On 9/3/2020, at approximately 1 am, a deputy was traveling eastbound on west 52 highway approximately 1 mile from Butler when he struck a horse standing in the middle of the highway. The Deputy received minor injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene. The vehicle is most likely totaled and was towed from the scene by Douty’s Tow. The horse did not survive the incident.
Bates County Sheriff’s Deputy Involved in Accident
- By News Desk
- September 3, 2020
- 11:43 am

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Bates County Broadcasting opened as a single day-time station on May 11th 1962. Broadcasting from sunrise to sunset 7-days each week. This was the first radio station to broadcast in the Bates County Area. Owned and Operated by Bill Thornton and his brother Jerry Thornton.
In 1975 the FM Frequency was added and the stations simulcast. The FM has a 24 hours license but just broadcast from 6 am until 10 pm.
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