Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Ex-Monache High Student Charged in Campus Stabbing
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Criminal charges are filed Wednesday against Noah Serrate, 19, for an attack on a student at Monache High School in Porterville.Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward...
Cumulus Media May 21, 2025

Officers Exposed To Contaminated Mail At Mendota Prison
MENDOTA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An alarming medical situation at Federal Correctional Institution Mendota on Monday evening. Two correctional officers who were distributing mail to inmates cam...
Cumulus Media May 21, 2025

Pilot Program Increasing Pay For Fresno County Jurors Suspended
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Cuts to the California budget have ended the pilot program bumping the pay for jurors in Fresno County. Since September, jurors in Fresno and six other Californi...
Cumulus Media May 21, 2025

New Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground In Downtown Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A groundbreaking ceremony in Downtown Fresno marked the official start of construction on “The Mosaic.” Located at 1840 Broadway, it’s the late...
Cumulus Media May 20, 2025

Woman Arrested for Starting Fire Along Highway 180 in Fresno County, Police Say
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — New video shows the moments after a good Samaritan said he grabbed a small torch from a woman who is suspected of starting several fires near Highway 180 and Armstron...
Cumulus Media May 19, 2025

Visalia SWAT Busts Pair Wanted in Attempted Homicide
VISALIA, CA (KMJ) SWAT officers surrounded a home on West Cherry Ave. Monday morning in Visalia, taking a pair of wanted suspects into custody.Visalia Police say Douglas Kirk Son, 60 and Renee Sargent...
Cumulus Media May 19, 2025

CA Insurance Commissioner Announces New Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
FILE: Photo: KFSNLos Angeles - As California faces the aftermath of some of the worst wildfires in its history - urban conflagrations that have devastated entire neighborhoods and spread toxic soot an...
Cumulus Media May 19, 2025

Man Killed In West Central Fresno Structure Fire
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — “I saw all the smoke and I saw all the movement in the front with the firefighters. I thought it was my house.” Noe Montejano is describing the momen...
Cumulus Media May 19, 2025

Polling at 5%, Newsom Shifts Blame for Homeless Crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference this week in which he dangled a $3 BILLION carrot to clean up homeless camps in California.“No more excuses,” the Governor said in a tough talking ...
Cumulus Media May 16, 2025

Missing Woman Found Safe in Fresno County Speaks for First Time
Tiffany Slaton for the first time. Photo: KFSNFRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Her story has captured eyes across the nation, and on Friday, we heard from Tiffany Slaton for the first time.The...
Cumulus Media May 16, 2025
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Daily Buzz Question: 10.15.2025
Do you support school board trustees earning more than $50,000 a year?
Yes, it's fair compensation for their responsibilities
No, it's too much for a school board position
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Voting Ends: Oct 15, 2025 | 7:00 PM