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

A missing child has been found dead after an immediate alert notification was issued July 15 by the Kentucky State Police.

Kentucky State Police confirmed that Silas Chearer, 5, of Cub Run was found deceased after authorities launched a search.

The Ian Alert was named after a 9-year-old who went missing in Covington and was found dead in the Ohio River.

Silas Chearer with autism found decease, KY after statewide IAN Alert. Learn about the specialized alert system for children ...

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, ...

An IAN Alert was issued in Kentucky on Tuesday for a missing 5-year-old boy, and now troopers say he has been found dead.

The IAN Alert system became active in Kentucky one year ago, named after Ian Sousis, a 9-year-old boy with autism who ran ...

Police said 5-year-old Silas, who is autistic, walked away from his home Tuesday at 8 a.m. in Cub Run, Kentucky. Cub Run is just outside of Mammoth Cave National Park, which is about 170 miles from ...

A child at the center of an IAN Alert issued earlier Tuesday out of Cub Run, Kentucky, was found deceased, according to ...

In an update, KSP confirmed that Silas Chearer was located deceased after an hours-long search in the Cub Run area. Officials ...