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Dana Hertneky joined News 9 as a reporter in December of 2010. Her stories can be seen daily on News 9 at 10.

She comes to Oklahoma from just up the highway where spent the last 13 years as a reporter and anchor in Wichita, Kansas. Hertneky grew up in Colorado, but has deep roots in Oklahoma. Her great grandfather was part of the Oklahoma land rush.

Hertneky got her first taste of the news business while working at a radio station in 1990 when she covered a tornado that wiped out the downtown of Limon, Colorado. After graduating from Colorado State University, she landed her first job in television broadcasting at KOAM-TV in Joplin, Missouri as an anchor and reporter. 

From there she spent a year at WTVW in Evansville, Indiana before moving to Wichita.   Hertneky worked for both Fox and the NBC affiliate KSN-TV covering such stories as the Greensburg tornado, the BTK serial killer, and most recently, the assignation of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.

Hertneky has been recognized with several Kansas Association of Broadcaster Awards for her coverage of the Greensburg tornado and an investigation into the state's child care system.

Hertneky is thrilled to be living in Oklahoma City. She has two children, Taylor and Trent, and enjoys spending time with them. She also enjoys the Oklahoma weather and is an avid bargain shopper.