A Chinese investment fund has paid $1.1 billion to purchase Dow Chemical Company’s corn seed business in Brazil, a move Reuters calls a further sign of China’s fast-expanding role in the global seed sector. The assets, which generated revenue of about $287 million in 2016, are being sold by Dow to meet conditions set by…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Video: Hyperloop One’s First Test Revealed
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Fresno State Considering Selling Beer at Football Games
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State will once again be allowed to serve alcohol at football games. California State University Chancellor Timothy White issued an executive order at the end of June, which overturns the prohibition on alcohol sales at athletic events that was enacted in 2005. Fresno State released a statement on Wednesday, saying…… MORE
Murder On the Rise In Fresno – PD Chief says In 4 Key Categories
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Police update crime in the city – rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults even auto theft are all down year-to-date but not murder. In what Police Chief Jerry Dyer calls a disturbing trend, there have been 38 in the city, so far this year compares to 18 at the same time last year. “And what’s…… MORE
CHP: Calif. Losing Millions Due to Car Registration Evaders
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The State of California claims it’s losing millions of dollars every year, due to drivers who are failing to re-register out-of-state vehicles. The law allows residents to drive such cars in the state for 20 days, before they need to be transferred. However, the CHP says buyers of high-dollar luxury cars are…… MORE
Survey Finds Majority Opposed to Disclosing Salary History
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — More than half of U.S. employees feel that companies should not ask for their pay history, according to a new Harris poll. Among other findings: 60 percent of women believe salary history should be left alone, compared to 48 percent of men. A number of states and cities are considering making that…… MORE
Poverello House’s Papa Mike Laid To Rest In Fresno
FRESNO (KMJ) — The founder of Fresno’s Poverello House has now been laid to rest. Inside Holy Spirit Catholic Church Wednesday morning, Mike “Papa Mike” McGarvin was described as a “reflection of the scriptures” by Monsignor Patrick McCormick. “From a troubled life God brings a saint forward. From a troubled life God brings a living…… MORE
Plane Nearly Lands On Crowded SFO Taxiway
SAN FRANCISCO — (CNN) An Air Canada flight attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport nearly touched down on a taxiway crowded with planes on Friday night, the FAA said in a statement. Air Canada Flight 759, a 146-seat Airbus A320, was cleared to land on Runway 28R, but the pilot “inadvertently” lined up…… MORE
‘All Rise’ for the New Face of Baseball
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Former Fresno State slugger Aaron Judge has turned into the new face of America’s pastime. The Yankees rookie and Home Run Derby champ leads MLB with 30 home runs. [van id=”tv/2017/07/11/sports-aaron-judge-mlb-coy-wire.cnn”]… MORE
Trade Retaliation Worries Ag Groups
18 agriculture groups representing the majority of production agriculture sent a letter to the Trump administration recommending it avoid placing restrictions on steel and aluminum imports. The groups are worried that such a move would negatively impact U.S. food and agriculture exports. The groups said in the letter that, “the aftermath of those restrictions could…… MORE
