The Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the Equipment Dealers Association announced a new industry commitment to giving farmers and ranchers the right to repair their machines. The commitment aims to provide a comprehensive set of service information tools for tractors and combines put into service by model year 2021. A set of principles released…… MORE
ATM Thieves Still On The Run – Deputies Want Help Finding Them
FRIANT (KMJ) – Deputies are asking for help tracking down a group, of men seen on security camera footage taking an ATM from inside a Fresno County gas station. The incident happened around 3.30am on January 17th, at the Shell gas station in Friant. Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported that four men wearing hoods and…… MORE
Fresno Man Convicted Of Manslaughter In 9 Year-Old Janessa Ramirez’s Death
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Brian Lorisse Cooks was convicted Thursday of manslaughter for his role in the death of Janessa Ramirez. The 9 year-old was killed outside a laundromat in Central Fresno back in January of 2015 when she was caught in the crossfire of a gang related shooting on Clinton and Marks. Cooks issued an apology…… MORE
California Transportation Commission Votes To Send Gas Tax Dollars To All 58 Counties
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The California Transportation Commission voted Thursday in Sacramento to continue delivering new gas tax revenue from SB 1 the Road Repair and Accountability Act — directly to local communities. Building on action from its December meeting, the Commission adopted the final list of cities eligible to receive Local Streets and Roads Program…… MORE
Fresno Chaffee Zoo Lion Cub Predicting Winner Of Super Bowl 52
[Photo: FCZ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – With only days before the Super Bowl – Fresno Chaffee Zoo is keeping up the tradition of picking the winner. This year, their African lion cub, Kijani, will predict the winner of Super Bowl 52. At noon on Friday February 2nd, he will choose between two, large cardboard boxes,…… MORE
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Searches For Car Possibly Involved In Deadly Orange Cove Shooting
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a car or video of the car that may have been involved in a deadly shooting in Orange Cove. It’s a 2014 or 2015 4-door white Kia Optima with black rims and tinted windows. The public is encouraged to contact detectives with…… MORE
Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies Looking For Suspect In Walgreens Robbery
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the man suspected of robbing a Walgreen’s store., It happened Jan. 25 at the store in Hilmar. Employees say a man wearing a white colored disposable jumpsuit walked into the store with a backpack sprayer. He was wearing a dust mask, a blue…… MORE
Congressman Devin Nunes Speaks To KMJ About Memo
FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – Congressman Devin Nunes spoke to KMJ Wednesday about the memo on the Russia investigation that President Trump wants to release to the public. Congressman Devin Nunes was calling into KMJ, saying he and other Valley lawmakers (Reps. Jeff Denham & David Valadao) riding on the GOP charted train were…… MORE
One Dead After Train Crash Carrying Republican Lawmakers
FRESNO (KMJ/AP) — Three Central Valley Congressmen are uninjured following a fatal train crash in Virginia, when a chartered service hit a garbage truck at a crossing. “I didn’t fall out of my seat,” explained Congressman David Valadao (R-Hanford). “It was a thump but not enough to really throw anybody around I didn’t think. As…… MORE
Agriculture Reacts to State of the Union Address
Farm groups call for unity and a follow-through on promises from President Donald Trump after his State of the Union address Tuesday night. In a released statement, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said President Trump’s infrastructure investment plan, touted during the speech, will be a “boon to a rural America.” American Farm Bureau Federation President…… MORE
