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Woman reported missing in Kansas City on Wednesday is found safe, police say

Kansas City police were asking the public for help to locate Taquiesha Landis, 33, a possibly endangered woman reported missing Wednesday.
Kansas City police were asking the public for help to locate Taquiesha Landis, 33, a possibly endangered woman reported missing Wednesday. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Update: Police said Wednesday night that Taquiesha Landis was found safe.

Kansas City police were asking the public for help Wednesday to locate a missing and possibly endangered woman.

Taquiesha Landis, 33, was last heard from via text message around 4 p.m., police said in a written statement. Police say Landis is in need of medical care.

Landis is described as a Black woman, roughly 5-foot-6 and 130 pounds. Police had no clothing description or a last known location for Landis.

Kansas City police were asking anyone who finds Landis to call 911 immediately.

This story was originally published September 13, 2023 at 5:58 PM.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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