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 Rep. Jeff Fortenberry entered a “not guilty” plea Wednesday to charges of concealment and making false statements.
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Less than a week after Gov. Pete Ricketts said there weren’t enough votes to call a special session of the Unicameral to discuss vaccination mandates, 26 Nebraska state senators are doing just that.
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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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The children of Bellevue man found dead in their father’s home in May were smothered, the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office told 6 News on Tuesday.
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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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Hours before the memorial service for Chris Gradoville, the family issued a statement of thanks to community for their “outpouring of love and support” following his death in a shooting last week.
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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.
The children of Bellevue man found dead in their father’s home in May were smothered, the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office told 6 News on Tuesday.
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Omaha Police on Thursday arrested a man after a former Creighton player who later went to work for the Bluejays was found shot to death in the yard of a home in the Benson neighborhood.
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Cliff Emerson, 67, of Ashland was booked on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and first-degree criminal trespassing on Sept. 12.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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To further the search for 11-year-old Ryan Larsen, the Papio-Missouri Natural Resources District is lowering Walnut Creek Lake’s water levels “by a few feet,” La Vista Police said Sunday.
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Omaha Police arrested seven people after a protest at the police officer’s union was declared unlawful.
La Vista Police told 6 News on Saturday that Walnut Creek Recreational Area would remain closed again Saturday as search teams continued to look for Ryan Larsen, the 11-year-old who has been missing since Monday.