Gina Dvorak
Digital Director
Omaha, Neb.
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Gina Dvorak joined the WOWT newsroom as digital director in 2018. Gina has strong roots in Nebraska, growing up in a multigenerational farm family and graduating from the journalism college at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. During her two decades of journalistic experience, she moved from editing and design to digital platforms in 2010. She spent much of her career in the Los Angeles area before returning home to Nebraska in 2014.
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Nebraska’s Redistricting Committee held its third public hearing Thursday for Dist. 1 in Omaha before voting in favor of the proposal that splits Douglas County.
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Sarpy County authorities are looking into the possibility that there may be more young victims of sexual assault after an assistant coach was arrested on Wednesday.
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Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium will be closed Friday to prepare for Zoofari, its biennial fundraiser.
Sarpy County authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged with sexually assaulting a child at a gymnastics club in Papillion.
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The Indian rhino was found early Tuesday afternoon in front of its enclosure on a tram path, the zoo said.
An escaped rhinoceros prompted visitors at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium to shelter-in-place Tuesday afternoon.
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Thanking the community for its support in recent days, the family of Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page said Monday they are working to establish a memorial fund in honor of the fallen Marine.
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Creighton University on Monday announced Marcus Blossom as the Bluejays’ new athletic director.
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An Omaha family is mourning the death of their son, who was among those killed in Thursday’s attack on the airbase at Kabul, Afghanistan.
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The Nebraska National Guard is preparing to deploy two units — from Grand Island and Columbus — to assist at the border in October.
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University of Nebraska Regent Jack Stark has been released on his own recognizance after he was arrested on a felony charge of witness tampering.
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The State of Nebraska on Tuesday denied the Douglas County health director’s request for a DHM implementing a temporary local mask mandate.
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Nebraska Medicine and CHI Health applauded the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
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Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium welcomed its guests back to the newly renovated gorilla exhibit on Friday.
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Omaha Police on Thursday arrested a man who had barricaded himself in a home near Park Avenue and Dodge Street.
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Monday it isn’t bringing back the COVID-19 data dashboard in the foreseeable future.
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Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is giving an update on the pregnancy of Claire, one of the elephants housed there.
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Students in many Omaha-metro school districts are heading back to class in coming days. For most of them, masks will be optional.
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During a special meeting Monday night, Omaha Public Schools instituted a mask policy for all its students and staff.
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City officials said they are working to address sewer issues and clean up in the aftermath of flash-flooding Saturday night, particularly through downtown Omaha.
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Tuesday will be the final round of pandemic-related supplemental SNAP benefits issued by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
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Health Director Dr. Lindsay Huse said in a statement Friday encouraging mask use as the Douglas County Health Department works to contain the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant in the Omaha area.
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In an effort to show the impact of the COVID-19 delta variant, UNMC on Thursday is unveiling simulations used as part of its work with the federal government’s first-responder training on how the virus infects people.
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Authorities were out at N.P. Dodge Park again Wednesday morning to continue the search for the 7-year-old boy who went missing the night before, possibly falling into the river.
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Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium welcomed a baby giraffe to its herd over the weekend.
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The family of Jacob Gardner has filed a lawsuit against Douglas County and the special prosecutor assigned to oversee the grand jury that returned an indictment of the man accused in the shooting death of James Scurlock.
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A federal grand jury indicted the director of The Heartland News on a bank fraud charge relating to a loan application with the federal COVID-19 relief program.
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After 41 years at Creighton University — 27 of those serving as its Athletic Director — Bruce Rasmussen is retiring, according to an announcement Monday.
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On the eve of the two-month anniversary of Ryan Larsen’s disappearance, La Vista Police Chief Bob Lausten said Friday that investigators are still working to follow up on some initial information in the case.
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Mayor Jean Stothert and Douglas County officials on Wednesday submitted a request to the State of Nebraska for emergency funds to aid in recovery from the weekend storm.
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A spokeswoman for the FBI field office in Omaha said Wednesday that agents across the country are looking for information about an unknown man who may have information about a child victim in a sexual exploitation investigation.
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Dozens of people who spent the night at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium during a series of camps last weekend are due for a round of rabies shots after a potential exposure at recent overnight events.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts said Friday he was extending by 14 days the voluntary deployment of 15 Nebraska State Patrol troopers to Texas while simultaneously slamming the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
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Omaha Police released a video Wednesday of a group of juveniles destroying fences in west Omaha and beyond while participating in a TikTok video trend.
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A small plane crash Thursday morning at a south-central Iowa airport killed both people on board, including Omaha property owner David Paladino.
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Nebraska State Patrol’s superintendent responded to requests and accusations made by the troopers’ union, stating that all deployed to the border volunteered for the assignment.
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Elkhorn South High School band teachers are on administrative leave as the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigates allegations of an “inappropriate relationship” involving a staff member and a former student.
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The NCAA handed down its decision Tuesday on an ethical infraction after an assistant coach accepted $6,000 from a business management company in 2017 in Las Vegas.
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The College World Series has always drawn fans from near and far to downtown Omaha. On Friday, the fan-sphere extended all the way into space.
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A day after President Biden signed a bill declaring June 19 the 12th federal holiday, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts issued a statement on the observance.
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La Vista Police detectives said Wednesday afternoon that they had identified the woman they were looking for in connection with the search for Ryan Larsen, who has been missing for more than three weeks.
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Heading to the College World Series? Here’s everything thing you need to know before you go.
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A day after family and state and local officials confirmed the identity of the victim of Thursday night’s in-custody death, the Omaha Police Department on Saturday released further details about the incident that left a 26-year-old man dead.
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Omaha Police body-camera footage shared with family members and group of officials doesn’t show the moment a man died after a chase Thursday night, according to State Sen. Terrell McKinney.
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State and local law-enforcement agencies are investigating an in-custody death after a man was shot after a crash and pursuit Thursday night in north Omaha, OPD Deputy Chief Ken Kanger said at the scene.
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Nebraska State Patrol confirmed that four people were killed as the result of a head-on crash Thursday involving a semi-truck.
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced it will be distributing its next round of SNAP funds to qualifying residents next week.
Get the latest developments in the search for Ryan Larsen, the 11-year-old La Vista boy with autism who has been missing since Monday, May 17.
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Get the latest developments in the search for Ryan Larsen, the 11-year-old La Vista boy with autism who has been missing since Monday, May 17.
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La Vista Police reported no new developments Thursday in the search for Ryan Larsen, the 11-year-old boy with autism who has been missing for 11 days, but reiterated that multiple agencies were continuing to review and analyze surveillance video.