FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A deadly fire in Fresno County early Monday morning is now being investigated as “questionable.” The flames broke out behind a home on Quince near Ontario in Caruthers around 5 am. Officials say the fire started in a travel trailer and spread to a nearby shed. EDITOR’S NOTE: The video…… MORE
Speaker Ousts Republicans, Tangipa Calls it “Direct Attack”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) It’s being called the “Friday Night Massacre”. At 5PM Friday, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) announced the removal of a number of Assembly Republicans from key positions on legislative committees. Among those ousted: David Tangipa (R-Clovis) and Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare). “First tomatoes…. Now this?” Macedo said in a statement on X: “I…… MORE
Ag Export Values Expected To Drop This Year
The value of U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2025 is expected to drop to the lowest level in five years. USDA says shipments this year are projected to be valued at $170.5 billion, up from the $170 billion in the November 2024 outlook. That would still be the lowest level since 2020. For example,…… MORE
YIKES!!! Gov. Newsom’s New Podcast
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Philip Teresi and E. Curtis Johnson have some fun with the announcement of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new podcast.… MORE
Fresno’s First-Ever Female Police Chief Mindy Casto is Sworn in
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Mindy Casto has been sworn in as the new Fresno Police Chief. The swearing-in ceremony was be held at the Saroyan Theatre in Downtown Fresno Friday morning. Casto was the interim chief until officially being offered the permanent role earlier this month. She made history as the department’s first-ever female chief.…… MORE
KMJ Listeners Sound Off on Trump-Zelenskyy Blowup
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The Ag Center Commodity Report for Thursday, February 27
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Prop 12 Called a Threat to All of American Agriculture
Lori Stevermer, president of the National Pork Producers Council, testified before the U.S. Senate Ag Committee on the state of the U.S. agricultural economy. Stevermer highlighted the top pork industry issue, California’s Prop 12, a state regulation posing an “existential threat” to all of U.S. agriculture. “We must fix the problems caused by Prop 12,…… MORE
Man Pistol-whipped At Southeast Fresno Home
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are investigating what led to a man being pistol-whipped at a home in southeast Fresno. Thursday night, officers found an intoxicated man with a head wound on McKinley and Normal Avenues and rushed to the hospital. Police say they surrounded the home and spoke to the suspect inside the home…… MORE
Drug Lord Who Had Fresno Agent Killed in US Custody
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) The Mexican cartel boss convicted of murdering a Fresno-based DEA agent is now in American custody. Mexico turned Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other cartel members over to US authorities on Thursday. They are expected to face a New York City judge Friday on charges of drug trafficking. “Obviously, this is one…… MORE
