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

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

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.

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 boy with special needs who went missing in Hart County has been found deceased. Kentucky State Police said five-year-old ...

The IAN Alert, which notifies people when a child with an intellectual disability or mental illness is missing or endangered, ...

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, ...

CUB RUN, Ky. ( FOX 56) — A 5-year-old boy was found dead in Hart County after being reported missing on Tuesday morning.

Officials have announced the preliminary cause of death for a 5-year-old Kentucky boy who was found dead after he wandered ...

CUB RUN, Ky. (WZTV) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) confirmed a missing 5-year-old boy was found dead. Officers confirmed the tragic discovery of Silas Chearer, the subject of an Immediate Alert ...

IAN Alerts are used when children under the age of 18 with autism or mental illness go missing and may be in danger.