Seventeen-year-old Dawnyelle Carter was reported missing from Wichita, Kansas, after being last seen on December 31, 2025. She is identified as a Black female with black hair and brown eyes. Public alerts name the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Wichita Police Department as contacts and urge anyone with information to come forward.

Very few specifics have been released: the alerts do not say where in Wichita she was last seen, who she might have been with, what she was wearing, or what prompted concern. Local resources mentioned in connection with missing-children cases include the Sedgwick County Exploited and Missing Child Unit and the Wichita Police Department’s investigative units, underscoring that timely tips can be important.

If anyone in Wichita or the surrounding area saw Dawnyelle around December 31, 2025, or has information that could help locate her, please contact the listed authorities.