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Questionable actions in the criminal justice arena and two high-profile law enforcement shooting incidents were among the biggest stories covered by KSAT Investigates in 2024.
The 2004 case of a newborn girl’s death came to a close Monday when a Medina County woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison as part of a plea agreement.
A group of firefighters who served the City of Hondo for more than a century is now gone. Debates over funding, a fire chief and equipment left the Hondo Volunteer Fire Company with a big decision to make and now Medina County must pay for it.
After being repeatedly accused of inappropriate behavior, a Medina County justice of the peace has resigned to avoid being disciplined, according to records obtained by KSAT Investigates.
When you think of seasonal flavored drinks, what comes to mind? Pumpkin spice? Peppermint? Well, at Schottzy’s, it’s election-themed drinks.
Two years after multiple fires sparked across Medina County, two arrests were made Friday in connection with the case.
A suspect who was the subject of a multi-county manhunt on Saturday shot a man in the head earlier that day, according to San Antonio police.
A manhunt ended Saturday night with the arrest of a suspect in Castroville, according to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office.
A Texas Department of Public Safety K-9 Tracking Team arrested a man wanted for murder after a two-mile, three-hour manhunt in Frio County earlier this month.
A woman accused of stealing more than $36,000 from an elementary school parent-teacher organization has avoided prison after agreeing to a plea agreement in the case, Medina County court records show.
A former Medina County Sheriff’s Office deputy was found guilty Thursday for using a high-powered pepper spray gun at close range on a handcuffed suspect that seriously injured the man.
Brian Kanke has faced criminal charges, including theft and fraud in Texas and Louisiana, has filed for bankruptcy five times and is accused of failing to repay loans he received for a Houston-area fishing business, public records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
A man who led Medina County sheriff’s deputies on a fatal high-speed chase while transporting a group of migrants was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in federal prison.
Eleven people have reported being victims of random shootings while driving on state roads in Medina County near Lacoste, Castroville and Natalia. Medina County investigators warn the public to be vigilant.
A Medina County justice of the peace was reprimanded by the state and ordered to through sexual harassment training last month after telling a female county employee via text message that he sometimes has naughty thoughts about her, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
A Hondo man was taken into custody late last month on a felony possession of child pornography charge after a search warrant executed on a cell phone revealed explicit photos and videos of a child, arrest paperwork states.
A Medina County commissioner who resigned last week citing personal reasons faces felony fraud and tampering with evidence charges, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed to KSAT Wednesday night.
Dry conditions across Texas have led to Stage 3 drought restrictions for some areas outside Bexar County.
Medina County officials have accepted the resignation of Commissioner Tim Neuman, days after he resigned from his position citing personal reasons.
A woman led law enforcement on a vehicle chase through Medina and Frio counties on Tuesday before barricading herself in a vehicle and shooting herself, a Texas Department of Public Safety official said.
The Medina County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 18-year-old who they say poses a credible threat to his own health and safety.
Many of the illegal voting cases the Texas attorney general has boasted about are unraveling after a key court ruling. But Tomas Ramirez III said the pursuit of charges against him has taken its toll.
Authorities are searching for people who bailed from a vehicle following a chase from Medina County to Southwest Bexar County on Thursday afternoon.
Hundreds of residents in Bandera and Gillespie counties are experiencing power outages on Friday morning amid freezing temperatures.
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A man who stole a van in Medina County led authorities on a chase to San Antonio’s North Side, where he crashed into another vehicle on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies are joining forces after a series of fires continue throughout Bexar and Medina counties, with arson suspects still on the run.
People from Hondo and Uvalde, including family members of some of the Robb Elementary shooting victims, were in attendance, letting their displeasure of the event be heard. They were calling on the city council to stop this event from happening.
The jury sentenced Gonzales to death after a prosecution expert testified that he posed a future danger to society. The expert now says his data was wrong.
A Medina County woman was sentenced to 35 years in prison after authorities said she dragged a woman in a minivan, killing her.
Water levels at Medina Lake continue to dwindle, and it’s happening quickly. The lake is down four feet from just a month ago according to the Texas Water Development Board.
School district leaders in Medina County are asking that county commissioners considering funding 6 school resource officers for each of the school districts in that county.
Fifteen migrants and one driver were injured after a high-speed chase with sheriff’s deputies went into Bexar County and resulted in a rollover, according to the Medina County Sheriff.
A driver is on the run from authorities and 10 people are detained after a pursuit that started in Medina County ended in Bexar County, according to sheriff’s deputies.
Emergency Services District 1 Chief Clint Cooke said crews are still working a lot of hot spots that are showing up with the dry air and wind shifts.
After the flames burned through 1,092 acres, officials said on Tuesday that the fire was 95 percent contained. County roads were opened back up, as was the High Mountain Ranch subdivision, where two out of three homes that burned up in the fire were located.
Officials say a wildfire has burned more an 1,000 acres in South Texas, forcing people to evacuate, destroying three homes and knocking out power to more than 100 others.
A multi-county chase ended with a crash, a driver hospitalized and four migrants being detained on the South Side, according to San Antonio police.
Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for Medina County after a large wildfire has burned over 1,000 acres and left some families displaced.
A teenager faces a felony charge of deadly conduct, weeks after he was accused of firing a gun at two 12-year-old boys as they walked home from a bus stop in LaCoste.
A massive wildfire in Medina County spread to over 950 acres Saturday, forcing some area residents and the city of Mico to evacuate.
The Castroville city council accepted the resignation of their police chief on Tuesday night after he was placed on administrative leave following accusations of repeatedly using the N-word at a murder scene in February.
A Medina County man was arrested in Tennessee and is charged with murder after deputies said he killed his mother and stepfather inside of their home.
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Finally, the fourth time proved to be the charm after the Frio County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with Sheriff Randy Brown in neighboring Medina County to catch two theft suspects.
A Devine man was arrested Tuesday after authorities found more than 10 dogs and other animals to be in “cruel and unhealthy living conditions” on his property.
Twenty five men and women are in custody after authorities busted a drug distribution operation in the San Antonio area Thursday, according to officials.
Several San Antonio-area stores turned customers into instant millionaires last year by selling them winning Texas Lottery tickets.
Criminal charges filed by the Texas Attorney General's Office against a Medina County Justice of the Peace were dismissed.
A man believed to be an undocumented immigrant is dead, and an unknown number of others are on the run after the truck they were riding in went off-road in an attempt to evade Medina County Sheriff’s deputies.
The Medina County Sheriff’s Office said around 10:30 p.m. Sunday they found Jonathan Wright and his three children during a search.
A 31-year-old man is in custody after sheriff deputies said he fired gunshots at passing vehicles while heading the wrong way on Highway 90, fatally striking one man and injuring another victim.
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After a 3-D scan, the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety believes a hailstone that fell near Hondo in late April was 6.4 inches in diameter.
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