Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Trump to Skip Thursday’s GOP Debate

Trump to Skip Thursday’s GOP Debate

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (CNN) – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been full of high risk political maneuvers — but his latest one could be his biggest gamble yet. The Republican front-runner boldly announced Tuesday that he will boycott the last GOP presidential debate before the first contest of the primary cycle — denying Iowans their last…MORE

1 Killed, Bundy Arrested in Oregon Standoff

1 Killed, Bundy Arrested in Oregon Standoff

(CNN) – The weeks-long siege of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon suffered two major blows when protest leader Ammon Bundy was arrested and another key figure was killed. Bundy and several fellow occupiers were pulled over Tuesday on Highway 395, a law enforcement official said. According to The Oregonian, they were headed to the…MORE

Help Needed to ID Identity Theft Suspect

Help Needed to ID Identity Theft Suspect

(KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify this robbery suspect. Investigators say on January 4th,  a robbery victim’s vehicle was parked in the area of Herndon and First when this suspect broke into the car and took several personal items. Within an hour, this suspect was seen at…MORE

Fresno Murder Suspect Arrested in Stockton

Fresno Murder Suspect Arrested in Stockton

(KMJ) – A Fresno murder suspect has been taken into custody more than 100 miles from the scene of his alleged crime. On January 23rd, Fresno Police were called to the Kearney Market for a shooting inside the store. There they found shooting victim, 38-year old Anthony Jones of Fresno.  He was taken to CRMC…MORE

Shooting Triggers Lock Down in South Fresno

Shooting Triggers Lock Down in South Fresno

(KMJ) – A South Fresno Elementary was locked down Tuesday morning after a nearby shooting. It started at 10:00a.m., when three men were shot at by a black sedan at Willow and Fillmore. Bullets hit a woman’s car but she was not injured. Police Lt. Joe Gomez says the three men rook off running — one…MORE

Millennials Engage In Risky Behavior With Their Money

Millennials Engage In Risky Behavior With Their Money

  Bad news when it comes to Millennials and their money…. Acording to a study by Price-Waterhouse-Coopers and George Washington University – Millennials engage in very risky behavior with their money. Of the Millennials surveyed, only 8% answered five out of five questions correctly and 24% answered three correctly. The study analyzed the financial characteristics…MORE

Fresno Mayor Endorses District 6 Candidate Gary Bredefeld

Fresno Mayor Endorses District 6 Candidate Gary Bredefeld

  Candidate Garry Bredefeld is running for city council’s district 6 seat, and on Tuesday, he received an endorsement from Fresno’s Mayor Ashley Swearengin. “In my opinion, Gary Bredefeld has proven in serving on the Fresno City Council in the past, his priorities very much line-up with the priorities we’ve sought to pursue here in…MORE

KMJ Exclusive: Chief Jerry Dyer Responds to Findings of Internal Report

KMJ Exclusive: Chief Jerry Dyer Responds to Findings of Internal Report

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer sat down with KMJ’s Chis Daniel Tuesday afternoon, to discuss the recently-released findings of an internal report, addressing morale in the department. The report was not-so-flattering for the Fresno Police Force but Chief Jerry Dyer is actually the one who commissioned it. It was after Deputy…MORE

Calif. DWR Boosts Allocations

Calif. DWR Boosts Allocations

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Growers and cities who rely on the California State Water Project are now being offered a 15 percent allocation. The Department of Water…MORE

Actor, Abe Vigoda Dies at 94

Actor, Abe Vigoda Dies at 94

        Actor, Abe Vigoda Dies at 94 Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sunken-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series “Barney Miller” and the doomed Mafia soldier in “The Godfather,” died Tuesday at age 94. Vigoda’s daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, told The…MORE