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A Place to Call Home: Siyeasha and Quaneasha

Submitted by Dawn Scott
Thursday, January 16th, 2014, 5:57pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -It's been nearly four years since we first met Siyeasha and Quaneasha, along with their brothers and older sister at the Museum of Discovery. A lot has changed since then. Their brothers were adopted. Their older sister aged out of foster care.

So in February of 2011 we featured just the girls. Still today, they have no forever home. Now, our third meeting with Siyeasha and Quaneasha, and it was a day of pampering at the Paul Mitchell Imagine Salon.

Each girl got a consultation with a stylist. After that, it was time to relax while their hair was washed and rinsed. Under the dryers, each got to know the women giving them time and attention.

"This was good," says Quaneasha. "I thought about coming here, getting my hair done and I liked it here. I give them a thumbs up because they did very good on my hair!"

"It was awesome, it was exciting," shares Siyeasha.

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Bruno Mars set to come to Verizon Arena

Submitted by Kaitlin Barger, Nightside Web Producer
Thursday, January 16th, 2014, 4:27pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (VERIZON ARENA) - Bruno Mars will be stopping through Little Rock on his "Moonshine Jungle World Tour."

The concert will take place on June 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Little Rock's Verizon Arena.

Tickets go on sale Monday, February 3 at 10 a.m. Ticket prices will be $67.50, $79 and $99, and there will be an 8 ticket limit the 1st day only.

Tickets will be available at the Verizon Arena box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or on line at www.ticketmaster.com.

Credit card entry tickets are available for this event.

Verizon arena is using credit card entry to help ensure fans purchasing designated seats will be able to secure tickets at face value. Seats delivered with credit card entry will not be transferable.

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Kroger to host flu clinic on Jan. 15

Submitted by THV 11 News Staff
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014, 10:30am

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (KROGER) - Kroger Delta Division announced on Monday that 6 Little Rock-area locations will host flu clinics this Wednesday, Jan. 15 from noon to 7 p.m. to meet customer demand for this year's flu shot.

Each clinic will have 400 doses of the current flu vaccine. In addition, all Kroger locations in metro Little Rock received a minimum of 100 doses this week. The cost of the flu shot is $28.

The following Kroger locations will be hosting the super clinics this Wednesday:

•110 Commons Dr., Maumelle, Ark., 72113
•1295 W. Main St., Cabot, Ark., 72023
•14000 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Ark., 72212
•8824 Geyer Springs, Little Rock, Ark., 72209
•6929 JFK Blvd., North Little Rock, Ark., 72116
•8415 W. Markham, Little Rock, Ark., 72206

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Woman allegedly steals from former job to pay off bills

Submitted by Lindsey Tugman, Online Producer for THV11
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014, 10:08am

WARD, Ark. (KTHV) - A woman in Lonoke County is under arrest for allegedly stealing from her former job to pay off personal bills.

The Sheriff's Office said Jan. 7 they got a report from a realty company about unauthorized financial transactions from their bank account.

On Jan. 14 around 3:30 p.m. investigators arrested 33-year-old Kristina Lynn Johnston from Ward for felony theft of property.

A press release from the Sheriff's Office stated the initial investigation revealed Johnston, a former employee of the realty company, was using funds from the realty bank account to pay her personal credit accounts.

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Health Dept.: Flu causing severe illness, death in young adults

Submitted by Lindsey Tugman, Online Producer for THV11
Monday, January 13th, 2014, 10:36pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - This year's flu season is causing severe illness and death in adults between the ages of 25 and 50. 7 out of the 15 deaths this season in Arkansas have occurred in adults between the ages of 25 and 50, and multiple hospitalizations in this group have been reported.

It is highly recommended that all individuals in this age group receive a seasonal flu vaccine and promptly visit a doctor should they experience severe flu-like symptoms.

The most frequently seen flu strain this year is H1N1, which disproportionately affects young to middle-aged adults and pregnant women. There are multiple factors that may explain why younger, healthier people are affected this year.

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Area Photo: Humnoke, Arkansas

Submitted by Amy Geswein, Community Web Producer
Friday, January 10th, 2014, 6:33pm
Area Photo: Humnoke, Arkansas

HUMNOKE, Ark. (KTHV) – This area photo was taken from a duck blind near Humnoke, Ark. by Paul D. White and shared with THV11 on the THV11 Facebook page.

Humnoke is a town in located near the Lonoke County and Jefferson County lines on Highway 65.

The total population of the .33 square miles of land is 284 and has grown 1.54 percent since 2000. The town’s website says it is home to three churches, a handful of businesses.

For more details on the town of Humnoke, visit Humnoke’s official website: http://on.kthv.com/1c14p8n

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2014 data shows private option enrollments in hundreds or more in each county

Submitted by THV 11 News Staff
Friday, January 10th, 2014, 4:14pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (DHS) - The first county-level review of "Private Option" data in 2014 shows widespread enrollment with hundreds, and in many cases thousands, of people in each county now getting health care coverage under the new program, according to information released by the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) on Friday.

"There's a great deal of interest in the Private Option, and we are beginning to analyze enrollment data to give people a better sense of who is participating," said DHS Director John Selig. "From this initial data it's clear that across the state, no matter where you live, people need and appreciate the opportunity to finally get health insurance."

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