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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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.
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.
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Hours after the search for Ryan Larsen, the 11-year-old boy who has been missing for 10 days, officially moved away from Walnut Creek Recreational Area, the community came together on Wednesday evening in a La Vista park to show their support for his family.
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The scene at Walnut Creek Lake was much calmer Tuesday than it’s been in recent days, with people out using trails, even fishing and kayaking.
La Vista Police Chief Bob Lausten said Monday afternoon that the search for missing 11-year-old Ryan Larsen is focused on areas near Walnut Creek Lake where K9 units have given indications of a scent.
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Omaha Police arrested seven people after a protest at the police officer’s union was declared unlawful.
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NCAA’s new guidelines for championships means College World Series fans should be able to attend this year’s games as normal — without facemasks, social distancing, or seating capacity limitations.
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Fremont Police on Thursday night were looking for a man in connection with the abduction of a 6-year-old boy believed to be his son, but reported Friday morning that both had been located in Missouri.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts signed two bills into law this week: one a redo on an issue causing sparks in some communities, the other on actual fireworks.
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The man critically injured in the Westroads Mall shooting around noon Saturday died, Omaha Police said in an update about four hours later. Saturday night, police identified the victim as Traquez Swift, 21.
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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.
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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.”
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Gov. Pete Ricketts said the state will allow its health districts to open vaccines to all Nebraskans starting Monday.
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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.
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Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is scheduled to visit a local hospital Tuesday.
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 response.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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The FBI is asking for the public’s help in identifying Jane Doe 43 in hopes they have “critical information” about a child they believe to be a victim of sexual exploitation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.