Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Former Central High Football Player Arrested in Prostitution Sting

Former Central High Football Player Arrested in Prostitution Sting

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK –  A former Central High (Fresno) football player, who went on to play for Oklahoma, has been arrested for allegedly prostituting a former Sooner cheerleader. KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City reports Lawrence “LJ” Moore was implicated by jail phone calls and social media conversations with the alleged prostitute, who was arrested after an undercover…MORE

Study Ranks Fresno 8th Least Literate City

Study Ranks Fresno 8th Least Literate City

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno maintains its status as the 8th least literate city in the country. Calling it a large-scale portrait of our nation’s cultural vitality, Central Connecticut State University ranked cities with a population of 250,000 and above by their reading culture. Six key indicators of literacy included the number of bookstores, library…MORE

Farmer Warns Tightening Border Is Impacting This Year’s Harvest

Farmer Warns Tightening Border Is Impacting This Year’s Harvest

FRESNO (KMJ) — A Central Valley farmer says restrictions on the number of people coming into the country is having an impact on the amount of workers available for harvest. “There’s nothing worse for a farmer than being able to grow a crop, bring it to fruition, and then not have anybody show up to…MORE

Protesters Blast Nunes During Fresno Visit

Protesters Blast Nunes During Fresno Visit

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The trends of farmland rates discussed at the Annual AG Lenders Society Meeting in Fresno at Tornino’s, as a vigil against Congressman Devin Nunes was held outside. Farmer Mac Economist Ryan Kuhns was the keynote speaker, and Congressman Nunes of the 22nd district was the guest speaker. With the anti-Nunes vigil being…MORE

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Nunes Discusses Intel Investigation on KMJ

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Nunes Discusses Intel Investigation on KMJ

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Congressman Devin Nunes, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, joined KMJ’s Ray Appleton Friday morning, to discuss the latest on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.MORE

Fresno Police Ready In Case Cesar Chavez Day Turns Violent

Fresno Police Ready In Case Cesar Chavez Day Turns Violent

FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno’s Police Chief says his department is ready in case demonstrations on Cesar Chavez day turn violent. The day is considered a State Holiday in California, prompting closures at the DMV, the campuses of CSU Bakersfield and CSU Fresno, and UC Merced. But amid rumblings that public shows of support for Cesar…MORE

CityFest Organizers Expecting 25,000 At Save Mart Center

CityFest Organizers Expecting 25,000 At Save Mart Center

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno CityFest kicks off with a luncheon held on Thursday at the Save Mart Center, “It’s a party for the city, so everyone is welcome.” – Andrew Palau, Host & Evangelical Speaker. Churches from all over the Valley are taking part in the Fresno CityFest with speakers Luis Palau (photo above right), and…MORE

Immigration Reform Advocates Want To Counter “False Rumors” On Social Media

Immigration Reform Advocates Want To Counter “False Rumors” On Social Media

SANGER (KMJ) — Local supporters of immigration reform – say they want to counter the fear with the facts. Religious leaders, representatives from ag groups, and law enforcement, came together Thursday morning for a round-table discussion inside Sanger’s Tabernacle of Praise Christian Center to examine the situation for those in the country illegally. They also…MORE