Police locate child in Missouri Amber Alert; parents arrested

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/KYTV/Gray News) - Police in Missouri have located a 2-year-old child who was reported missing Tuesday morning.

Police say Arukia Ganis, 2, was last seen at 11:15 a.m. at Wonders of Wildlife with her non-custodial parents, Frank Ganis, 36, and Arisha Caldwell, 33.

All three were seen on camera at 11:22 a.m., leaving Bass Pro Shops through an exit facing Campbell Avenue.

According to police, Arukia is in the custody of the state of Missouri. The Missouri Highway Patrol upgraded the case to an Amber Alert Tuesday evening.

Later the same evening, police reportedly located the child and the parents were arrested in nearby Polk County.