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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Three Omaha City Councilmembers on Friday joined the Nebraska Attorney General’s lawsuit fighting the Omaha mask mandate.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts issued a directed health measure Friday morning ordering Nebraska Medicine not to perform any pre-scheduled, non-emergency surgeries at its Omaha hospital for a month.
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Infectious disease experts joined state medical officials for a discussion Wednesday afternoon on the COVID-19 omicron variant — how it is affecting hospitals across the state and what the next few weeks might look like.
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After Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Nebraska would start building a canal in Colorado to better access river water, the neighboring governor fired back saying his state hasn’t been withholding water.
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday issued a report on its Health Alert Network stating that the omicron variant now accounts for 52% of COVID-19 tests sequenced in the state in the past two weeks.
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President Biden on Thursday signed the ACT for ALS, a bill sponsored by Nebraska 1st District Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.
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A Nebraska Humane Society veterinarian said Wednesday afternoon that they were working to identify the many species among the 500 animals removed from a residence earlier this week in order to provide proper care, noting that some animals had to be euthanized.
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A Nebraska Humane Society spokeswoman said Tuesday that about 500 animals had been removed from a home southeast of 84th Street and Giles Road over the course of two days.
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Omaha NAACP President Michael Williams issued a response to the controversy between Gov. Pete Ricketts and UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green statements on curriculum strategy.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts had harsh words for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s chancellor Monday morning on his recent plans to address racism within the NU system.
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Nebraska Football Coach Scott Frost said Monday that Quarterback Adrian Martinez won’t play in Friday’s game against Iowa.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts is holding a news conference Monday morning on Nebraska growth.
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U.S. and state officials on Wednesday outlined how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Biden on Monday will impact Nebraska and its communities.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts and other state officials on Monday morning will discuss the need for adoptive and foster parents in Nebraska.
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The Nebraska State Patrol on Wednesday gave more details on the Oct. 21 workplace shooting at a grain elevator in south-central Nebraska that left three people dead, including the gunman.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts said Monday that with COVID-19 hospitalizations back up, Nebraska would again resume updating its hospital capacity data dashboard daily but likely would not issue another DHM.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts and other state officials are planning to talk about the new business plan for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that Iowa would “take immediate legal action” challenging the COVID-19 vaccination mandates outlined hours earlier.
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Attorney General Doug Peterson on Thursday morning released a report on clergy sexual assault involving all three dioceses in the state, noting that only one of 258 cases was able to be criminally prosecuted due to the statute of limitations.
At the end of a news conference that highlighted the importance of data reporting availability to Nebraska’s COVID-19 response, Gov. Pete Ricketts on Monday defended the state’s decision to scale back its COVID-19 dashboard.
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said during a news conference Monday that he plans to fight OSHA in court over the COVID-19 vaccination requirements as soon as the agency reveals them.
Gov. Pete Ricketts hosted a news conference with several state officials Monday morning to applaud the achievements of the state’s Center of Operational Excellence, particularly in its role in managing the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry entered a “not guilty” plea Wednesday to charges of concealment and making false statements.
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The governor’s office confirmed Tuesday that Lt. Gov. Mike Foley has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Leaders of Nebraska four Native American tribes dedicated their flags Monday in a ceremony at the state Capitol celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.
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An Omaha man accused of taking part in the storming of the nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6 entered a guilty plea on Thursday.
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In a lawsuit filed Monday in the District Court of Lancaster County, Erin Porterfield and Kristin Williams are looking to be recognized as the legal parents of both children after each gave birth to one child.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hosted 10 Republican governors Wednesday, including Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, for a discussion on the border security with other Texas officials.
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Theodore, 3, and Emily Price, 5, were found dead inside the home of Adam Price after a welfare check May 16. The children’s parents had been in the middle of a divorce, and it was Price’s week to have the children.
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Omaha Police arrested an international flight passenger at Eppley Airfield who caused a disturbance when asked to comply with COVID-19 rules.
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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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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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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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Nebraska Medicine and CHI Health applauded the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.