The California Highway Patrol issued a Feather Alert on Monday, April 6, 2026, for Mikeala Smith, 28, who was last seen on March 27 in Arcata, Calif. Smith is 5 feet 7 inches tall, 130 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes. She is believed to be on foot. (California Highway Patrol via Bay City News)

UPDATE 4/7/26 —Mikeala Smith, the woman who was reported missing via a California Highway Patrol Feather Alert on Monday, has been located, California Highway Patrol said Tuesday.

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions...