A bill aimed at strengthening Kentucky’s Amber Alert system has been passed by the state’s Senate.

The bill is now headed to the House of Representatives.

LANSING, MI – You’ve likely heard of the state’s “Amber Alert” system before, when your phone emits a loud tone, vibrating and displaying details of a missing child in your area. Michigan lawmakers ...

Bill to strengthen Kentucky's Amber Alert system passes Senate ...

With nearly one-third of missing children in the United States being Black, some states are proposing “Ebony Alert” systems to address disparities in how missing cases receive public attention and law ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The woman who helped create the Amber Alert system is now advocating to make changes to it after news of Hailey Buzbee’s death. Fishers police classified the 17-year-old as a runaway ...

Thirty years after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was snatched from an Arlington parking lot while riding her bicycle, sparking the creation of the nationwide AMBER Alert system, police issued a fresh call ...

The push to pass the bill comes as some Michigan lawmakers have also proposed to create a "Green Alert" system for missing ...

The girl was reported missing by the Travis County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

The missing 2-year-old girl was taken from her Avondale home over the weekend, and an Amber Alert was issued Feb. 21.

The Kentucky Senate has passed Senate Bill 289, known as Wynter's Law, which aims to clarify activation standards and improve coordination in missing child cases.