Gina Dvorak
Digital Director
Omaha, Neb.
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Gina Dvorak joined the WOWT newsroom as digital director in 2018 after a couple years in the same position across town at KMTV. Gina has strong roots in Nebraska, growing up in a multigenerational farm family and earning her journalism degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During her nearly 25 years 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: Jan. 27, 2023 at 12:24 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak and Kevin Westhues
More details have come to light about the Auburn plane crash that killed two people including a former UNK baseball player.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:10 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Fremont Police are investigating after a loaded handgun was found in a fourth-grader’s backpack Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:41 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The City of Omaha launched a new informational website on the streetcar project, approved by the Omaha City Council last month.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:02 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
A man and a dog were found dead in a burning house near Lake Manawa on Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:46 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
A 68-year-old man died after a crash Wednesday afternoon in north Omaha.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 2:41 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is now officially a U.S. Senator.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 8:30 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Gov. Jim Pillen welcomed a handful of Nebraska state senators to his news conference Wednesday morning to talk about further tax relief proposals they will be introducing during this legislative session.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:07 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Gov. Jim Pillen and several Nebraska lawmakers announced a three-bill package Tuesday to provide funds for education while easing state property taxes.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 5:22 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Local and state officials took time to note Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some paying tribute through recognition of those in the community; others taking a moment to note the words of King himself.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 9:22 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak and Brian Mastre
It’s official: Former Gov. Pete Ricketts is heading to Washington, D.C., to become Nebraska’s next senator.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 4:46 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Airlines and air passengers were scrambling to get back on schedule Thursday after the FAA experienced a computer outage.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 2:28 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Gov. Jim Pillen will announce his pick for Nebraska’s next Senator on Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 12:35 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak and Brian Mastre
One week into the new legislative session, and many senators are picking up where they left off last year: Abortion is back on Nebraska’s legislative agenda.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:07 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Gov. Jim Pillen held his first news conference Tuesday morning.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 1:35 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
A crowd of about 3,500 people gathered Saturday night at CHI Health Center arena to celebrate Jim Pillen at the new governor’s inaugural ball.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 4:00 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Mayor Jean Stothert’s office announced the appointment of a new Director of Human Rights and Relations on Friday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 11:13 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak and Brian Mastre
Nebraska has a new governor. Gov. Jim Pillen was sworn in as the state’s 41st governor Thursday afternoon in the legislative chamber.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 12:38 PM CST
|By Cassie Crowe, Brian Mastre and Gina Dvorak
The Nebraska Legislature began its new session Wednesday with several new members, a new incoming Republican governor, and nearly $1 billion in cash.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:52 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The DEA’s Omaha division reported that it had seized nearly 4.7 million lethal doses of fentanyl throughout all of 2022, an increase over last year.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 1:37 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
A 36-year-old man from Atlantic was killed Thursday morning in a crash with a semi-truck on a road just off Interstate 80.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 11:51 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The mayor’s office said Thursday that 21 of the households displaced when Legacy Crossing Apartments was shut down earlier this month have found permanent housing.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 5:18 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
If you’re a fan of alfalfa sprouts, you might want to skip them locally for a while.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 10:28 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Businessman Beau Ballard has been appointed as Nebraska’s newest state senator.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 6:19 PM CST
|By Brian Mastre, Mike McKnight and Gina Dvorak
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said a body has been found — but not yet identified — as their investigation into the disappearance of Cari Allen continues.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 2:17 PM CST
|By Zane Culjat and Gina Dvorak
As the fallout after the condemnation of an Omaha apartment complex continues, the City now says the majority of affected tenants have found new homes.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 10:22 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Governor-elect Jim Pillen on Wednesday announced a “breakthrough agreement” with the State Law Enforcement Bargaining Council increasing the hourly hiring wage by $5.43, putting it at $30 per hour.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 10:58 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak and Bella Caracta
A day after hundreds of residents were evicted from an apartment complex in northwest Omaha, Heartland Family Service said that they were working multiple fronts to assist those residents in getting their belongings and to help them find new places to live.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 10:41 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The chancellor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 10:28 PM CST
|By Brian Mastre, Jacob Comer and Gina Dvorak
Legacy Crossing apartments in northwest Omaha sat empty Monday night, just hours after the city announced the complex was no longer fit for living.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 3:21 PM CST
|By Brian Mastre, Jacob Comer and Gina Dvorak
Omaha officials told residents Monday morning at an apartment complex in the northwest part of the city that they needed to relocate because of safety concerns.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 10:55 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Omaha Police are investigating a shooting that left a 26-year-old woman hurt Sunday evening.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 5:53 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Chief Deputy Wayne Hudson of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has been hired as the Chief of Police for a city in Ohio.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 2:34 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The Douglas County Health Department reported a pediatric flu death on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 12:55 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
A 20-year-old Omaha woman was indicted in federal court this week on six counts of bank fraud.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 2:34 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, a popular stop for residents and visitors alike, is set to be featured on a series of four first-class bulk mail U.S. postage stamps featuring bridges from the region.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 10:03 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak and Brian Mastre
Logan told the OPS board in April that she had been approached by a district in Washington, D.C., but said she had withdrawn from consideration.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The superintendent of Bennington Public Schools will retire at the end of the school year.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 6:40 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
A sentence was handed down Friday that included a fine and a settlement for Nebraska Beef Ltd., an Omaha-based food processing company, for falsifying information about its grading records.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 2:45 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
In response to pushback on gender-identity policies announced over the summer, the Archdiocese of Omaha released a revised policy on Friday “rooted in the Catholic understanding of gender.”
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 11:55 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Four teens have been arrested following an Omaha Police investigation into the death of a man who died 12 days after he was found suffering from a head wound.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 10:11 AM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The U.S. Secretary of Defense is at STRATCOM on Friday to witness the official Change of Command.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 7:17 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Thursday that an exhaustive search of a property near Bartlett has turned up no evidence of a serial killer.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 6:20 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a west Omaha man who was last seen Tuesday morning leaving his home.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 3:44 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Police are looking for information about a bank robbery that occurred Thursday morning in southwest Omaha.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 1:45 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak and Bella Caracta
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that a Bennington High School student had been booked into the juvenile center to face charges of terroristic threats.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 8:37 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
The tug of war over streetcars between the City of Omaha and Metropolitan Utilities District is now into its second day.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:41 PM CST
|By Marlo Lundak and Gina Dvorak
Some kids attending Omaha Public Schools won’t be eligible to ride a bus to school if the district’s newest recommendations are implemented in the next school year.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 8:42 AM CST
|By Mike McKnight, Brian Mastre and Gina Dvorak
The man sought by local authorities for kidnapping a 43-year-old Omaha woman who went missing the weekend before Thanksgiving has been arrested in Central America.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 7:27 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Omaha-area natural gas and water rates are going up, but the mayor’s office says it’s not because of the streetcar.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Gina Dvorak
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and First Lady Susanne Shore will be celebrating the annual lighting of the state Capitol’s Christmas tree next weekend.
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