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.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 10:12 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Congressman Don Bacon was taken to Walter Reed Hospital late Wednesday night and was treated for appendicitis.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 3:35 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Omaha Public Power District and MidAmerican Energy crews are heading to Florida to assist with anticipated power restoration efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 2:15 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
ACLU of Nebraska issued a report card Wednesday evaluating the dress codes of Nebraska’s 15 largest school districts — and the grades weren’t good.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 12:02 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Google Fiber wants to provide Omaha residents and businesses with its high-speed internet.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 10:36 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
The Nebraska State Patrol reported Tuesday that a Wisconsin man was killed Monday afternoon and two others were seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 80 near Ogallala, prompting the interstate to be closed for about an hour and a half.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By Marlo Lundak and Gina Dvorak
About a year after the bike lanes were installed as part of a city mobility pilot project, Omaha has decided to terminate the project.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 1:12 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
It’s a sure sign of Fall in Nebraska: The AppleJack Festival continues this weekend at Arbor Day Farm.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 3:26 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak and Brian Mastre
As the state prepares to expand casino gambling, the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission is offering those with gaming addictions additional resources.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:53 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Last week’s dismissal of Scott Frost from his position as head coach of the Huskers football team is costing millions more than it would have had that decision been shelved for three more weeks.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 5:43 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Police response at Omaha North High School on Thursday afternoon prompted school officials to issue a written response to staff and families.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 2:23 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Gov. Pete Ricketts on Thursday morning held a news conference to remind Nebraskans about the new tax breaks they will be able to claim when filing returns next year.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 2:57 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Authorities and rescue personnel were at the scene of a fatal crash Wednesday morning.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 12:07 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
NBC is moving “Days of Our Lives” to Peacock, its streaming service.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By Bella Caracta and Gina Dvorak
Omaha Police and Fire on Wednesday confirmed that the three people found dead in a Millard home a week ago died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT
|By Lauren Melendez and Gina Dvorak
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Wednesday that charges against the 14-year-old boy arrested after a fatal shooting Monday will be filed in juvenile court.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 11:46 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
The Dave Matthews Band is about to head out on tour and is planning an Omaha stop in a couple of months.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 10:28 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Twice on Monday, city fire crews were called to battle a fire at a vacant house in north Omaha.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Omaha Police shared more details Friday about a fatal shooting that happened earlier in the week while officers were assisting a process server.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 1:33 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred just before midnight Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Bella Caracta and Gina Dvorak
Omaha Police on Thursday released the names of the three people found dead in a Millard home Wednesday night.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 10:34 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
The Council Bluffs Police Department on Tuesday was asking for the public’s help identifying a woman.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Kevin Westhues and Gina Dvorak
The U.S. Marshals Metro Fugitive Task Force in Omaha is turning to the public for help in finding a man suspected of murder in Kearney and robbery in Omaha.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 7:16 PM CDT
|By Brian Mastre and Gina Dvorak
Months after a failed run for governor of Nebraska, Charles Herbster is launching a political action committee.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Senators and Congressional representatives from Nebraska and Iowa issued their responses to President Biden’s plan to issue thousands of dollars in student loan forgiveness to Americans below certain earnings thresholds.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 11:30 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak and Brian Mastre
Nebraska voters won’t see any measures about medical marijuana on their ballots in November.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 11:05 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Nebraska fans are bringing the sea of red “across the pond” to support the Huskers football team against the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:47 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak and Bella Caracta
Douglas County Health Director Dr. Lindsay Huse continued to urge caution in freshwaters as health officials await CDC confirmation of a child’s death they suspect was caused by a brain-eating amoeba from the Elkhorn River.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 10:14 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
A 59-year-old inmate who had been incarcerated at a state treatment center died this week.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Douglas County health officials said Wednesday that they suspect a local child’s recent death was caused by an amoeba from the Elkhorn River.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 12:23 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Police are looking for a man who injured someone early Wednesday morning in a neighborhood east of Interstate 480.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Cassie Crowe and Gina Dvorak
City Council on Tuesday debated whether to approve a request from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to install license-plate reading technology in the city.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:44 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Local, state, and national officials were on hand Tuesday at the hub of Nebraska’s largest furniture store to witness the burial of a time capsule.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:09 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak and John Chapman
Police are investigating a homicide after an 18-year-old was found dead in a vehicle in north-central Omaha late Monday.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Five Finger Death Punch is headed to Omaha this fall.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 9:10 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Here’s how the Congressional delegation from Nebraska and Iowa voted on the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
A judge set bond at $250,000 on Thursday for a man police said fled into a nearby wooded area after an altercation with an off-duty Wahoo Police officer.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:21 PM CDT
|By Kevin Westhues and Gina Dvorak
An off-duty Wahoo Police officer was involved in an altercation Wednesday with a bank customer in Omaha.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Brian Mastre and Gina Dvorak
FBI Director Christopher Wray, in Nebraska on Wednesday to talk about attempted cyberattacks in David City, wouldn’t answer questions about the agency’s recent search at Mar-a-Lago, but did comment on attacks on law enforcement, calling them “deplorable and dangerous.”
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:11 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
A Nebraska man was taken into custody in Richardson County, Neb., near the Kansas border, after authorities said he failed to pull over after then initiated a traffic stop.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 1:39 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
A 50-year-old Pottawattamie County man was sentenced in federal court last week on methamphetamine charges.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 9:17 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Douglas County Engineer Tom Doyle passed away over the weekend, his son confirmed to 6 News on Monday.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 3:17 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
The Nebraska Legislature doesn’t have enough support for an abortion ban to call a special session.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 11:43 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Three people were transported to the hospital after a fire broke out at a residence in north Omaha over the weekend.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 11:05 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Police on Monday were looking for a suspect after a gunman fired his weapon inside an Omaha bar overnight.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 9:38 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Authorities said Thursday that investigators are looking into a series of events in a small town in northeast Nebraska that left four people dead at two homes located about three blocks apart.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:10 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
A bus on Machine Gun Kelly’s tour was vandalized in Omaha.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 12:19 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
One of the headliners of the concert series at this year’s Nebraska State Fair has canceled its tour, including a planned stop in central Nebraska next month.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Here’s how senators from Nebraska and Iowa voted on the NATO membership for Finland and Sweden on Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 5:55 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Gov. Pete Ricketts has ordered all state flags to be lowered to half-staff, in accordance with President Biden’s order for U.S. flags, to honor Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski, who was among four people killed in a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
A 33-year-old Omaha woman was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to eight years in prison after pleading to a drug charge.
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