KYLE — Fentanyl took Hays County by storm in 2022, when several students' lives were lost to overdoses. Now, in 2024, there seems to be a decrease of its presence within the student population, but Hays CISD stressed that this does not mean that it is any less dangerous. According to Hays CISD Chief...

KYLE –– On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, the Kyle Police Department responded to an active robbery call at Broadway Bank, located at 5089 Kyle Parkway. According to a news release, the bank employees notified law enforcement immediately after the suspect fled the scene. Upon arrival, KPD obtained informa...

On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Kyle Police Department hosted a Community Open House, where KPD Chief Jeff Barnett spoke to attendees about the recent staffing study that was performed by Matrix Consulting Group. Barnett walked community members through the findings and recommendations of the study and an...

KYLE — At approximately 4:20 p.m.on  Aug. 13, the Kyle Police Department and Kyle Fire Department responded to a collision involving a Hays CISD school bus. According to KPD Chief Jeff Barnett, the school bus was traveling in the 400 block of Center Street in downtown Kyle when the driver felt a bum...

KYLE — Starting Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Kyle Police Department will implement a Back-to-School Safety Initiative focused on traffic safety during school drop-off and pick-up times. Key aspects of the initiative include a strong focus on traffic safety with specific attention to several critical areas....

KYLE — Kyle Police Department Chief Jeff Barnett presented the city council with an update to the city’s emergency response preparedness at its Feb. 6 meeting. This presentation comes after the Kyle City Council’s discussion on the city’s preparation and response to emergencies at its Jan. 16 meetin...

KYLE — At its Dec. 5 meeting, Kyle City Council voted to approve the installation of additional automated license plate reading systems and heard a presentation on solutions for the mental health crisis that is ongoing in the city. As previously reported by the Hays Free Press , council voted to app...

KYLE — Following a special meeting where Mayor Travis Mitchell and District 2 city council member Robert Rizo were sworn in, Kyle City Council approved new names for the victims unit at the Public Safety Center on Nov. 14. Samantha Dean was 29 when she was found shot to death in Bastrop in 2015. As ...

HAYS COUNTY — Residents and visitors can now access crime and arrest data for all of Hays County on one platform, called Citizens Connect. Hosted by Tyler Technologies, the system is the first in Texas to create a system in which all law enforcement agencies can share data, according to a Hays Count...

KYLE — At the Aug. 15 Kyle City Council meeting, members covered numerous topics with relevant discussions. Proclamations Council delayed a proclamation honoring Sandra Tenorio — former Kyle mayor and resident who died on July 30 — as the family requested more time to be present at the meeting when ...