Poll results announced this week find nearly 90 percent of Americans have a favorable view of farmers and 92 percent support federal funding for farmers, such as crop insurance. The poll, commissioned by the National Crop Insurance Services, also finds the support extends across party lines, showing that a strong farm policy is a…… MORE
Study: Legalizing Pot Leads to Major Spike in Traffic Fatalities
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) — California could become the next state to legalize recreational marijuana, after voters weigh in this November. Supporters and opponents have gone all…… MORE
Central Valley Homebuilding Rises to ’08 Levels
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) — The first quarter of 2016 saw the housing market perform at its highest level since 2008. A new analysis by MetroStudy shows…… MORE
Pregnant Audra McDonald To Step Away From Broadway Show
(AP/KMJ) — Audra McDonald will soon be stepping away from her new Broadway show for the best of reasons: The six-time Tony Award-winner is pregnant. The Fresno native on Tuesday announced that she is expecting and will take maternity leave from “Shuffle Along” beginning July 24. She will return to the Tony Award-nominated musical this winter.…… MORE
Trump Talks Beef Tariff and Japan
Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke this past weekend to supporters in Nebraska and talked about American agricultural products facing tariffs overseas, specifically in Japan. Trump plans to go “tit for tat” with Japan, saying “if you want to charge a 38 percent tariff on Nebraska beef, we’re going to slap a 38…… MORE
Public Asked To Weigh In On Corporate Sponsorship At All National Parks
FRESNO (KMJ) — Corporate sponsors could be coming to Yosemite National Park, and other National Parks right across the country, but we get a chance to have our say on the proposal before it comes into force. The official line is that policies on philanthropic support are being examined, but to you and me that…… MORE
Fresno State Basketball Star Arrested
(KMJ) – Fresno State men’s basketball player Karachi Edo is suspended indefinitely from the team after being arrested over the weekend on a domestic violence charge. 21-year old Edo, who is currently a junior, was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor battery and booked into Fresno County Jail just before 7 p.m. Friday. He was released…… MORE
Obama to Visit Hiroshima
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama will become the first sitting American president to visit the site of the U.S. atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima, Japan, later this month, the White House said Tuesday. Added to the end of a late-May Asia swing, the visit fulfills a wish Obama expressed early in his presidency to…… MORE
Multi-Year, Multi-Phase Construction Begins At CRMC
FRESNO (KMJ) – A multi-year, multi-phase expansion starts with pediatrics at Community Regional Medical Center. The Valley’s population is projected to increase nearly 18% over the next decade and 36% by 2036 – nearly twice as fast as California is estimated to grow. Most of that population growth in the region is expected among seniors…… MORE
2016 Nebraska and West Virginia Election Results
Nebraska Primary Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later. West Virginia Primary Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9…… MORE
