FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- LaKisha Jones made a triumphant return to her hometown Sunday night, when an estimated 500 people turned out to welcome the "American Idol" contestant.
Fans, some carrying posters, balloons and roses, chanted "Kisha! Kisha!" as Jones rode down the escalator at Bishop Airport in her first visit to Flint since January.
"Hello, Flint! It's good to be here!" Jones told the crowd swarming around her podium in the airport lobby. "I want to thank Flint for your love, your support, your encouragement and your votes."
The 27-year-old bank clerk became a fixture on the top-rated Fox television singing competition. Jones made the semifinals in February, got an on-camera kiss from sometimes-churlish judge Simon Cowell and remained in the running until May 9, when she was outpolled by second runner-up Jordan Lewis.
Jones flew from Los Angeles to Flint to pick up her 4-year-old daughter, Brionne, who stayed with Jones's mother, Beverly Jefferson, during her "Idol" run. She and her daughter were to leave Tuesday for a visit to Houston, where she lived for six years, The Flint Journal reported.
Jones told the Flint crowd she looked forward to a longer stay in June, when the city will hold a rally in her honor.
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