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EXCLUSIVE: Tribal Liaison Helps Protect Sacred Land as Garnet Fire Burns
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- As firefighters continue to gain containment of the Garnet Fire, there's a man working to conserve tribal land throughout the Sierra Mountains. "We want to take car...
Liz Kern Sep 02, 2025

Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Library in Reedley
REEDLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Reedley on Thursday for a brand new library. City and county leaders gathered to mark the start of the more than $14 million project...
Liz Kern Aug 29, 2025

Garnet Fire in Fresno County Was Caused By Lightning, Officials Say
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- Officials have determined that the Garnet Fire in the Fresno County mountains was caused by lightning. It comes as the emergency declaration was formally approved b...
Liz Kern Aug 29, 2025 Officials determined that the Garnet Fire was caused by lightning. Photo: KFSN

6th Grader Taken Into Custody After 30 Minute Standoff at Wilson Elementary in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- A 6th grade student was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after bringing a replica firearm to Wilson Elementary School and later pointing it at officers, according to ...
Liz Kern Aug 28, 2025

2 Injured As Car Crashes Into La Boulangerie's Patio in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- Two people suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning when a vehicle crashed into the outdoor patio of La Boulangerie in Fig Garden Village, according to the Fresno Police ...
Liz Kern Aug 27, 2025

Fresno County DA Joins Protests Against Prop 57
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- For a second day in a row, protesters gathered outside of the Fresno County Juvenile Court in support of families attending hearings and in a push to get justice reform. S...
Liz Kern Aug 26, 2025

Fresno Joins Other Cities in Lawsuit Against Trump Admin. Over Fed Funding Cuts
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- The city of Fresno is suing the Trump administration to block the cuts to federal grant funding. Fresno joins several other California jurisdictions, including the city of...
Liz Kern Aug 22, 2025

Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza Suspends State Senate Campaign
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza has suspended his State Senate campaign. The announcement came Thursday morning. Esparza said he is instead supporting Assemblymem...
Liz Kern Aug 22, 2025
Ron McCary, Longtime KMJ Newsman, Has Died at 80
Ron McCary has died. Photo: KMJ Fresno, CA (KMJ) - Ron McCary, a beloved longtime radio personality on the KMJ Radio airwaves in Fresno, has died at the age of 80. For nearly two decades, KMJ listener...
Liz Kern Aug 16, 2025
5-Year-Old Hospitalized After Shooting in Pinedale, Police Say
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- A child is in the hospital after a shooting in Pinedale. It happened before midnight Wednesday on Pinedale and College Avenues. Fresno police say a five-year-old was struc...
Liz Kern Aug 14, 2025
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