LAKE MILLS -- The Lake Mills Police Department tells FOX6 News 16-year-old Kendall Humphries has been found safe after being reported missing on November 1st. Police say Humphries was found safe Saturday night, November 26th.
Humphries ran away from home in late October. She was located and returned home -- only to run away again on November 1st.
Lake Mills police say around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, Humphries knocked on the door to a woman's apartment and asked to speak with her juvenile son. She was then taken to the Lake Mills Police Department and turned over to police.
Police say Humphries told them she wasn't injured or victimized while on the run, and claimed she never left the Lake Mills area.
She was released to her parents, who agreed to allow her to stay with family members.
The Humphries family released the following statement on November 28th:
"She was listed as a runaway initially. We received information recently from parents that had us upgrade this to missing and endangered," Pat Matuszewski, Lake Mills police chief said.
Kendall Humphries
The search for Humphries continued through November, and investigators believed Humphries was traveling between Dane County and Jefferson County. Police were not certain she was with people she knew.
Desperate to locate their daughter, her parents, Nicholas and Amber Humphries issued this statement on November 22nd:
"Kendall, if you hear this message, please know how much your entire family misses you. We pray every day, all day, that you are safe. We love you, Kendall. Please come back home to us."
Again, police tell FOX6 News Humphries was FOUND SAFE on Saturday, November 26th.