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Nikki Anderson

Missing-person case in Randolph Township, Minnesota.

Missing person
last updated 13 July 2026 · 4 sources
Confirmed facts
13
Open questions
5
Last seen
6 Jul 2024
Tips reviewed
240+
Reward
Up to $50K
Charges
Not reported
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Case file Nikki Anderson, reference D C zero zero zero five. According to the Dakota County Sheriff's Office via CBS Minnesota, Nicole “Nikki” Irene Anderson was last seen at ten a.m. on July sixth, twenty twenty-four, leaving her Randolph Township residence on foot. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, via CBS Minnesota, said Anderson left her phone, wallet, glasses, and medication behind and had not been heard from since. CBS Minnesota reported that authorities asked for public help and said Anderson could be in danger. The sheriff’s office said the property and surrounding areas were searched with drones and K-nines without locating her. Authorities via CBS Minnesota described Anderson as five feet ten inches tall, one hundred thirty-five pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing dark-colored pants, sandals, and a long gray sweatshirt. In July twenty twenty-six, Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko told CBS Minnesota the case remained a top priority, with more than two hundred forty tips followed up. The file’s open questions include where Anderson went, what happened after July sixth, which tips remain active leads, and whether any charges have been reported. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero zero five at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed13 entries
6 July 2024, 10 a.m.
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office said Nicole "Nikki" Irene Anderson was last seen leaving her Randolph Township residence on foot.
Dakota County Sheriff's Office via CBS Minnesota
6 July 2024
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Anderson left her phone, wallet, glasses and medication behind and had not been heard from since.
Minnesota BCA via CBS Minnesota
11 July 2024
CBS Minnesota reported that Dakota County authorities were asking for public help in finding Anderson and said she could be in danger.
CBS Minnesota
11 July 2024
The sheriff's office said the property and surrounding areas had been searched with drones and K-9s without locating Anderson.
Dakota County Sheriff's Office via CBS Minnesota
11 July 2024
Anderson's mother, Durene Mies, told CBS Minnesota that Anderson had been undergoing chemotherapy during a two-year battle with breast cancer.
Durene Mies via CBS Minnesota
11 July 2024
Authorities described Anderson as 5 feet 10 inches tall and 135 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes.
Authorities via CBS Minnesota
11 July 2024
Authorities said Anderson was last seen wearing dark-colored pants, sandals and a long gray sweatshirt.
Authorities via CBS Minnesota
22 July 2024
CBS Minnesota reported that doorbell camera footage showed Anderson leaving her mother's house in Randolph in Dakota County.
CBS Minnesota
22 July 2024
Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko told WCCO that investigators were reviewing data, tips, surveillance video, warrant data and statements.
Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko via CBS Minnesota
22 July 2024
Sheriff Joe Leko told WCCO that additional searches had been conducted with drones and on foot in the Randolph area.
Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko via CBS Minnesota
7 July 2025
CBS Minnesota reported that the reward for information leading to Anderson's whereabouts had increased from $5,000 to up to $50,000, according to the sheriff's office.
Dakota County Sheriff's Office via CBS Minnesota
9 July 2026
CBS Minnesota reported that Anderson's sister, Autumn Lehrke, said the family was still searching for answers two years after Anderson disappeared.
Autumn Lehrke via CBS Minnesota
9 July 2026
Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko said the case had remained a top priority and that investigators had followed up on more than 240 tips since Anderson vanished.
Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko via CBS Minnesota
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Where did Anderson go after the last known footage of her leaving her residence?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What happened to Anderson after 6 July 2024?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What searches, if any, are planned or underway after the July 2026 anniversary coverage?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
Which tips remain active investigative leads?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
Whether any person has been charged in connection with Anderson's disappearance is not reported in the reviewed trusted-source coverage.not reported · unconfirmed
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