Legislation requiring Missouri’s Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually has been signed into law by Governor Mike Parson. State Rep. Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, filed “Hailey’s Law” in response to the 2014 kidnapping,...
State Representative Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, will present Thursday his bill – referred to as Hailey’s Law – to a Senate committee that would require the Amber Alert oversight committee to meet at least annually. According to the Department of Public Safety, the...
The Missouri House and Senate have approved similar bills that would require Missouri’s Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually. Supporters hope to get a bill on the governor’s desk by the end of session in May. State Sen. Eric...
A series of changes to the state’s Amber Alert system could be coming that would reduce the time it takes to issue an alert by 20 to 30 minutes, according to the program’s coordinator. One change that is expected to take place Wednesday was prompted in...
Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a missing Springfield girl. Police say 10-year-old Hailey Owens was taken Tuesday afternoon by a white male driving a gold 2008 Ford Ranger with license number 1YF 454. Hailey is described as a white female, 5’2″...
