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.

• Kansas Missing Children SearchOnline Search
• Kansas Missing ChildrenKansas Center for Missing and Exploited Children Home Page
• Kansas Missing Children ClearinghouseMissing Children Coordination
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Kansas City BranchKansas Missing Children
• 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, checked September 25, 2026
• National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenNational case posters, the CyberTipline and the 1-800-THE-LOST hotline, checked September 25, 2026
• AMBER Alert national programFederal AMBER Alert coordination, checked September 25, 2026

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, checked September 25, 2026
• Kansas Criminal RecordsCriminal history and court records in Kansas

These federal and national sources complement Kansas's state-level records. They are the authoritative sources you should cross-check when Kansas state records are incomplete or out-of-state activity matters.

NCMEC, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Congressionally authorized national clearinghouse for missing children. NCMEC operates the 24-hour hotline 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) and the CyberTipline for exploitation reports.

AMBER Alert, U.S. Department of Justice The federally coordinated AMBER Alert network. Each state operates its own plan under DOJ AMBER Alert Program guidance.

NISMART, National Incidence Study OJJDP's periodic survey of missing-child incidence in the United States, the authoritative federal statistical source.