Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Another Suspect In PRK Firearms Burglary Caught In Modesto

Another Suspect In PRK Firearms Burglary Caught In Modesto

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Another suspect in the burglary at PRK Firearms has been caught. On October 20th, six people from Stanislaus County broke into the store on Clovis Avenue in Fresno. They stole 50 firearms. Four suspects were arrested last week, on tips from Turlock and Modesto Police. Now, Fresno Police Lieutenant Mark Hudson…MORE

FUSD Teacher Arrested On Sexual Battery Charges In Nashville

FUSD Teacher Arrested On Sexual Battery Charges In Nashville

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified teacher arrested on sexual battery charges in Nashville. Janai Smothers has been indicted by a Tennessee grand jury for having illegal contact with an underage student. It allegedly took place during the 2015 – 2016 school year. Smothers was just hired by Fresno Unified and has been placed on…MORE

SoCal Congressman Leaves Moment Of Silence For “Gun Safety Legislation”

SoCal Congressman Leaves Moment Of Silence For “Gun Safety Legislation”

WASHINGTON D.C. (KMJ) — California Congressman Ted Lieu is now making waves on social media, after walking out of a moment of silence on Capitol Hill to make a video calling for new gun control legislation. The moment of reflection was called to remember those whose lives were lost in the Texas church shooting. The…MORE

Air Force Snafu Allowed Texas Gunman to Buy Weapons

Air Force Snafu Allowed Texas Gunman to Buy Weapons

(CNN) – The Air Force has launched a review of how the Service handled the criminal records of former Airman Devin P. Kelley following his 2012 domestic violence conviction, according to Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek. Kelley was convicted by a general court-martial on two charges of domestic assault against his wife and step-son under Article…MORE

Fresno State’s Director of Athletics Resigns

Fresno State’s Director of Athletics Resigns

[Photo: Fresno State] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State’s Director of Athletics resigns. On Monday, November 6th, Fresno State President Joseph Castro emailed out an announcement that Jim Bartko resigned stating personal reasons. President Castro issued this statement: “Jim Bartko focused on charting a new direction for Fresno State’s athletics program, and he took the…MORE

Family Says Tulare Woman Killed In Midwest – Wants More On Her Husband

Family Says Tulare Woman Killed In Midwest – Wants More On Her Husband

LENEXA KS (KMJ) — A Central Valley woman is appealing for information to help investigators in the Midwest. It comes after a discovery at the end of last month of a man living with two small children in a storage facility in Lenexa KS. That saw the arrest of Justin Rey on child endangerment charges,…MORE

Dozens Dead in Texas Church Shooting, Suspect ID’d

Dozens Dead in Texas Church Shooting, Suspect ID’d

[van id=”us/2017/11/05/texas-church-shooting-sutherland-springs-zw-orig.cnn”] (CNN) – Were it not for a local resident who confronted the gunman, the deadliest shooting in Texas history could have claimed even more lives. At a news conference Sunday night, investigators offered a preliminary timeline of the attack at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs and laid out the role the…MORE