An IAN alert was issued in Kentucky in US on Tuesday for a missing 5-year-old boy who was found dead. A new alert designed to help save the lives of children with autism is now in effect in Kentucky,

The child was reported missing in Cub Run, Kentucky Tuesday morning, but was found about 30 minutes after the alert was issued.

Kentucky State Police have issued an Ian Alert for a missing juvenile. According to KSP, the child is missing out of Cub Run, Kentucky and may be in danger. An Ian Alert is designed to help save the lives of children with autism. The alert will cover gaps between other alerts and uses the same system as the Amber Alert.

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 Notification (IAN Alert) after he went missing from his home in Hart County.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An alert has been issued about a missing child in Hart County. An IAN Alert was sent out by Kentucky State Police about 9:35 a.m. on Tuesday that said a missing juvenile was reported in Club Run, Kentucky. The alert said the missing juvenile may be endangered or in need of assistance.

A missing 14-year-old girl was found unharmed in Indiana after running away with a Kentucky man she met online. The man is in custody and charges are forthcoming.

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

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - A school resource officer has been charged following an investigation in western Kentucky. The Kentucky State Police (KSP) said on May 14, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office requested KSP to investigate allegations against one of its deputies, 47-year-old James Steven Oakley of Benton, Ky.