The public comment deadline is May 20 for the new system that would raise awareness of missing Indigenous people 17 and older who are not covered by Amber Alerts.
Scores of people wearing red shirts with handprints gathered at Montana State University on Friday to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Day and advocate for justice and systemic change.
Hermann detective Sgt. Mason E. Griffith, Kansas City police officer James Muhlbauer and his K-9, Champ, and Missouri Department of Corrections officers Kelly Rolando and Jason Pulliam were honored at the Capitol Rotunda.