Easter Sunday Forecast

A dry and comfortable Easter Sunday is shaping up with partly cloudy skies and temperatures warming up into the 60s to around 70 by the afternoon

Milo man arrested for having sex with a minor

In March of 2023 the Vernon County Sheriff's Office began an investigation into allegations of a sexual relationship between 37 year old Leroy A, McCullick of Milo, Missouri an a underage girl.

Following the investigation the detectives from Vernon County allegedly found evidence in Mr. McCullick's phone and eventually Leroy McCullick confessed to the incident.

The Detectives from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office observed a forensic interview of the underage girl at the Children's Center in Nevada and a forensic interview at the Children's Center in Butler, in which the female at first denied, and later disclosed there were two incidents of sexual intercourse that had occurred between her and Mr. McCullick.

Leroy McCullick was taken to the Vernon County Jail Tuesday and was charged with two counts of 2nd degree statutory rape. He is currently being held on no bond. 

Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Traffic stop leads to arrest in Pleasanton Kansas

Proof that traffic stops are vital to keeping drugs off our streets. Thursday afternoon, Pleasanton police stopped a vehicle for failure to stop. Officers had probable cause to search the vehicle. 

Upon searching, officers found a large amount of hallucinogenic drugs, over 640 prescription only opioids, over $1600.00, and paraphernalia. 

Charges are pending, and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

Sparrowfoot will be rocking the Fishing Dock tonight!

Sparrowfoot will be rocking the Fishing Dock this Saturday Night! Always a great night at the Dock when Sparrowfoot is here! Call your friends and come party with us!

Fishing Dock
Archie, MO
816-293-6062

HCS opens first Regional office in Downtown El Dorado Springs

 

It’s official now. HCS - Hometown Crop Solutions, LLC has opened up their first Regional office in Downtown El Dorado Springs. Feel free to come visit about your Crop, Livestock or Pasture insurance needs.

Home office-Butler, Mo. Ryan Hooper

Regional office-ElDorado Springs, Mo.
Gavon Hutchison.

Two seriously injured in Benton County rollover accident

On Friday April 7th around 7:00 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Benton County along with Benton County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Route E at Swisher Road in rural Benton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the northbound 2005 GMC 1500 driven by 25 year old Thomas A. Swaitek of Clinton, Missouri traveled off the left side of the roadway, vehicle returned to the roadway and began to overturn. The vehicle continued rolling off the right side of the roadway and into a corn field ejecting both occupants. 

Thomas A. Swaitek along with a passenger in his vehicle a 16 year old female juvenile from Windsor, Missouri both sustained serious injuries and both were flown by air ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri for treatment.

The GMC truck was totaled and towed from the scene of this accident by Tolliver's Tow of Cole Camp, Missouri.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=230177993

MFA gas pumps changing locations in Butler

MFA Oil gas pumps changing locations in Butler...From 101 N. Orange Street to Elks Drive.

Soon the gas pumps at MFA on Orange Street next to the Butler License Office will have a new home! 

The new location of these pumps will be on Elks Drive right before the Ward Paper Box and Frozen Food Express entrance on the east side of the roadway. 

This new location will hopefully provide more room for larger vehicles to get in and get gas. Mid America Live News will update this story when new information is made available to us.

The old location is pictured below:

 

Let's Go Tigers!

Several of the Rich Hill Tigers boys track team are competing at the 2023 Bill Summa Invitational at William Chrisman High School today. The Tigers will be competing against top athletes from all classes located around the Midwest. Good luck boys!