A series of bills were passed on Thursday with a goal of ensuring children, seniors and vulnerable adults are safe in Michigan.

Police are searching for a vehicle that four men were in when they shot and killed a man and abducted a 1-year-old child in Detroit.

A 1-year-old girl who Detroit police issued an Amber Alert for overnight has been found safe.

Two men have been sentenced for their role in a conspiracy to kidnap newborn baby twins from their mother in Livonia, which sparked an Amber Alert.

The man who triggered an Amber Alert over the weekend by stealing a car with a child in the back seat from a Detroit gas station was still at large on Monday.

The Amber Alert for a missing 3-year-old Detroit girl was canceled after she was found safe.

After nearly two weeks of searching, police found a mother and her 1-month-old daughter in Warren after they went missing from Auburn Hills, sparking concern among the family.

Police confirmed the four arrested are not related to the victim’s family.

An Amber Alert was issued for two 14-day-old babies on Monday when their mother left them with “friendly acquaintances” at a Livonia hotel and came back to find them missing, police said.

The twin babies who went missing in Livonia, prompting an Amber Alert early Monday morning, have been found, Detroit police said.

An Amber Alert was issued early Monday morning after two infant twin boys were abducted out of Livonia by “two females.”

An Amber Alert issued Monday morning for two infant boys kidnapped from the city of Livonia was one of only two active Amber Alerts in the U.S. that day.

An Amber Alert was issued early Monday morning after two infant twin boys were abducted out of Livonia by “two females.” The children were located a few hours later.

Rashad Trice, the man accused of kidnapping and killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith in Detroit, appeared in court Monday to answer federal charges.

The man accused of kidnapping 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith and assaulting the child’s mother appeared in court.

The man suspected of kidnapping and killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith is accused of committing crimes in three different counties, but the state’s attorney general wants to consolidate the case to just one county.

Rashad Trice, 26, had his very first appearance in a federal courtroom for his alleged role in the death of his ex-girlfriend’s daughter, 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith.

Video showing the chase and arrest of the man suspected of kidnapping and killing Wynter Cole Smith revealed what was said as officers struggled with him and realized the 2-year-old girl wasn’t in the car.

When police arrested the man suspected of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith, the 2-year-old girl was nowhere to be found. Now, Local 4 has obtained exclusive video showing the car chase, arrest, and conversation between officers and Rashad Trice.

Officials believe Wynter Cole Smith was killed with a pink cellphone charging cord that was found on her body days after the Amber Alert.

Here’s everything we know about the Wynter Cole Smith case, from the Amber Alert to the discovery of her body to the charges against her suspected kidnapper.

Family members honored the life of 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith with a vigil in Detroit.

The man accused of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith after attacking her mother in Lansing is facing federal kidnapping charges.

The man suspected of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith after attacking her mother in Lansing and fleeing police in St. Clair Shores has officially been charged in connection with the 2-year-old girl’s death.

The man linked to the disappearance of Wynter Cole Smith, accused of attacking her mother in Lansing, and charged with fleeing St. Clair Shores police has been moved from the hospital to a jail cell.

Community activists held a vigil to honor the life of 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith.

Rashad Maleek Trice, 26, of Detroit, has been charged with fleeing police after officials say he attacked his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend and kidnapped her daughter, 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith.

The grandfather of Wynter Cole Smith has a message for the person who killed the 2-year-old girl and left her body in an alley in Detroit.

The family of Wynter Cole Smith invited the public to a vigil in memory of the 2-year-old girl, whose body was found in Detroit days after her abduction, police said.

The family of Wynter Cole Smith has released a statement after the 2-year-old girl’s body was found in a Detroit alley nearly three days into an Amber Alert.

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The days-long Amber Alert for Wynter Cole Smith came to an end Wednesday night when Detroit police found her body in an overgrown alley.

The body of missing 2-year-old girl Wynter Cole Smith was found in an overgrown alley nearly three days after she was kidnapped in Lansing.

The body of missing 2-year-old girl Wynter Cole Smith was found in an overgrown alley nearly three days after she was kidnapped in Lansing.

The body of Wynter Cole Smith, 2, of Lansing, was found Wednesday night in a Detroit alley, nearly three days after an Amber Alert was issued due to her abduction.

The body of missing 2-year-old girl Wynter Cole Smith has been found in an alley nearly three days after her kidnapping in Lansing prompted an Amber Alert.

The body of missing 2-year-old girl Wynter Cole Smith has been found in an alley nearly three days after her kidnapping in Lansing prompted an Amber Alert.

The body of missing 2-year-old girl Wynter Cole Smith has been found in an alley nearly three days after her kidnapping in Lansing prompted an Amber Alert.

The father of a 2-year-old girl is pleading for her safe return after police believe she was kidnapped by her mother’s ex-boyfriend after a stabbing and assault in Lansing.

The man suspected of sparking an Amber Alert by abducting a 2-year-old girl after attacking her mother in Lansing has officially been charged.

It’s been two and a half days since an Amber Alert was issued for a 2-year-old girl who police believe was kidnapped by her mother’s ex-boyfriend after a stabbing in Lansing.

Police have revealed the route they believe a suspected kidnapper took in between when an Amber Alert was issued for a 2-year-old girl and when he was arrested.

The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward in the search for a missing 2-year-old Lansing girl whose disappearance sparked an Amber Alert nearly two days ago.

FBI agents and police provided a live update Tuesday afternoon on the Amber Alert involving a 2-year-old Lansing girl who has been missing for nearly 40 hours.

A 2-year-old girl from Lansing whose mother was stabbed by an ex-boyfriend is still missing more than 24 hours after an Amber Alert was issued and her mom’s ex-boyfriend was caught in St. Clair Shores.

Law enforcement continue to search Tuesday for a missing 2-year-old girl who was kidnapped from her mother in Lansing on Sunday night.

The Amber Alert for missing 2-year-old Wynter Smith remains active. Smith was abducted in Lansing Monday (July 3) morning, but the search has shifted to Metro Detroit.

The man linked to an Amber Alert for a missing 2-year-old girl out of Lansing is accused of fleeing from St. Clair Shores police, crashing into a cop car, and injuring an officer, authorities said.

A 2-year-old girl from Lansing is still missing and a man has been taken into custody after an Amber Alert was issued early Monday morning.

A 15-year-old Ohio boy who was last seen at a house party more than two weeks ago may have been abducted, according to Cleveland police.

Police in Ohio are searching for a 5-month-old child who they believe was kidnapped by a woman who stole the child’s mother’s vehicle.

The kidnapping and brutal murder of a 9-year-old Texas girl is what inspired the AMBER Alert system.

Police are reportedly looking for a 5-year-old girl who on Thursday went missing in Ohio.

Much like your smartphone alerts you about an AMBER Alert, it will now let you know about certain weather events in your area.

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – An Amber Alert issued Friday morning for a 4-month-old child and 1-year-old child in Madison Heights has been canceled after the children were found safe in Toledo. Madison Heights police said the children were found safe with family. Police originally believed the children had been kidnapped by an 18-year-old man was believed to be armed. The Amber Alert was issued early Friday morning warning the man may be headed to Detroit or Toledo with the children. Police said the man had assaulted the children’s father and took the children at gunpoint.

From Michigan SOS -- deadline to register online to vote:Today, Oct. 19 is the last day to register online to vote for the Nov. 3 general election. Eligible Michigan citizens can register online at Michigan.gov/Vote or by mail if it is postmarked by today’s date. It’s as simple as that,” said Michael L. Prince, director of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. That was 3.56% of the state’s active COVID-19 cases, 253 of which were in critical care with 94 patients on ventilators . Michigan COVID-19 cases on the rise along with the rest of the United States, EuropeMichigan had the highest 7-day average for new COVID-19 cases last week at 1,463 since the start of the pandemic.

An Amber Alert issued Monday morning for a 2-year-old boy from Lansing Township has been canceled. They had been searching for 2-year-old Phoenix Javon Washington is believed to have been taken by 26-year-old Phoenix Washington. They were reported missing Monday morning from 3209 West Michigan Avenue in Lansing Township. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Lansing Township Police Department at 517-730-5855. More: Missing in Michigan

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A young child was found safe Monday night after being abducted from her family at gunpoint in Southfield. An Amber Alert was issued Monday afternoon after Jaliyah Ford, 1, was allegedly abducted by her father Jeremy Ford around 2 p.m. in a parking lot near West Nile Road. As police began searching for the girl, people who parked in the lot started noticing their vehicles had been damaged by shots fired by the father amid the abduction. A woman who did not want to go on camera had to have her tire replaced after it was punctured from one of the shots fired. Jaliyah Ford’s father is now in police custody after turning himself in on Monday evening, returning his child to police unharmed.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – An Amber Alert for a 1-year-old police say was abducted at gunpoint on Monday has been canceled. Officials say the 1-year-old child, Jaliyah Ford, was abducted by the alleged father, Jeremy Ford. Police did not say whether the father was in custody. The man and abducted child were traveling in a black Chrysler 300 with the Michigan license plate “EGA6057”. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Southfield Police Department at 248-796-5461.

Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney, 3, was last seen at a birthday party in Birmingham, Alabama. Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney vanished Saturday night from a birthday party in the Birmingham housing complex where her family lives. The chief also announced an increase in the reward for information that helps police solve the case to $20,000. The reward is offered by Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama and is separate from a $5,000 reward offered by Alabama Gov. The members of the Jefferson County Commission then each gave $1,600 from their discretionary funds to add an additional $8,000 to Crime Stoppers' reward, bringing the total offering to $33,000.

Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney, 3, was last seen at a birthday party in Birmingham, Alabama. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A person of interest is in custody after an Amber Alert was issued for a 3-year-old girl who was last seen at a birthday party in Birmingham, Alabama, police said Sunday. Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney was last seen Saturday, said Sgt. She is believed to be in extreme danger and may have been abducted by a man and woman, according to the Amber Alert. Kamille is 3 feet tall, weighs 60 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair, according to the Amber Alert.

Dulce Maria Alavez was last seen on Monday at a Bridgeton, New Jersey, city park. (CNN) - A $20,000 reward has been offered for Dulce Maria Alavez, 5, who authorities say may have been abducted Monday from a playground in New Jersey. Dulce Maria Alavez, may have been taken by a light-skinned, possibly Hispanic male, the Bridgeton Police department said Tuesday in announcing an Amber Alert. The FBI contributed $5,000 toward the reward for information leading to Dulce or the identification of someone involved in her disappearance. The Cumberland County Prosecutor's office offered another $5,000, and the Newfield National Bank is contributing $10,000 to the reward, officials said.

Dulce Maria Alavez was last seen on Monday at a Bridgeton, New Jersey, city park. (CNN) - New Jersey officials issued a statewide Amber Alert for a missing 5-year-old girl who authorities say may have been abducted from a playground on Monday. Officers responded to the Bridgeton city park's ball fields and playground area for a report of a missing child at about 4:50 p.m. Monday. Bridgeton Police Chief Michael Gaimari issued the Amber Alert after interviewing and re-interviewing people who were in Bridgeton's city park near the ball fields on Monday afternoon. Police said to call 1-800-CALL-FBI with tips or information about the Amber Alert.