Crete said the cows were “stressed” as they crowded in the smaller barn. A few cows left in the structure moo-ed loudly as a host of tractors scooped up parts from the broken roof.

However, by that time Kyle had somehow managed to shoo nearly 100 cows from the barn, except for three calves that were lost in the fire. "Maybe it was adrenaline," Kyle's father said.

Kyle Witkowski, 32, arrived just before 4 a.m. to milk the dairy cows he owns, and houses in a barn he was leasing from Telaak Farms is at 7646 Feddick Road. According to his father, Dave Witkowski, ...

BOSTON, N.Y. — In southern Erie County a community has come to the aid of a young dairy farmer whose livelihood nearly ended in flames early Wednesday morning. Kyle Witkowski, 32, arrived just ...