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Nov 09, 2026

New details: Purple Alert continues for missing Kansas man

Posted Nov 09, 2026 10:30 AM
Dakota Langdell courtesy image
Dakota Langdell courtesy image

WALLACE COUNTY – According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Dakota Langdel is still missing and may be traveling with an unknown person, possibly to Nashville, Tennessee, Oklahoma, or Texas.

On Friday, the Wallace County Sheriff's Office requested the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Purple Alert for a missing Sharon Springs man 24-year-old Dakota Lane Langdell. The public’s assistance is requested to help locate him.

Langdell was last seen at 228 North Kennedy in Sharon Springs.

Langdell is a white male who is around 5-foot-6 inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes and was last seen wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans and possibly a hat. Langdell has autism and may need assistance returning home safely.

If you see Dakota Langdell, please call 911 immediately. If you have other information about his whereabouts, please call the Wallace County Sheriff's Office at 785-852-4288.