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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State officials want to convene a task force to address current safety protocols in Nebraska schools.
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Entertainer Kristin Chenoweth is kicking off a weekend of free concerts this summer as the city celebrates the grand re-opening of Gene Leahy Mall.
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A 50-year-old Omaha man was sentenced on animal cruelty charges Thursday — nine days after investigators found dozens of sickly cats living in deplorable conditions.
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Country music star Brett Eldredge will help Omaha celebrate the reopening of Gene Leahy Mall this summer.
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Three men were arrested Wednesday morning after authorities said they fled from a vehicle that crashed near a home following a high-speed pursuit on Highway 34 hours earlier.
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A woman is facing a DUI charge and several drug charges after Fremont County deputies responded to a one-vehicle crash overnight near Waubonsie State Park.
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Saying a lawsuit isn’t likely to succeed, a judge on Wednesday denied the preliminary injunction filed by 36 U.S. Airmen challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Air Force servicemembers.
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An Amazon semi-trailer fully engulfed in flames along westbound Interstate 80 affected traffic near Greenwood for several hours Sunday night.
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Omaha Police are investigating two unrelated cuttings.
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Omaha Police said they found a shooting victim near 30th and Dodge streets when responding to a report of an incident along 30th Street.
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Central High School sent a note out to families after reports of a student with a gun were investigated by Omaha Police.
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Wastewater analysis data from communities across the state is helping experts in Nebraska get a clearer picture of the evolution of COVID-19 variants these last 14 months.
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As expected, the Republican primary race for Nebraska governor was close — until it wasn’t.
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State Sen. Julie Slama filed an objection Monday to Charles Herbster’s most recent protection order, calling it “a gag order” and accusing him of waging a “prejudicial media war” against her.
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As voters across the state cast their ballots or prepare to do so on Tuesday, there’s one race on the ballot for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District that, on paper, presents a conundrum for those voters.
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With Nebraska’s Primary Election Day nearly here — and officials expecting higher turnout than previous such elections — 6 News has gathered all the information you need to cast your ballot, if you haven’t done so already.
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An Omaha man was in court earlier this week to be arraigned on five counts of sexual assault of a child after allegations of abuse that allegedly first happened almost 20 years ago.
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The group behind the latest effort to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska said Thursday that it is shifting its fund-raising strategy to a “grassroots” campaign.
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Mayor Jean Stothert is announcing the winners of this year’s neighborhood grants Friday morning.
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The Douglas County Election Commissioner is predicting about 35% voter turnout for Tuesday’s statewide primary election.
The group behind the latest effort to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska said Thursday that it is shifting its fund-raising strategy to a “grassroots” campaign.
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Brett Lindstrom, a Republican candidate for governor of Nebraska, received the endorsement of the Omaha Police chief on Wednesday morning.
A reversal of Roe v. Wade could prompt the Unicameral to reconvene and again address an issue lawmakers voted down last month.
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Jim Pillen, a Republican candidate for governor of Nebraska, received the endorsement of the Douglas County Attorney on Tuesday morning.
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Former President Trump’s “Save America” rally scheduled for Friday night at I-80 Speedway has been postponed until Sunday.
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The CDC reported Thursday night that a person in Colorado has tested positive for avian influenza, or H5N1 bird flu.
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Organizers for former President Trump’s “Save America” rally announced additional speakers for Friday’s event. Supporters and vendors were already rolling in Thursday afternoon.
A month after former Congressman Jeff Fortenberry was found guilty of lying to the FBI, his attorneys have filed a motion for acquittal.
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State Sen. Rich Pahls of Omaha, who previously served as a city councilman, died early Wednesday from complications from cancer, a spokesman from his office told 6 News. He was 78.
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A handful of men sentenced in federal courts in Nebraska and Iowa will see those sentences reduced as they’re on the list of 78 people President Biden granted clemency to on Tuesday.
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A group of Nebraska state senators has launched a fund to support “survivors and witnesses of Charles Herbster’s sexual misconduct.”
State Sen. Julie Slama of Sterling has filed a countersuit against Charles Herbster, a Republican candidate for Nebraska governor who filed a lawsuit Friday against her.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts is scheduled to have a news conference Monday morning to talk about a tuition reimbursement for “children of state teammates” as part of an initiative with Nebraska community colleges.
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Touting Nebraska’s strides in economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Pete Ricketts sent a response to the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday detailing why the state was declining the second round of emergency rental assistance.
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The community paid its respects to former Nebraska Congressman Brad Ashford, who died Tuesday at age 72, and his family on Friday.
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Charles Herbster, a Republican candidate for Nebraska governor, filed a lawsuit Friday against State Sen. Julie Slama in Johnson County.
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A 31-year-old Council Bluffs man was sentenced recently in federal court for receiving child pornography.
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Google on Thursday announced a major investment in the Omaha metro area, unveiling plans to build a new data center near State Street and Blair High Road.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts signed three bills relating to law enforcement employment and training into law during a signing ceremony Thursday morning.
Charles Herbster, a Republican candidate for Nebraska governor, said during a news conference Wednesday that allegations of sexual misconduct made against him last week were nothing more than “a smear campaign.”
Former Nebraska Congressman Brad Ashford will be laid to rest following funeral and burial services set for Saturday.
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Former President Trump is coming to Nebraska next week.
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Smoking materials were to blame for a house fire that ignited near 97th and Fort streets early Friday.
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Nebraska Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster and his campaign issued statements Thursday “unequivocally” denying the sexual misconduct claims made against him calling them “Rickett’s [sic] political hit piece.”
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State and federal agriculture authorities announced Wednesday that Nebraska’s sixth case of avian flu had been found on a hen farm in Dixon County.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts signed LB-873 on Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda, establishing the Legislature’s tax relief bill as state law.
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One person was injured in a shooting Tuesday night at an Elks Lodge, Omaha Police said in a report issued Wednesday morning.
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The superintendent of Omaha Public Schools informed the district recently that she would remain for the upcoming school year.
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President Biden took the stage at a biofuel plant in the small town of Menlo, Iowa, in front of a backdrop of large farm equipment and crops to talk about gas prices and infrastructure.
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A state judge ruled Sunday that three signatures on a ballot petition for Abby Finkenauer were invalid, thus rendering her ineligible to appear on Iowa’s ballot as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.