scale projects in the works.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 10:12 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
In the fight to bring high-speed internet access to rural parts of the state, the Nebraska Broadband Office, Nebraska NDOT, and other agencies held a public meeting Tuesday night to learn more about what people need.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
This year more than 2,200 high school students are enrolled in those courses, which is nearly 800 more students compared to the 2019-20 school year.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2023 at 7:07 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Millions of dollars in scholarships will soon help future lawyers at Nebraska’s College of Law, with the hope being those who pass the bar will stay in the state. The generous gift comes as the need for lawyers in rural parts of the state grows, and becomes more dire.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2023 at 6:37 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
A foster care agency is expanding their services from southwestern and south central Nebraska to help out in Lancaster county.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 8:50 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
In the span of less than 10 minutes, Eddie Lankas ran inside the Chipotle near 70th and Pioneers to pick up his food, and when he came back out, his truck with two puppies inside, a trailer and work equipment were gone.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2023 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
An elementary school in Lincoln is looking to make some changes to make the playground a place for everyone.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2023 at 9:23 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
As lawmakers prepare to debate the upcoming Farm Bill, Nebraska’s representatives took a trip to UNL’s East Campus. Gathering input about what the state’s farmers, ranchers, and researchers would like to see in the latest version.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2023 at 11:07 PM CDT
|By Ryan Swanigan, Samantha Bernt and 10/11 NOW
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office released the name of a 20-year-old man killed in a crash just south of Lincoln on Saturday.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2023 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Starting next May voters will have to show a photo ID before they receive their ballots.It’s a change approved by voters in November 2022, as part of a ballot initiative.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2023 at 9:18 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
On Monday, Nebraska Supreme Court interpreters across the state staged a walkout in protest of better pay.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2023 at 10:21 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Here in Lincoln, a startup company is offering technology to help manage and fight wildfires from the sky. The technology, called Ignis, is made by Drone Amplified in Lincoln. The man behind it said the idea came from keeping those battling the fires safe by using drones to fight fire, with fire.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Tuesday, patients at the Lincoln campus had the chance to get out of their rooms and check out some souped-up cars, all while working in a little physical therapy.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 6:58 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
At Lincoln Memorial Cemetery dozens of people came together to pay their respects to Larry Zich, a young man who died when a helicopter he was riding in went down in Vietnam.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 9:32 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Students in Lincoln High’s Skate Club have partnered with organizations, working to advocate for the skate park, sharing what skaters want to see happen.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Virtual court hearings have become more of a norm, these days they’re used more for efficiency for judges and everyone else involved, rather than helping to prevent the spread of COVID.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 10:35 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
For almost three decades now, Lincoln Northeast High School has played a role in adding more affordable housing to the capital city by having students help build them.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 9:20 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
10/11 NOW met with Crist and looked back on her career with LFR, which started well before those five years as public information officer.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
In a change made six months ago, Utica’s grocery store was renamed the Centennial Market Cooperative. Those who shop there said they were able to transition to a co-op quickly without impacting business thanks to some help based in Lincoln.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
The notion of a stricter abortion law in Nebraska is still a possibility this legislative session.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 3:03 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt and Ryan Swanigan
Lincoln Police said 59-year-old Mark Kruger was stabbed in the torso with a steak knife.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
The Lincoln Police Department is trying something new to empower its officers to connect the people they meet with resources that could make all the difference.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
About nine months and a half a million dollars in renovations later, a long-time Lincoln business has reopened its doors and is back up and running.The Fort clothing store closed last July after an electrical fire that shut down the store until just last week.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 8:57 AM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
A Lincoln family is honoring a difficult anniversary in their lives in a positive way
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Six figures worth of damage. That’s the early estimate from officials when looking at what last week’s storm did to some people’s properties near Wymore.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 10:13 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
There have been several wildfires that have popped up across southeast Nebraska over the past few days.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 9:34 AM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Lincoln’s general election is less than four weeks away, and the hotly contested race for mayor is ramping up.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 10:35 AM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Heidi Brave said she’ll always remember Damien as a happy kid.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:45 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
Two families are trying to wrap their heads around the unexpected deaths of their loved ones. According to Lincoln Police, a woman intentionally hit two men with her car on Monday, killing them both.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Samantha Bernt
A heated and emotional debate about a bill aiming to restrict gender-altering care for minors occurred Tuesday at the Unicameral.