The Petito family now supporting the Rowan Act, which aims to prevent delays and issue alerts quicker. Current Michigan State Police policy puts limitations on Amber Alert system activations. Those ...

LANSING, Mich. — A change to Michigan's Amber Alert System passed its house committee.

Michigan lawmakers took a significant step toward modernizing the state’s Amber Alert system as two bills, collectively known as “The Rowan Act,” received unanimous approval from the House committee ...

There's a new alert system for serious missing persons cases in the city called the "Emerald Alert" — a nod to the color of ...

Two bills aimed at expanding the criteria for Amber Alerts in Michigan and updating the methods of transmitting them passed a ...

Legislation aimed at modernizing Michigan’s Amber Alert system has unanimously passed the House Families and Veterans ...

Denneen Smith has advocated for a statewide, Amber Alert-style notification system for missing seniors and vulnerable adults ever since David Moffett disappeared in 2023. The initial search for ...

When an AMBER Alert is issued, a terminal message will now be sent to nearly 10,000 lottery retailers in Michigan. The AMBER Alert will then be shown on in-store display monitors until police ...

Michigan started using the Amber Alert system in 2001. The first recorded use of the alert in the state was in March 2003 in Cass County, MSP said. The child was ultimately found safe in California.

Wynter Cole-Smith, a smiling 2-year-old wearing a T-shirt with a rainbow pattern, was Michigan's first Amber Alert this year, according to State Police. A little over three hours after her mother ...

BERRIEN COUNTY — New rules will change when a missing child is given Michigan's most urgent alert. In 2017, the statewide Amber Alert will only be used for abductions of children 18 and under.

Early the next morning, an Amber Alert, with photographs of the twins and two people, was issued. The twins were dropped off at about 9:30 a.m. Monday to the Detroit Police's 9th Precinct.