Iowa agribusiness leader Bruce Rastetter is a Republican mega-donor who wants the incoming Trump administration to block mergers in the works between large seed and chemical companies. The deals between Bayer and Monsanto, DuPont and Dow, along with ChemChina and Syngenta are worth billions of dollars. Rastetter tells the Des Moines Register that the deals…… MORE
Search Continues for Oakhurst Bank Robber
(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for the person who robbed a bank in Oakhurst. Deputies say a white man (pictured above) entered the Central Valley Community Bank around 5:30 Friday afternoon. He passed a note to a teller as a second suspect stayed outside in a white pick-up truck (pictured…… MORE
Madera Man Wins $750K While Buying Cold Medicine For Child
(KMJ) – A man wins a $750,000 lottery prize after going to a Madera drugstore to buy cold medicine for his sick kid. 50-year-old Jerry Villa stopped at a CVS in madera to pick up some Dayquil for his son and decided to buy a $10 mystery crossword scratcher. Turns out, it was a big winner.…… MORE
Suspect Nabbed for Stealing Guns from Squad Car
(KMJ) Clovis Police have arrested the young man suspected of breaking into a Fresno County Sheriff Department’s vehicle and stealing guns. On December 16, 2016 several pieces of law enforcement equipment, along with two firearms, were taken. Clovis Police Detectives have been following up on leads and arrested 19 year-old Tyler Johnson on January 3, 2017.…… MORE
Fresno Gets High Score for Public Pension Surplus
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — There’s seemingly no shortage of lists these days, in which Fresno ranks at or near the bottom. However, according to government finance watchdog Truth in Accounting, Fresno is second among America’s 50 largest cities, when it comes low taxpayer burdens for public employee benefits. While many government entities are struggling to fund…… MORE
Parlier Police K9 Found Dead
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — “Indy” was reported missing Friday morning from the Parlier Police Department. A reward was also offered for the 9-year-old German Shepherd’s return. However, Friday afternoon, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies discovered Indy, near Mendocino and Industrial, deceased. Spokesman Tony Botti tells KMJ News that investigators are trying to determine whether Indy escaped, or…… MORE
Sheriff Reveals More Details About Sgt. Lucas Shooting Death Investigation
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims reveals more details to KMJ about the investigation into the shooting death of Sgt. Rod Lucas – which was ruled as a homicide Friday. That means the investigation determined that the weapon was in the hands of an unnamed detective (and not Lucas’ hands) when the…… MORE
Roads Leading into Yosemite Valley to Close
YOSEMITE, CA (KMJ) – Yosemite NPS officials say all roads leading into Yosemite Valley will close Friday (1/6) at 5pm ahead of this weekend’s storm and will remain closed through Sunday (1/8). There will be no visitor services available throughout the storm. Visitor services and facilities will be extremely limited through the coming storm and…… MORE
Death Of Sheriff’s Sergeant Now Classified As Homicide
FRESNO (KMJ) — The death of Fresno County Sheriff’s Sergeant Rod Lucas is being investigated as a homicide. The announcement came Friday morning, from the Sheriff’s Office. “Several tests were conducted on all the equipment involved in the shooting and a forensic analysis was performed on materials located in close proximity to where the shooting…… MORE
“Pay Attention” To Watering Rules, Fresno Man Tells School District
FRESNO (KMJ) — A Fresno resident wants to know why the school near his home has been breaking the City of Fresno’s water conservation rules. Mike Middleton lives close to Powers-Ginsberg Elementary School in Central Fresno. “I was told that they’re supposed to water to the same rules as us homeowners, that’s once a week…… MORE
