Hamilton Republican legislator Nancy Ballance claims that the special session was unnecessary because Governor Steve Bullock would not trust Republican budget numbers.
Amber Alerts have specific qualifications before they are issued. Montana criminal investigation agent, Shane Shaw explains the very basic criteria.
Shaw says this is a safeguard to stop Amber Alerts from becoming common place.
Montana Amber Alerts have been made more accessible through the social networking site, facebook. Manager of the Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse, Jennifer Viets says this is a great resource, because the odds of survival after abduction are surprisingly low.
America’s Missing Broadcast Emergency Response began in 1996 after 9 year old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered. Jennifer Viets explains the success of the system to date.
With the addition of face book, to the alert system, more people will be made aware of missing children whether they have been abducted or run- a- way...
On any given day between 80 and 100 people are reported missing in the state of Montana. Half of that number is school- aged children. Manager of Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse, Jennifer Viets says face book is a great new tool to help locate the missing...