The abduction of baby Abby Woods from her mother two and a half weeks ago led Governor Matt Blunt to order state employees to receive wireless missing child alerts.

The order will issue amber alerts to state mobile devices such as cell phones and blackberries, which will go into affect immediately.

Residents can also sign up for the same alerts at www.wirelessamberalerts.org to get the free service.

Employees and residents can choose which alerts they receive, spanning areas as small as a zip code to nationwide.

From the state Capitol, I'm Fanna Haile-Selassie

Intro: Missouri became the first state to use the online Amber Alert System.