Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Local Detectives Solve Case of Actor’s Missing Child

Local Detectives Solve Case of Actor’s Missing Child

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) In a KMJ exclusive interview Friday, Rocky Pipkin – CEO of the Pipkin Detective Agency and agent Leah King detailed how they tracked down the missing daughter of Hollywood actor Robert Hooks. Hooks, 87, is currently finishing his memoir and filming a documentary on his life with his wife Lorri Marlow who…MORE

Water Levels Expected to Rise in Merced River

Water Levels Expected to Rise in Merced River

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — As the temperatures begin to rise in Central California, there is concern of strong currents through the Merced River. “We’ve had plenty of snow and rain and we were able to capture quite a bit of that in the reservoir,” said Mike Jensen from the Merced Irrigation District (MID). The…MORE

17-Year-Old Arrested for “Swatting” Call at Fowler High School

17-Year-Old Arrested for “Swatting” Call at Fowler High School

FOWLER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A 17-year-old has been arrested for allegedly making a swatting call about an active shooter at Fowler High School on Thursday morning. All Fowler schools were put on lockdown after the call as a precaution. After a search, authorities determined the call was not credible This isn’t the first time law enforcement…MORE

Man Shot and Killed in Southeast Fresno, Police Say

Man Shot and Killed in Southeast Fresno, Police Say

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in southeast Fresno. Police say it happened before 11:30 am Thursday on Hamilton and Chance, near the Cedar Heights apartment complex. Authorities say the shooting happened in the driveway between two complexes. Officers are now talking to residents to figure out…MORE

Exclusive: KMJ Interviews Fresno Jewish Advocates on AntiSemitism, Gaza War

Exclusive: KMJ Interviews Fresno Jewish Advocates on AntiSemitism, Gaza War

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two Jewish advocates joined KMJ’s Afternoon Drive Show to discuss antiSemitism, and the war in Gaza. Fresno Rabbi Rick Winer of Temple Beth Israel, and Holocaust educator and author, Hilary Levine, appeared on KMJ’s Afternoon Drive on Wednesday to talk about how the situation overseas is affecting the community here in…MORE

Prostitution Bust: 7 Visalia Massage Parlors Shut Down

Prostitution Bust: 7 Visalia Massage Parlors Shut Down

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — Visalia police are cracking down on prostitution at massage businesses. Over the past two months, officers have been actively investigating nine locations in the city. They say that’s resulted in the discovery of seven of them engaging in activities related to prostitution. As a result, seven employees were arrested. City of…MORE

Suspected drug dealer charged with murder, allegedly sold pills containing fentanyl

Suspected drug dealer charged with murder, allegedly sold pills containing fentanyl

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has announced it will be charging a suspected drug dealer with murder after he sold pills that contained the deadly drug fentanyl. 25-year-old Antwane Dupree Lee is accused of selling some of the pills to 34-year-old Vernisha Latriece Green. Officials say Green was found dead…MORE

Broeske & Musson: The Truth About California Tourism

Broeske & Musson: The Truth About California Tourism

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Gov. Gavin Newsom stood high upon the Golden Gate Bridge this week to tout “record-breaking” tourism dollars flowing back into California. However, not everyone is buying this claim. California Senate Republican Leader Brian Jones issued the following statement to Fox News Digital: “Newsom touts a record-breaking $150.4 Billion in tourism spending in…MORE