LOS ANGELES (AP) – A California legislator wants the state to explain its recent decision to increase business taxes on the state’s struggling legal marijuana industry. The changes that take effect Jan. 1 are expected to boost prices at the retail counter. Palmdale Republican Tom Lackey says bigger price tags on buds, concentrates and other…… MORE
Fresno District Attorney Asking Gov. Newsom to Block Parole of Convicted Murderer
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County District Attorney Lisa A. Smittcamp is asking Governor Gavin Newsom to block the parole release of convicted murderer David Weidert. The Governor will decide by early December whether or not to overturn the Board of Parole Hearings’ decision in August which found Weidert suitable for parole. Inmate David…… MORE
20 Year-old Woman Murdered in Terra Bella, Detectives Searching for “Person of Interest”
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A 20-year-old woman died in a shooting Monday morning in Terra Bella. Detectives are now searching for a “Person of Interest.” Just before 12:30 a.m. Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in the area of Ave 88 and Road 256, where they found a woman who had…… MORE
Doubt Growing on USMCA Passing in 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appears doubtful that the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement will be passed this year. After she met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal last week, there was no deal and not much time left on the legislative clock. “We’ve made progress,”…… MORE
Hanford Woman Facing DUI Charges After High Speed Chase
(KMJ) – A Hanford woman now faces a series of charges for allegedly leading Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies on a high speed chase while under the influence of marijuana. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a Deputy began following Laura Walls around 2:30 pm Friday on Highway 43 near Elkhorn Avenue. She reportedly sped off,…… MORE
Trump Billboard on Calif. Freeway Sparks Free Speech Lawsuit
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Longtime KMJ Talent Mark Holste Retires, Goodbye to KMJ’s Michael Reed
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Friday was a busy day behind the scenes at KMJ, with some of the talents taking on a new journey. The entire staff at Cumulus Media said goodbye to a retiring Mark Holste, after decades with KMJ. The KMJ traffic reporter and radio personality filed his last reports Friday after…… MORE
Ballot Boxing 11.23.19 — Jerry Dyer & Dr. Allan Saxe
Guests on Ballot Boxing this weekend are former FPD Chief Jerry Dyer, who’s running for mayor, and Political Science Professor at University of Texas at Arlington, Dr. Allan Saxe.… MORE
Bureau of Reclamation Reacts to Cal Announcement
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is responding to Governor Newsom’s announcement regarding the State of California’s intent to sue the federal government on the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project. In a prepared statement, Brenda Burman, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation says ”From the beginning, we’ve been focused on cooperative solutions with…… MORE
Calif. Lawmaker Wants to Ban Sending Unwanted Nude Pics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California state senator wants to make it a crime to send unwanted nude photos to people online or in text messages. Exposing yourself on the street is a crime, but the law is less clear when it happens online. Earlier this year, Texas criminalized the digital act of sending unwanted…… MORE
