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.
A seventh arrest was made Friday in the landfill investigation that resulted in several arrests Thursday night.
The sentencing hearing for Aubrey Trail, convicted in 2019 of murdering 24-year-old Sydney Loofe in 2017, has been set for June.
One of the six cases being examined in relation to the blood clot reports that halted the distribution of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday is a Nebraska woman, according to a CDC report.
State officials said Monday that the Douglas County man who suffered a blood clot after receiving a Johnson & Johnson vaccination is still in the hospital.
If you had tickets to the 2020 Olympic Swimming Trials, organizers have some good news and some bad news.
Gov. Pete Ricketts tweeted in support of Georgia’s embattled governor on Saturday, stating that Nebraska stands in solidarity as “(Gov. Brian Kemp) is expanding voting options” in his state while corporate critics “are promoting Democratic disinformation.”
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is unveiling the new permanent home for Stingray Beach on Thursday.
Gov. Pete Ricketts said the state will allow its health districts to open vaccines to all Nebraskans starting Monday.
The Douglas County Health Department on Friday said 100 positive cases of COVID-19 — most of them the UK variant — have been traced to a northwest Omaha daycare; and that a possible second outbreak tied to “an event” is under investigation.
One of two inmates allegedly involved in the attempted escape at an Iowa state penitentiary on Tuesday had ties to the Omaha-metro.
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is scheduled to visit a local hospital Tuesday.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 response.
A former Papillion South High School coach facing a felony charge of sexual abuse of a student was booked and made his first court appearance on Thursday morning.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its elephants’ arrival from Swaziland, in South Africa, with an announcement that the herd is growing — by one.
A Papillion South High School coach who resigned in early February for “personal reasons” is now facing a charge of sexual abuse of a student.
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An Omaha Police spokesman confirmed Wednesday that the officer shot at Westroads Mall last week is now recovering at home.
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Douglas County Health Department is meeting at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
In her first public appearance since the sudden death of her husband, Dr. Joe Stothert, earlier this month, Mayor Jean Stothert on Tuesday shared some insight into his death before talking about her plans to return to work.
Mayor Jean Stothert’s office said Monday she will be returning to work later in the week following the sudden death of her husband earlier this month.
A Douglas County judge set bail for the man suspected of shooting an Omaha Police officer at Westroads Mall last week at $10 million.
The suspect arrested after an Omaha Police cruiser was stolen last week and led officers on a chase through downtown is facing nine charges related to the incident.
An Omaha Police Department spokeswoman said Friday evening that authorities had a suspect in the shooting of an officer at Westroads Mall in custody following a high-speed chase.
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The family of Dr. Joe Stothert on Tuesday announced that the memorial services for him would be private.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts issued a statement Monday criticizing the Biden administration’s actions on immigration policy.
Creighton University announced Monday afternoon that it is re-instating men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott who was suspended four days ago following controversial remarks made in the locker room after the team’s loss to Xavier on Feb. 27.
Sources from several fire and law enforcement agencies tell 6 News that the mayor’s husband, Dr. Joe Stothert has died.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation has reported that due to an officer-involved crash, 228th and Dodge westbound is closed.
Days away from the team’s next game, Creighton University on Thursday night announced the suspension of recently embattled men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott.
The City Attorney on Thursday denied accusations made by ACLU of Nebraska that the Omaha Police Department was conducting surveillance on Black activists in the community.
State officials on Wednesday announced a new online property tax tool to help Nebraskans as they work on their tax preparations this year.
Gov. Pete Ricketts is giving an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Valparaiso teacher is facing several felony charges of possession of child pornography.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts give an update on the state’s COVID-19 response Friday morning, attending remotely in accordance with state policy, but noting he had tested negative.
A Division 1 committee on Wednesday approved a plan that would bring the NCAA women’s volleyball championship to Omaha this spring.
Gov. Pete Ricketts will be in quarantine for seven days after a close contact tested positive, his office said Monday.
Gov. Pete Ricketts said Friday he is preparing to move Nebraska into a new phase of directed health measures that will remove any capacity restrictions for businesses as the state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline.
The FBI Omaha Field Office said Monday that agents had arrested an Omaha man on a federal warrant relating to the Jan. 6 protest at the U.S. Capitol.
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.