Gina Dvorak
Digital Director
Omaha, Neb.
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Gina Dvorak has been a journalist for the past 25 years, moving from editing and design to digital platforms in 2010. A UNL alumnus, she spent much of her career in the Los Angeles area before returning home to Nebraska in 2014.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts urged patience Tuesday as the state continues work on the digital rollout of its general COVID-19 vaccination plan.
State officials said Monday they are planning to launch the website for Nebraskans to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations in late January.
In his update on Nebraska’s COVID-19 response Friday, Gov. Pete Ricketts reported the state’s hospitalizations had fallen below 500 for the first time since October.
A three-vehicle crash Thursday about 20 miles southwest of Omaha left one driver dead and two others with life-threatening injuries, according to Papillion Police.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office put any Nebraskans participating in riots at the nation’s Capitol on notice, vowing to prosecute them “to the fullest extent of the law.”
Talking from Washington, D.C., Nebraska lawmakers described what it was like to watch the chaos unfold at the Capitol after protestors stormed the federal building while the joint session was debating the 2020 Electoral College results.
During his news conference Wednesday morning, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts took a moment to address a tweet from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about comments he made Monday on vaccine distribution to undocumented immigrants.
Back in session Wednesday morning, members of the Unicameral were sworn in by the state’s chief justice, Michael G. Heavican.
Nebraska officials said Wednesday they are on the lookout for the new strain of COVID-19 positively identified in Colorado as the state’s vaccination rollout continues.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and other state officials gave an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan during Monday morning’s news conference.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday that a suspect in the death of an Omaha realtor was in custody.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 response at 9 a.m. Friday.
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The Omaha Police Cold Case Squad on Friday announced that a suspect in a 2013 homicide was in custody in Arizona.
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Recipients of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations administered at CHI Health on Monday are talking about how things are going a day later.
Gov. Pete Ricketts will officially loosen some of the state’s restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. Saturday — the seventh consecutive day Nebraska’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have been at 20% or lower.
Gov. Pete Ricketts on Wednesday urged Nebraska’s employers to believe employees when they say they’ve been exposed to the virus and allow them to quarantine.
Omaha City Council members unanimously passed the proposed contract with the Omaha Police union during their meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The City Council on Tuesday voted to keep the city’s face mask ordinance in place through most of February.
Dr. Cary Ward of CHI Health, Dr. Bill Lydiatt of Methodist, and Dr. Harris Frankel of Nebraska Medicine are giving an update Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, on the health systems' respective plans for elective surgeries, bed capacities, and navigating the coming months.
With one week until Election Day, President Trump ended his day on the campaign trail Tuesday in Omaha.
President Trump is planning an Omaha campaign stop Tuesday evening.
Gretna High School has traced a surge of over 40 cases back to a large gathering on October 3 and is now urging students to take advantage of free testing Friday.
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine is joining the Republican Party.
The City Council will decide during its meeting Tuesday afternoon whether to further extend the face mask ordinance put in place in August.
The ACLU of Nebraska announced Monday it intends to file a federal lawsuit against the city and police officials for actions against protesters in recent months.
The Nebraska State Patrol on Wednesday evening issued an alert for an elderly man with dementia who is missing from Cedar County.
The grand jury examining the shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock during a May protest in downtown Omaha has returned with an indictment of manslaughter for Jake Gardner.
All of Nebraska, except Lancaster County, moves into Phase 4 today.
Omaha City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2 to extend its face mask ordinance to Oct. 20.
Embattled Democratic Senate candidate Chris Janicek is giving an update Monday ahead of the deadline to withdraw his candidacy.
In an update Monday that featured a new slogan focused on the agricultural exports of Nebraska, Gov. Pete Ricketts also commented on the state penitentiary’s COVID-19 quarantine, medical marijuana, and the Big Ten’s fall sports decisions.
Former Congressman Brad Ashford confirmed on Thursday that he will not be running against Sen. Ben Sasse as a write-in candidate on the November ballot, citing a lack of time to run an effective campaign.
The Omaha City Council will be meeting at 2 p.m. today to decide whether to implement an emergency ordinance requiring face masks to be worn in public.
Omaha Public Schools will go to 100% remote learning for at least the first quarter of the school year, starting Aug. 18 — a week later than previously scheduled.
Two Omaha-metro officials who have been vocal during the debate about a local face mask mandate gave comments following the OPS news conference Friday about the district’s decision to move to 100% remote learning.
A semi-truck has flipped off the Interstate-80 eastbound ramp onto the Interstate-680 southbound ramp.
The Douglas County Health Department is conducting a special meeting Friday morning to discuss a face mask mandate.
Authorities closed southbound Highway 75 at Q Street on Thursday afternoon to respond to a fatality on the JFK Freeway.
The families of four teen girls killed in a crash almost a year ago have filed a tort claim against Sarpy County.