For the second straight month, unit sales of 100-plus horsepower ag tractors increased in the U.S. New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says March sales jumped 3.2% compared to last year. This follows February’s increase of 2.8% compared to 2023. Total year-to-date sales of ag tractors and combines are below 2023’s pace. Tractors…… MORE
DA Dismayed as Repeat Kidnapper, Carjacker Paroled
KERN COUNTY, CA (KMJ) Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer did not hold back Monday when she learned that Hector Silva was granted parole, 8 years before his sentence was complete. Sliva has several convictions over the years in Tulare and Kern Counties for kidnapping and armed carjackings. But the California Board of Parole no…… MORE
Victim ID’d in Deadly Shooting Outside NW Fresno Bar
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting outside a bar on Sunday morning. Officers responded to Ewell’s Place on the northwest corner of Shaw and Marks Avenues just before 2:00 a.m. Officers found a 38 year old Gilberto Gutierrez with at least one gunshot wound. The man was taken…… MORE
CHP: Two Killed in Kings County Crash
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Two people have died following a crash in Kings County. The California Highway Patrol says they got a report of a crash just before 10:30 pm Saturday on Grangeville Boulevard near 25th Avenue. That’s just outside of Lemoore. Officers say a woman was driving a white Ford Fusion west on…… MORE
Suspect Arrested for Deadly March Shooting in Central Fresno, Police Say
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A suspect has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in central Fresno that happened on March 8. The Fresno Police Department announced the arrest of 22-year-old Gabriel Torres. The shooting happened on Dakota near Teilman. Police say a party was happening at an apartment when two groups got into…… MORE
Police ID Suspect in Deadly Central Fresno Shooting of 42-year-old Man
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Police have identified the suspect in a central Fresno shooting that killed 42-year-old Yong Vang on Monday. He’s been identified as 41-year-old Robert Phompong. A warrant for his arrest has been issued. The shooting happened just before 4:20 pm on 9th Street near Pine Avenue. Investigators say Vang was in a fight…… MORE
Shohei Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Turns Himself In On Federal Bank Fraud Charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to undergo gambling addiction treatment in a sports betting case. Ippei Mizuhara exploited his personal and professional relationship with Ohtani to plunder $16 million from the two-way player’s bank account for years, prosecutors said, at times impersonating…… MORE
Riverdale Carjacking Suspects Nabbed
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A pair of suspected carjackers are behind bars after Fresno County and Kings County investigators coordinated to make the bust. On Thursday, deputies with the Fresno County Sheriff’s property crime unit, Ag task force and SWAT team served a search warrant in Riverdale following a reported carjacking. The investigation led them to…… MORE
Survey on Farmers and Sustainable Practices
McKinsey and Company research reveals that a vast majority of American farmers have an understanding of sustainable farming. While 90% of farmers understand the practices, the uptake remains low. Even where farmers are adopting sustainable practices, they are only implementing them on a small share of their acreage, typically under 30%. The survey shows a…… MORE
California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce Seizes $53M Worth of Unlicensed Cannabis
CALIFORNIA – Reinforcing California’s commitment to supporting legal cannabis operators and dismantling the illegal market, the Governor’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce seized more than $53,620,600 million in illegal cannabis in the first quarter of this calendar year. Other enforcement highlights from the period of January 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024, includes: -31,866 pounds of…… MORE
