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Hello Little Rock! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Have you seen this 76-year-old woman missing from Cameo Drive?
  • How a UA Little Rock student turned bugs into high-tech learning
  • Planning to drink on New Year’s Eve? Hear this Little Rock warning

Also on today's calendar: Overeaters Anonymous meeting and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: A little rain, temps: high: 73, low: 30.
  • Monday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Silver alert issued on Christmas Day for missing 76-year-old woman in Little Rock (katv.com) — Little Rock police have issued a Silver Alert for 76-year-old Sandria Nehus, last seen late Christmas night on Cameo Drive and believed to be driving a blue 2017 Honda CRV. She has Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis, and authorities are urging anyone with information to contact LRPD immediately as the search continues in and around the city.
   

2. UALR student from Pine Bluff launches app that's all about insects (pbcommercial.com) — A UA Little Rock computer science student is putting the city’s tech scene on the map with Insects AR, a new augmented-reality insect education app now on Google Play. Built through the university’s Emerging Analytics Center, the project gave several students hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, and its creator plans to stay in Little Rock’s tech industry before pursuing graduate studies.
   

3. Arkansas recovery advocates warn of alcohol risks ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations (kark.com) — Little Rock’s Serenity Park Recovery Center is urging residents to think carefully about drinking as New Year’s Eve approaches, warning that celebrations can easily trigger setbacks. Staff share personal recovery experiences, highlight the benefits of a “Dry January,” and suggest strategies like mocktails so people can stay social while protecting their health and sobriety.
   

4. Little Rock Zoo welcomes sloth bear cubs (thv11.com) — Little Rock Zoo staff are celebrating the surprise arrival of two healthy sloth bear cubs born to Kayla, a key part of a national conservation effort. The cubs, fathered by Bhalu, mark another success in the zoo’s partnership with the Philadelphia Zoo and the Sloth Bear Species Survival Plan, with a public gender reveal planned once keepers can safely determine it.
   

5. Our Blood Institute holding $5,000 Give Hope, Give blood drive (kark.com) — Our Blood Institute in Little Rock is offering a $5,000 giveaway to one donor who gives blood before the end of January, plus another $5,000 to support a local girl named Millie battling leukemia. Staff and regular donors explain how winter donations drop, why the perks help, and how a quick 30‑minute visit can save lives across Arkansas.
   

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  • Still hoping somebody has found Mabel, a young short-haired black mixed breed dog with white markings who was still nursing a litter of seven puppies when she ran off early last week.
    Wearing a bright red collar with an LR rabies tag. Last seen near AR School for the Blind running south toward Kavanaugh and Markham. Puppies are… (Nextdoor Hillcrest)
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