Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 10MAY2024

KSL News Brief 5:30pm – May 10, 2024

KSL News Brief 5:00pm – May 10, 2024

You MIGHT... just MIGHT... get to enjoy the Northern Lights tonight in northern Utah. 

NASA's Ambassador to Utah Patrick Wiggins is with me live. 

KSL News Brief 4:30pm – May 10, 2024

Bryson Quinney was born with half a heart, and always knew he would need a heart transplant someday.

Joing KSL on May 23rd for The KSL Give-A-Thon.

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –May 10, 2024   

Did you know there's a connection between NASA... and the way Utah's snowpack gets measured? 

It's true. Jeff Deems is the chief technical officer at Airborne Snow Observatories... and he joins us live now on the KSL Newsline. 

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 10, 2024 

The Utah Film Commission announced it's one of the bids to host the film festival... and we imagine KSL Movie Show host Andy Farnsworth has some thoughts. He's with me now. 

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –May 10, 2024   

KSL News Brief 6:30pm 09MAY2024

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 09MAY2024

KSL NEWS BRIEF 5:30 PM 05/09/2024

KSL's Top Story: 

Two skiers are confirmed dead after an avalanche in the Lone Peak area. 
 
Search and rescue crews worked through the afternoon to find them… but have just been called off because of treacherous conditions. 

ksl news brief 5:00 pm 05/09/2024

KSL News brief 4:30 pm 05/09/2024

President Biden confirmed yesterday that he's pausing shipments of bombs to Israel... after the country's Prime Minister ordered an invasion of Rafah.

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –May 9, 2024   

TikTok is rolling out a new feature.  when you're scrolling... it'll let you know when the video you're looking at ... is faked.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 9, 2024 

We learned this morning that former Congressman Chris Cannon died yesterday.  He served as Utah's 3rd district congressman for a dozen years.... sitting in the seat now held by John Curtis.

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –May 9, 2024   

KSL News Brief 6:30pm 08MAY2024

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 08MAY2024

KSL News brief 5:30 pm 05/08/2024

KSL News brief 5:00 pm 05/08/2024

Senator Mitt Romney is endorsing a candidate for the 3rd Congressional District.

Joining me live is KSL at Night co-host Taylor Morgan.

KSL News brief 4:30 pm 05/08/2024

The former roommate of the Idaho College students murdered in 2022... is speaking about when she found out about the killings.

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –May 8, 2024   

On the witness stand at the Trump Trial... today... Stormy Daniels... facing cross examination about her alleged affair with the former President.

Joining me live is ABC News Investigative Reporter Peter Haralambous

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 8, 2024 

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –May 8, 2024   

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 07MAY2024

KSL News Brief 5:30pm May 7, 2024

KSL News Brief 5:00pm May 7, 2024

The adult film actress at the heart of Donald Trump's hush money trial took the stand today.

Joining me live is ABC News Correspondent Dave Packer.

KSL News Brief 4:30pm May 7, 2024

Boy Scouts of America is rebranding.

From now on... it'll be known as Scouting America.

Joining me live is Scout Executive with Crossroads of the West Council... Allen Endicott

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –May 7, 2024   

The people supervising our elections... aren't sticking around as long as they used to.

A new study from Bipartisan Policy Center found that the turnover rate of election officials is up 38-percent form 2004 to 2022. 

Joining me live is KSL at Night co-host Leah Murray.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 7, 2024 

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –May 7, 2024   

KSL News Brief 6:30pm 06MAY2024

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 06MAY2024

KSL's Top Story: 

The body of Sergeant Bill Hooser ... has been brought home to Santaquin... just one day after he was killed in the line of duty.  

KSL News Brief 5:30pm May 6, 2024

KSL News Brief 5:00pm May 6,  2024

Sgt. Bill Hooser died in the line of duty on Sunday, May 6, just outside Santaquin, Utah.  On Monday, Jennie Taylor spoke with Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News about helping families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty. Her husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in Aghanistan in 2018. 

KSL News Brief 4:30pm May 6, 2024

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –May 6, 2024   

We're covering the death of Sgt Bill Hooser...the officer killed in the line of duty early yesterday morning. 

His brother Mike gave a tearful tribute to his fallen brother. He spoke for Bill's family saying Sgt Hooser died... a hero... doing a job that he loved.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 6, 2024 

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –May 6, 2024   

KSL News Brief 6:30pm 03MAY2024

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 03MAY2024

KSL News Brief 5:30pm – May 3, 2024

KSL's Top Story: 

Gubernatorial Candidate Phil Lyman's pick for Lieutenant Governor has been found NOT eligible to run for office.

This decision from Judge Bates in court just moments ago

KSL News Brief 5:00pm – May 3, 2024

KSL News Brief 4:30pm – May 3, 2024

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –May 3, 2024   

Afu is a young athlete who started experiencing pain in his lower leg when he was 14 years old. Everyone attributed it to sports, but by the time football season rolled around, the pain hadn't gone away. His parents scheduled an MRI to identify the cause.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 3, 2024 

A name we haven't heard in years... is back in the headlines.  Top Trump Aide Hope Hicks was on the witness stand at the Trump trial.

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –May 3, 2024   

KSL Newsradio's Clayre Scott reports live from University of Utah filling us in on the protestors.

KSL News Brief 6:30pm 02MAY2024

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 02MAY2024

KSL News Brief 5:30pm May 2, 2024

KSL News Brief 5:00pm May 2, 2024

The University of Utah say's it's beefing up security for tonight's graduation ceremonies...following several protests on campus this week

KSL News Brief 4:30pm May 2, 2024

Chad Daybell’s family took the stand in his trial today… with different stories about how he acted after his wife’s death. 

KSL newsradio’s Aimee Cobabe is outside the courthouse in Boise. She just got out of court for the day. 

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –May 2, 2024   

Security is tight at the University of Utah... as commencement gets underway tonight amid a week of unrest on campus. 

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 2, 2024 

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –May 2, 2024   

KSL News Brief 6:30pm 01MAY2024

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 01MAY2024

The Utah High School Activities Association has voted YES to a proposed rule change for some international students playing varsity sports. 

KSL News Brief 5:30pm 01MAY2024

KSL's Top Story:

Following multiple hoax bomb threats to a Payson middle school.. The Nebo School District and Payson Police are stepping up their security. 

KSL News Brief 5:00pm 05MAY2024

Protesters have been demonstrating today at Utah State University... but they're promising to call it a night early and keep things calm. 

KSL News Brief 4:30pm –May 1, 2024   

It was a wild day on Wall Street. Markets jumped WAY up on news the Fed was going to leave interest rates right where they are... but by the close... things wound up mostly in the red.

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –May 1, 2024   

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 1, 2024 

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –May 1, 2024   

KSL News Brief 6:30pm 30APR2024

KSL News Brief 6:00pm 30APR2024

ksl news brief 5:30 pm 04/30/2024

ksl news brief 5:00 pm 04/30/2024

We heard from him this morning... and now here he is again with the latest update about the protest situation at the University of Utah. 

KSL News brief 4:30 pm 04/30/2024

KSL News Brief 4:00pm – April 30, 2024

After the arrests last night... and more Pro Palestinian protests promised at the U... and at USU... our coverage continues.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – April 30, 2024

As we've been reporting... the Biden Administration is expected to ease federal restrictions on marijuana.  Right now ... it's classified as a dangerous drug alongside heroin.  With this change... it'll be reclassified as a less serious drug... akin to Tylenol with codeine.