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 ...

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 ...

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

A couple is turning their pain into purpose a year after their son died in a murder suicide with his own father.

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

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

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 ...

That said, when it comes, it's an important one. Jan. 13 marked the 27th annual Amber Alert Awareness Day. The system was created in 1996 and came to Michigan in 2001.

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.

There were more than 30,000 Missing Children's Cases in 2021, but only 254 AMBER Alerts were sent out. Michigan State Police called it a "sacred tool".