What is a Blue Alert and why was one issued after a trooper was shot on I-65 in western Kentucky on Monday?

Online searches for "Blue Alert" are peaking after the unusual alert was issued in North Carolina on the night of Oct. 29. Unlike other alerts, such as AMBER and CLEAR alerts, Blue Alerts notify the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a live emergency alert went out to some users during the test ...

A Covington County deputy was shot, and two brothers were arrested hours later. While the manhunt was underway, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued a Blue Alert to the public. The alert ...

Blue Alerts are issued to the public when a law enforcement officer has been seriously injured or killed, and a suspect is reportedly at large. Unlike AMBER or Silver Alerts, Blue Alerts focus on ...