Year-round rodeo? | Organizers talk ideas for future of Frost Bank Center as plans for new Spurs arena move forward

Officials with the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo brought a proposal to Bexar County to continue agricultural centered events after the 18-day event. SAN ANTONIO — On Thursday, City Council gave the greenlight to let City Manager Erik Walsh move forward on a non-binding contract that could determine the future of a new Spurs … Read more

First measles case confirmed in San Antonio area from first-grade classroom, school says

The Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo has confirmed with KENS 5 that there is a measles case in a first-grade classroom. CIBOLO, Texas — The first measles case in the San Antonio area has been confirmed, with officials tracing it to a first-grade classroom at Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo. A spokesperson with the charter … Read more

The fight against wild hogs: Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute visits Guadalupe County to help manage hogs

Texas Parks and Wildlife says El Paso County is the only one in Texas without wild hogs. GUADALUPE COUNTY, Texas — Wild hogs continue ripping up peoples’ land and yards across Texas. Ranchers in Guadalupe County say they face this issue constantly so the experts have stepped in. A handful of landowners gathered at the … Read more

First measles case confirmed in San Antonio area from first-grade classroom

The Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo has confirmed with KENS 5 that there is a measles case in a first-grade classroom. CIBOLO, Texas — The first measles case in the San Antonio area has been confirmed, with officials tracing it to a first-grade classroom at Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo. A spokesperson with the charter … Read more

Atascosa County investigators search for clues after mother finds two teenage sons dead inside shed

Police say the crime took place at a home near the intersection of 6th Street and Pleasanton Drive. PLEASANTON, Texas — Pleasanton Police said the frantic call for help came in after 5 a.m. on Thursday morning at the corner of Sixth Street and Pleasanton Avenue. A mother called to say she had found two … Read more

Experts answer questions surrounding MMR vaccine amid surge in cases across Texas

This is especially helpful for parents of unvaccinated children. SAN ANTONIO — The first case of measles in Central Texas has been confirmed. With the number of cases growing across the state, there are many questions about the vaccine, especially from parents who don’t want to vaccinate their children but may be rethinking it. Doctors … Read more

Devine Fire Chief arrested amid sexual harassment allegations, officials say

Medina County Sheriff, Randy Brown, confirmed Fire Chief Greg Atkinson turned himself in and has been booked into the county jail. DEVINE, Texas — A San Antonio-area fire chief turned himself in to the Medina County Jail Thursday morning, following allegations of official oppression – sexual harassment.  Greg Atkinson, the Fire Chief of Devine Fire … Read more