Gina Dvorak
Digital Director
Omaha, Neb.
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Gina Dvorak has been a journalist for the past 25 years, moving from editing and design, and finally to digital platforms in 2011. A UNL alumn, she spent much of her career in Los Angeles-area before returning home to Nebraska in 2014.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and public health leaders are planning an update at 1:30 p.m. Friday on the state’s COVID-19 response.
Gretna High School has traced a surge of over 40 cases back to a large gathering on October 3 and is now urging students to take advantage of free testing Friday.
A U.S. magistrate judge dismissed the child pornography case against former Catholic school principal Marlan Burki on Wednesday.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and other state officials are giving an update at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Former President Barack Obama has a message for Nebraskans: vote.
Douglas County fire officials are taking the county-wide burn ban one day at a time this week.
Former Rep. Brad Ashford, who lost his seat in Congress to Republican Don Bacon in 2016, tweeted his support for the incumbent Thursday morning.
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine is joining the Republican Party.
A former principal at All Saints School has been recently charged with producing child pornography, according to a statement Tuesday from the Archdiocese of Omaha.
The City Council will decide during its meeting Tuesday afternoon whether to further extend the face mask ordinance put in place in August.
The ACLU of Nebraska announced Monday it intends to file a federal lawsuit against the city and police officials for actions against protesters in recent months.
Experts at Nebraska Medicine on Monday talked about the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Nebraska.
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On Thursday, Nebraska and Iowa lawmakers and candidates posted well-wishes on social media to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump after they tested positive for COVID-19.
People in need lined up at Open Door Mission to get a share of produce and dairy delivered there Thursday morning.
The Nebraska State Patrol on Wednesday evening issued an alert for an elderly man with dementia who is missing from Cedar County.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and other state officials are giving an update Wednesday morning on the security of the November election as well as the expansion of Medicaid, which goes into effect on Thursday.
The City Council is slated to discuss the city’s face mask ordinance during its meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The Omaha Community Foundation announced Tuesday that after eight years, it is ceasing its annual Omaha Gives donation drive in favor of a new partnership focused on year-round giving.
A bomb unit with the Omaha Police Department detonated a suspicious package hours after its discovery prompted evacuations in the area of the Douglas County Courthouse on Friday afternoon.
Omaha Police were called to the Krispy Kreme off 72nd & Dodge streets on Thursday night after a man robbed the doughnut shop at knifepoint.
Wednesday’s announcement from Omaha Public Schools that students will be returning to classrooms in coming days took many teachers by surprise, according to the local teachers union.
The Omaha City Council will be meeting next Tuesday, September 22 and on the possible extension of the mask mandate is on the agenda.
Nebraska Humane Society officials confirmed Thursday they will be returning the nine “non-domestic” animals confiscated from Scatter Joy Acres earlier this month.
Omaha Public Schools confirmed Thursday that staff will be required to under regular COVID-19 testing.
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The Big Ten is reversing its decision regarding this year’s football season.
Omaha Public Schools is making plans to phase students back into classrooms — if student families choose to do so.
Gov. Kim Reynolds gave an update Wednesday morning on Iowa’s COVID-19 response, hours before bars and restaurants in four of the six counties placed under restrictions in August were allowed to resume operation.
The grand jury examining the shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock during a May protest in downtown Omaha has returned with an indictment of manslaughter for Jake Gardner.
An arrest warrant was issued by Omaha Police for 26-year-old David Mitchell for a reported sexual assault of a minor.
The Omaha Police Department on Monday afternoon warned against rumors circulating on social media about “planned civil unrest” relating to an anticipated grand jury decision in the death James Scurlock.
A former Omaha mayoral communications director who was also a local meteorologist has pled of “no contest” to charges relating to threats made against Douglas County Health Director Dr. Adi Pour.
All of Nebraska, except Lancaster County, moves into Phase 4 today.
In an announcement Thursday from a popular north Omaha eatery, the Nebraska Democratic Party said it is backing Preston Love Jr. as a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in the November election.
Gov. Kim Reynolds and other Iowa officials will give an update at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Barring any COVID-19 outbreaks in the next week, Westside Community Schools is planning to bring “all willing students” back to their classrooms most days starting Thursday, Sept. 17.
The Nebraska Humane Society on Wednesday issued a response to the public outcry following its removal of animals from — and citation of — Scatter Joy Acres.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Wednesday that most of the state on Monday will move into Phase 4, which further loosens COVID-19 restrictions, in all counties except Lancaster.
Six Greek chapters at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were placed on immediate suspension Tuesday after photos and videos surfaced showing “large gatherings” taking place on their premises without proper COVID-19 precautions.
The selection process for the grand jury set to examine the shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock during a May protest in downtown Omaha started Tuesday.
Cirque Italia is planning performances in the Westroads Mall parking lot later this week.
Marcus Evans, 26, of Omaha was sentenced Thursday in federal court to 16.5 years for his role in three robberies that took place early Jan. 1, 2019.
In addition to relief for restaurant owners, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announced the reopening of more libraries and community centers as Douglas County prepares to move into Phase 4, allowing further reopenings.
Omaha Police on Wednesday issued a reminder of city ordinances relating to public protests, reminding that some actions require a permit and that violators may be arrested.
The Big Ten has 10 days to provide more information and documents regarding the vote to postpone the 2020-21 Huskers football season.
The Nebraska State Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about casino petitions pertaining to gambling initiatives set to appear on state ballots in November.
Huskers football legend Johnny Rodgers joined a grassroots group of parents, student-athletes, and community members in a rally outside of Omaha Public Schools on Tuesday afternoon calling for the district to reinstate the fall athletic season.
Omaha City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2 to extend its face mask ordinance to Oct. 20.
The Omaha Police Department is accepting responses for a survey with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, according to a post on the city’s website Tuesday.
Embattled Democratic Senate candidate Chris Janicek is giving an update Monday ahead of the deadline to withdraw his candidacy.
In an update Monday that featured a new slogan focused on the agricultural exports of Nebraska, Gov. Pete Ricketts also commented on the state penitentiary’s COVID-19 quarantine, medical marijuana, and the Big Ten’s fall sports decisions.