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Critics call for change after first use of Kentucky’s Ian Alert ends in tragedy

A heartbreaking loss in Hart County is prompting urgent questions about Kentucky’s new Ian Alert system, designed to help locate missing children with autism.
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Tragic Hart County case highlights importance of Kentucky’s new ‘Ian Alert’ system

HART COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky’s first-ever Ian Alert was issued Tuesday for a missing 5-year-old boy in Hart ...
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Northern Kentucky mother shares experience to raise awareness after IAN alert

On Tuesday, the first IAN alert was issued for 5-year-old Silas Shearer in Hart County, who went missing from his home.
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Coroner says 5-year-old boy at center of IAN Alert in Hart County, Kentucky, died from drowning

The cause of death for a 5-year-old boy with autism who was found dead after a statewide IAN Alert Tuesday in Hart County, ...

A missing Kentucky 5-year-old prompted an 'Ian Alert' and was found dead. What is an 'Ian Alert'?

An "Ian Alert" covers gaps between other alerts and will use the same system as the AMBER Alert. It’s named for Ian Sousis, a ...

What is an IAN alert? Learn more about system used for first time by Kentucky State Police

The alert system was used for the first time exactly one year after legislation was passed. What we know about an IAN alert.