Butler Saddle Club Dance

Distant Kin Band Ready to Rock

The Butler Saddle club is still having the dance tonight at 9pm at the fairgrounds featuring the band Distant Kin . Everyone is encouraged to DRIVE SAFE and attend and have a good time. The price is $15 a couple or $10 per person. You must be 21 years old to attend.

MoDOT issues 'no travel advisory' ahead of storm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The Missouri Department of Transportation has issued a "no travel advisory" starting Saturday night and extending through Sunday.

MoDOT officials said the advisory was issued because of expected hazardous conditions as a major winter storm moves in Saturday night.

"For your safety and the safety of our crews, we're asking that once this storm hits your region of the state, you avoid travel unless it is a dire emergency," said Elizabeth Wright, MoDOT state maintenance engineer, in a news release. "Snow is predicted to be heavy at times and when accompanied by ice and the extremely low temperatures it makes travel extremely hazardous."

A winter storm warning goes into effect at 6 p.m. Saturday and continues until Monday morning.

MoDOT said the storm will likely impact travel across the entire state, with a chance for up to 10 inches of snow in the Kansas City area and northeast portion of the state. The rest of the state will have lesser amounts of snow but could have more ice accumulation and high winds.

Officials reminded drivers that if they have to travel during the storm to bring a mobile phone and winter survival supplies in case they become stranded.

Teen Dance Cancelled Tonight

The Elks Teen Dance has been cancelled for Saturday night due to the bad weather that is coming in.. Bates County Live will update when and if a make up date is announced 

Butler Police Department: Burglary suspect arrested

Eric Scott Hall

On 02/21/14 Butler officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for defective equipment.  They made contact with an 18 year old male, Eric Scott Hall.  Further investigation on scene and with the help of the Bates County Sheriff’s K9 Officer revealed burglary tools along with items known to have been stolen from local businesses.  Hall was arrested and was interviewed by Butler officers.  Hall confessed to various burglaries in Butler and other surrounding cities.  Surrounding Police Agencies were notified and those agencies also interviewed Hall.  Hall also confessed to multiple burglaries in several neighboring cities.  Due to the ongoing investigations further details will be released at a later time.

Weather Update: Winter Storm Starting Tonight

Forecast remains on track for a significant winter storms to affect the region overnight through Sunday. Forecast thoughts haven't changed much with a widespread 4" to 8" of snow expected along with a substantial amount of sleet. Areas that receive sleet tonight will change over to all snow by sunrise Sunday morning. Snow is still expected to persist through the day Sunday, though the bands of snow will move around a lot affecting snow totals. Dangerously cold temperatures are still expected in the wake of this storm through Monday.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Arrest Report

Around 3:45pm yesterday 2-28-14 the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the Butler Senior Center parking lot. The driver of the vehicle 28 year old Johnna K. McFalls of Butler Missouri was arrested on (1) Felony Possession of a controlled substance (2) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3) Misdemeanor Bates County Warrants (4) Misdemeanor Cass County Warrant. She was booked into The Bates County Jail and charges are pending from the prosecutor. The Butler Police Department also assisted in this traffic stop.

Got A Weather Cancellations For Tomorrow Contact Us

The chance of a big winter storm is suppose to happen late tonight and last into tomorrow morning. If you have Church Cancellations or any kind of cancellations please Email Bateswire@hotmail.com or call or text BCL 660-424-0289. 

We strive to bring you the up to the minute weather conditions and cancellations in the area. If you must be out please be careful and drive safely. Prayers to all the First Responders and Plow drivers be safe out there guys..

Winter Storm Tonight

WINTER STORM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A LONG DURATION WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY RECORD BREAKING ARCTIC AIR. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL REDEVELOP SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AT THE SURFACE AND SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A MIXTURE OF BOTH SLEET AND SNOW. THE BEST CHANCE FOR AN ALL SNOW EVENT WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A ST. JOSEPH TO KIRKSVILLE LINE...WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-70. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE REGION...DUE TO BOTH NARROW BANDS OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS THE UNCERTAINTY OF HOW MUCH SLEET WILL REDUCE OVERALL SNOWFALL TOTALS. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND PRECIPITATION TYPES MAY BE MIXED OR ALTERNATE BETWEEN SNOW AND SLEET. SLEET ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...IN ADDITION TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TOTALING 4 TO 7 ADDITIONAL INCHES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SLEET FALLS VERSUS SNOW AND WHERE THE HEAVIER BANDED SNOW FORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW AND ICE PACKED. WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS WINTER STORM. HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL ONLY REACH NEAR 10 DEGREES. EXPECT LOWS ON MONDAY MORNING TO BE BETWEEN 0 AND 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE. NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.