Diabetic teenager still missing

SIKESTON -- A 16-year-old who ran away while visiting relatives in Sikeston over the weekend is still missing, and the Department of Social Services' Children's Division is asking for help.

Sharita Sanders, a black female with black hair who is five foot nine inches and weighs about 173 pounds, ran away between 2 and 4 a.m. Sunday. Sanders has brown eyes but may be wearing hazel-colored contact lenses and was last seen wearing gray sweat pants and a yellow T-shirt, getting into a green cargo van.

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