A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for southeastern Fremont, Montgomery and Page counties in Iowa until 6 p.m. Sunday.
A Cedar Falls, Iowa child care provider wants the state to implement uniform standards for how law enforcement responds for a rapid response on a missing child call.
Robin Arnold says the first few hours are critical and the most dangerous for a missing child.
Questions have been raised about whether the state could have done more when the two cousins disappeared in Evansdale on July 13 and remain missing. A search began immediately, and within hours, local residents and the media were notified.
But an Amber Alert wasn't issued. Officials say those alerts are issued only when it's known that a child has been abducted. Arnold wants the alerts regardless.
Sen. Jeff Daniels, a Cedar Rapids Democrat, says he'll push for a review of Iowa law dealing with missing children.
