FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Unified School Board has officially selected Bob Nelson as its superintendent. The decision comes after he spent seven months doing the job on a temporary basis, while district officials sought out a permanent replacement. The school district’s top job was vacated in February following the decision to fire former Superintendent Michael…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police are searching for the two men who robbed ATMS in Central Fresno. Both incidents took place back on Wednesday, August 23rd. At around 4:30 that afternoon, police say a white male approached a woman at the Noble Credit Union Kiosk at Shields and Millbrook. He pushed her out of…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Local country music star Kevin Blake Willard has passed away after a car crash on Tuesday. News of the collision was followed by an outpouring of emotion online. “If you look on any social media right now, you’ll see the impact he had,” explains Jody Jo from KMJ’s sister station 93.7 Kiss…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State announced the opening of its new Transportation Institute. The reception was held Tuesday in the Henry Madden Library on Sept. 12th, exactly one year after the Fresno Council of Governments Policy Board approved the use of nearly $3 million of Measure C New Technology Reserve funds. Over the next…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State ranks among the top three best public universities in graduation rate performance, nationwide. The U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best College rankings came out on Tuesday. Fresno State scored third highest among public national universities and was No. 4 overall this year. The graduation rate performance category uses…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California lawmakers are considering a last-minute measure, which would require state regulators to draft a means of determining whether automakers treat their employees fairly and responsibly, before their clean vehicles are eligible for rebates. It comes as luxury electric automaker Tesla, and Nissan, are engaged in labor disputes. If the bill were…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — An effort to reduce the number of former service members taking their own lives every year will soon be underway in California, after bipartisan legislation from two Central Valley State Assemblymen is signed by Governor Jerry Brown. AB242 will make California one of 22 states to accurately report veteran suicide rates by…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The question of whether or not the alleged Downtown Fresno shooter is mentally able to face a criminal trial will now be decided by a jury. Two court appointed doctors have both established Kori Ali Muhammad is mentally unable to answer to the charges, but Fresno County District Attorney’s Office disagrees with…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Believing the current structure is “draconian” to low-level sex offenders, Democratic Calif. State Senator Scott Wiener is proposing a three-tired registry, which would remove California from a group of merely 4 states, that require lifetime registration. A criminal convicted of a misdemeanor or nonviolent felony would be able to seek removal from…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – A wildfire burning near Shaver Lake, on Monday causes evacuations. The fire began in an area by Indian Rock Road and Musick Creek Lane near Shaver Lake before noon. By 2:00pm, the fire had grown to seven acres prompting Cal Fire to issue a mandatory evacuation order for homes west…… MORE
