Kansas Missing Children

A missing child in Kansas is reported to the local police or county sheriff, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation runs the state's missing persons clearinghouse and, with the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, its AMBER Alert plan. The KBI posts a public list of missing persons with photos, and Kansas issues Silver Alerts for missing seniors and can broadcast an endangered missing child who does not meet AMBER criteria through the same channels.

Kansas has no waiting period to report a missing child, and federal law requires the national database entry within two hours.

Official sources on this page were checked on September 25, 2026.

• NCMEC missing child searchNational search of missing child posters
• Missing children from Kansas, NCMECNCMEC case search for children missing from Kansas
• NCMEC professional trainingTraining and resources for public safety professionals
• Kansas Amber PlanKansas Amber Alert Plan
• Missing Kids in KansasKansas Missing Children Alerts
• What To Do If Your Child Is MissingMissing Children Assistance
• Child Safety Information
• Kansas Bureau of InvestigationDepartment of Justice
• Team HOPESupport for Families

Kansas's AMBER Alert is activated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at the request of the investigating agency when a child under 18 has been abducted, is in danger of serious harm or death, and there is enough information about the child, the suspect or a vehicle to broadcast. The KBI sends the alert to broadcasters through the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, the wireless emergency alert system, Department of Transportation highway signs, the Kansas Lottery network and social media, and coordinates with Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado.

• Kansas Bureau of Investigation AMBER AlertKansas's AMBER Alert plan and active alerts

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation's missing persons clearinghouse maintains the statewide list of missing children and adults with photos, coordinates with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on child cases and with NamUs, and distributes alerts. Make the report to the local police or the county sheriff and write down the case number in Kansas. Confirm the entry into the Kansas Criminal Justice Information System and the National Crime Information Center, then call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which can assign a case manager and produce posters. Wichita Police and the Sedgwick County Sheriff handle the state's largest city, and Kansas City, Kansas police coordinate with Missouri across the line.

• Kansas Police DepartmentsCity police departments that take missing child reports
• Kansas County Sheriff DirectorySheriff offices for all 105 counties
• Kansas Most WantedFugitives and outstanding warrants

Kansas issues Silver Alerts for missing seniors and adults with cognitive impairment and Blue Alerts for suspects who have harmed an officer through the KBI and the broadcasters, and the KBI can broadcast an endangered missing child outside AMBER criteria as a media advisory. Case files stay with the investigating agency and can be withheld while the investigation is active under the Kansas Open Records Act, while the clearinghouse listing is public, and older cases reach NamUs only when the investigating agency enters them, so its public search shows a share of the state's open cases.

• NamUsNational database of missing and unidentified persons
• Kansas Criminal RecordsCriminal history and court records in Kansas

• National Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenMissing child posters, reports and the CyberTipline
• AMBER Alert, U.S. Department of JusticeHow AMBER Alerts work and who issues them
• NISMART, national studies of missing childrenDepartment of Justice research on missing children