Hundreds of visitors are expected in downtown Fresno this weekend for the Miss California Pageant.

56 women from around the state are rehearsing this week at Fresno’s Saroyan Theater — all vying for the title of Miss California.

There is a new twist this year that expands the number of contestants taking part in the competition because for the first time, they will share the stage with 35 teens competing for California’s Outstanding Teen.

Bob Arnhym, Miss California CEO said, “…on Friday night we’ll crown our teen and on Saturday night we’ll crown our miss.”

The winner of the Miss California competition will go on to the Miss America Pageant in January.

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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus runs Wednesday through Sunday at Selland Arena in downtown Fresno and Ringmaster Johathan Lee Iverson visited CBS47 This Morning.

Ladies and Gentlemen… Children Of All Ages… The Greatest Show On Earth® just got Greater with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents Barnum’s FUNundrum!SM Featuring 130 performers from six continents, including fifteen trampoline bouncers, ten flipping gymnasts on a teeterboard, six somersaulting trapeze artists, seven motorcycle riders in the Globe of Steel, plus almost 100,000 pounds of performing pachyderms and more clowns than can be seen with two eyes, Barnum’s FUNundrum! is a super-sized spectacle so massive it took 200 years to arrive!  Produced by Feld Entertainment, Barnum’s FUNundrum! will be performing in Fresno at the Selland Arena from July 7–11, 2010.

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A weekend pot bust netted over $9 million worth of marijuana plants.

Police raided a location on Saturday in the area of Stevinson, West of Merced.

They found more than 9,000 marijuana plants growing near the San Joaquin River.

Officers in a helicopter spotted at least three people running from the area. They were living in a makeshift camp at the site.

Investigators believe the garden may be tied to an organized crime syndicate out of Mexico.

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible drowning on the Kings River after a man’s body was discovered.

The body was found in the area of Belmont and Trimmer Springs when a mosquito abatement employee saw it floating in a small cove along the Kings River.

The victim appears to have been in the water for several days.

The body was turned over to the Fresno County Coroner’s Office to be identified and to determine the cause of death.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department at (559) 488-3111.