Missing girls from Monett found safe, returned home

MONETT, Mo. (AP) - Police say two teenage sisters missing since last month in southwest Missouri have been found and returned to their families.

The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/1L76Xs0) reports that family picked up the 15-year-old and 14-year-old siblings Friday in El Dorado Springs. A news release from Monett police didn't say whether they were with the Southwest Honkey gang.

Family members and others had told police the girls could be with two people associated with the gang, which is generally unorganized group involved in methamphetamine trafficking. The sisters had last been seen May 24 at the Monett YMCA.