Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

FUSD Accused of Using AI In Dossier Criticizing Teacher’s Union  

FUSD Accused of Using AI In Dossier Criticizing Teacher’s Union  

Podcast: FTA President Manual Bonilla discusses the controversy with KMJ’s Broeske & Musson Podcast: Blake Taylor tore into FUSD and called for heads to roll, if the accusations are true. Cue up to 21:30 Podcast: FTA President M. Bonilla updates KMJ’s Afternoon Drive, demands an investigation FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Teachers Association is demanding…MORE

Man Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter Can Now Walk Free 

Man Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter Can Now Walk Free 

DEL REY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — 56-year-old Rolando Sanchez has been behind bars for the death of Jaime Loza for over two years, but as of Wednesday, he’s a free man.  “The lord answered prayers, and he is being released today,” Rolando’s sister-in-law, Juanita Sanchez, said in tears.  Prosecutors say Sanchez used his car to hit…MORE

Suspect Identified in Deadly Head-On DUI Crash in Madera County

Suspect Identified in Deadly Head-On DUI Crash in Madera County

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The suspect in a DUI crash in Madera County that killed two people has been identified as 42-year-old Felipe Angel Ramirez. Ramirez faces DUI charges. It happened at about 4 pm Tuesday on Highway 41 just south of Coarsegold. The California Highway Patrol says Ramirez was speeding in a white…MORE

Nation Focuses on Trans Athlete at Track Championships in Clovis

Nation Focuses on Trans Athlete at Track Championships in Clovis

CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) The firestorm over a biological boy participating in the CIF State Track Championships heads to Clovis next. Buchanan High will host the meet Friday and Saturday. But with so much attention, is the city prepared of what might come? KMJ’s Blake Taylor asked Clovis Mayor Pro Tem Diane Pearce: Assemblyman David Tangipa…MORE

Clovis Community College Launching M.E.S.A. Program in Fall for STEM Students

Clovis Community College Launching M.E.S.A. Program in Fall for STEM Students

CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Just across from the tutorial center on Clovis Community College’s main campus is the future home of the Math Engineering Science Achievement Program, also known as M.E.S.A. “The work that’s happening right now on our campus in terms of science tech engineering mathematics is incredible,” M.E.S.A. Coordinator John Loera said. He says…MORE

FPD: Man Stabbed Breaking Into Ex-GF’s Apartment

FPD: Man Stabbed Breaking Into Ex-GF’s Apartment

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in custody after police say he broke into his former girlfriend’s apartment and attacked her.  It happened at about 7 am Tuesday in southeast Fresno.  Investigators say the man attacked the woman, but then a family member stabbed the suspect while trying to defend the woman.  The ex-boyfriend…MORE

Head-on Crash Kills 2 Near Coarsegold, DUI Suspect Held 

Head-on Crash Kills 2 Near Coarsegold, DUI Suspect Held 

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A head-on crash took the lives of two people in Madera County.  The driver, who authorities say triggered the wreck, is facing DUI charges.  It happened at about 4 pm Tuesday on Highway 41 just south of Coarsegold.  The California Highway Patrol says the driver of a white utility truck…MORE

Reward Climbs to $20K to Solve Hanford Mother’s Murder

Reward Climbs to $20K to Solve Hanford Mother’s Murder

HANFORD, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The reward to solve a Hanford mother’s murder is now at $20,000. Nana Jeff Silva was killed during a home invasion in April. Police say several men forced their way inside a home on Holt near Manor on April 18. The suspects opened fire, striking Silva. She died at the hospital a…MORE

Is Measure P Already a Multi-Million $$ Boondoggle?

Is Measure P Already a Multi-Million $$ Boondoggle?

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) After months of debate in 2018, Measure P failed to gain the 2/3 yes vote necessary to pass. But that vote was eventually overturned in appeals court and Fresno County residents were charged an additional parks tax beginning in 2021. Millions and millions have been collected since then, but our local parks…MORE

Man Shot Outside Fresno Pizza Place, No Suspects ID’d  

Man Shot Outside Fresno Pizza Place, No Suspects ID’d  

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man was hospitalized after he was shot in Fresno on Monday night.  The shooting happened around 8 p.m. outside of the Little Caesars near Fresno and B streets.  Fresno police say two 30-year-old men were sitting in a truck when someone opened fire on them.  The men drove to the…MORE