Update--Brown County Sheriff John Merchant reported early Monday evening that missing rural Hiawatha teenager Tia Howard has been located and is safe.  The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said the Brown County Sheriff's Office informed them that the 16-year-old was found  in Rulo, Nebraska . The KBI canceled the endangered person advisory that had been issued for Howard.

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(KNZA)--The Brown County Sheriff's Office and Kansas Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing rural Hiawatha teenager.

16-year-old Tia Howard, who is believed to have run away, was last seen by her parents Sunday evening around 10:30  She is believed to have left in an unknown vehicle near 260th and Linden Roads.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is concerned about her welfare and asked the KBI to issue an " endangered person advisory" for Howard. 

She is described as a white female, about 5 foot, 6 inches tall, who weighs about 120 pounds.  Howard has reddish brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing black yoga pants, a black Under Armour hoodie with pink lettering, and white Crocs shoes.

If you know the whereabouts of Howard , or have seen her, please call 911 immediately. For all other information, call the Brown County Sheriff’s Office at (785) 742-7125.