The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is recommending a simplification of the state's AMBER Alert program. The KBI reviewed the system following concerns raised when an AMBER Alert failed to go out to cellphones after a mother and 3 children were abducted. The report recommends speeding up the process by giving more officers authority to request an alert. Other recommendations include creating a checklist to be used when activating an AMBER Alert, inviting media to participate in AMBER Alert reviews, establishing an advisory board that meets annually, and focusing on technological advances for the program.
