The September Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reached its lowest readings since March 2016. Declining income expectations pushed farmer sentiment down as the barometer fell to 88, and the Index of Future Expectations dropped 14 points to 94. The Index of Current Conditions also fell seven points to 76, nearly matching levels seen in…… MORE
Citrus Middle School Sees Positive Changes After Implementing ”No Cell Phone” Contract
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Cell phones in schools are a hot topic as Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law the “The Phone-Free School Act.” One middle school in Orange Cove has been working on the issue since the start of the school year. During her time at Citrus Middle School, eighth-grade student Kayley…… MORE
Man Changes Plea To No Contest In Deadly Friant Crash
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Family members of 22-year-old Amaya Chenot continue to keep her memory alive after her tragic death in April 2023. “She has a lot of great memories, a lot of great friends that still keep in contact with us and make sure that we know that she was loved,” Chenot’s aunt, Lindsay…… MORE
Catholic Hospital in California Illegally Denied Emergency Abortion Says CA Attorney General
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that day in Humboldt County…… MORE
Man Rode Bike Into Oncoming Traffic, Hit By Car & Hospitalized: Fresno Police
RESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A bicyclist is in the hospital after being hit by a car in Northeast Fresno. The crash happened at the intersection of Shaw Avenue and Sixth Street just after 7 p.m. Monday. Police say a man in his 60s rode his bike into traffic before being hit. He was taken to the…… MORE
1-Month-Old Baby Girl Killed in Tulare County DUI Crash, Man Arrested
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A one-month old baby is dead following a head-on DUI crash in Tulare County. California Highway Patrol overs were called to a two-car crash on Highway 198 at Horse Creek Road just before 2 p.m. Monday. Investigators say a Kia Optima, driven by 24-year-old Johnathon Reyes of Visalia, was driving westbound…… MORE
Lawmakers Push for Post-Election Farm Bill
Now that the farm bill extension reached its deadline on Monday, what’s next? Farm Policy News says while the bill expired, the funds don’t run out until the end of the year. Some lawmakers, including Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR), have called for another one-year extension. House Republicans said that another extension…… MORE
Clovis Unified Employee Killed In Fiery Merced County Crash
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Charred grass and a cross mark where a fiery crash took two lives along Highway 152 just east of Arroya Avenue on Friday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol says a 64-year-old man in a Ford F150 was driving east in the westbound lanes for five to six miles before crashing.…… MORE
Grassroots Group Organizing To ‘Stop PG&E Now’
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — About a dozen people gathered at Yosemite Falls Cafe in Central Fresno on Monday night to discuss their outrage against utility giant PG&E. “So, I feel like if something’s gonna start, if something’s gonna happen, it’s gonna come from the Central Valley,” said one attendee. One of the organizers of ‘Stop…… MORE
Woman Who Died in Vintage Truck Crash After leaving Fowler Car Show Identified
FOWLER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman has been identified as the person killed in a crash after leaving a Fowler car show. The Fresno County Coroner’s Office says 72-year-old Lauri Redell of Fresno was killed. The crash happened Saturday afternoon after Redell left the Pharaoh’s Car Show at Panzak Park. Officers say the classic car driven…… MORE
