Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Raisin City Schools Employee Arrested
(KMJ) An employee of the Raisin City School District has been arrested on felony charges of annoying a child and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor. 49-year-old Carlos Rivas was taken into custody ...
Blake Taylor Mar 25, 2026

25-year-old Los Banos Woman Shot and Killed in Hanford Identified
HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Los Banos woman has been identified in an early morning homicide in Hanford. Authorities have identified her as 25-year-old Sully Elizabeth CortezNeri. The shooting happene...
Liz Kern Mar 24, 2026

12 Arrested in Online Child Predator Sting out of Merced
MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Twelve men are now sitting in a cell instead of behind a screen. They're suspected of trying to arrange contact with potential victims online who they thought were children. "...
Liz Kern Mar 24, 2026

Man Arrested, Madera Co. Sheriff Seizes 4,000+ Digital Files of Child Sexual Abuse Material At Oakhurst Rental Home
OAKHURT, CA - (KMJ) Authorities in Madera County say a tip has led to an arrest in Oakhurst and the seizure of more than 4000 digital files containing Child Sexual Abuse Material. Madera County Sherif...
Liz Kern Mar 23, 2026

Fresno County Supervisors Vote to Rename Cesar Chavez Day
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno County leaders have voted to rename the holiday known as Cesar Chavez Day to "Fresno County Farmworkers and Agriculture Appreciation Day." The change comes in re...
Liz Kern Mar 23, 2026 Farmworkers Strike Anniversary

Search Warrants Lead to Arrest, Seizure of Illegal Marijuana Grow and Stolen Vehicle
(KMJ) A major bust in Madera county. Sheriff's deputies shut down a large illegal indoor marijuana grow tied to four properties across Madera county and Fresno. Investigators say 39 year-old Jamal Gra...
Randy James Mar 20, 2026

Man Killed in Suspected DUI Crash Near Sanger Identified
FRENSO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Action News has learned the identity of the person killed following a suspected DUI crash on Wednesday afternoon near Central and De Wolf avenues, southwest of Sanger. ...
Liz Kern Mar 19, 2026

Fresno City Council Votes Unanimously to Change Cesar Chavez Boulevard Back to Original Names
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno City Council unanimously voted on Thursday to change all streets named after Cesar Chavez back to their original names. The move comes after recent reports have rai...
Liz Kern Mar 19, 2026

IG: HSR Project is $2 Billion Short to Finish First Leg
(KMJ) California's controversial bullet train is apparently running on fumes and may be out of cash before finishing its first segment in the Central Valley. That warning comes from the state's nonpar...
Blake Taylor Mar 19, 2026

Jury Finds Malik Nichols Guilty of Murder in 2023 Fresno Double Shooting
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A jury has found Malik Nichols guilty in a 2023 double shooting that killed 43-year-old Ibrahim Muhammad in Fresno. Nichols was found guilty on six counts Wednesday afternoon,...
Liz Kern Mar 18, 2026
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