Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - June 5, 2026

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You've seen the traffic cones on the West belt of I-215...where some freeway ramps across Salt Lake Valley have been temporarily closed. The good news is... crews are making progress and are promising a smoother drive soon.  

Joining me now LIVE with more is UDOT's Kylar Sharp...

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - June 5, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - June 5, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - June 4, 2026

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KSL News Brief 6:30pm - June 3, 2026

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KSL News Brief 5:30pm - June 3, 2026

KSL's Top Story:

Shark Tank's Mister Wonderful is repeating claims that Chinese operatives are to blame for protests against a massive planned data center in Box Elder County. 

That's as some of those protesters appeal a decision that kept their concerns off the ballot. We have team coverage... Data Center Dispute... beginning with KSL NewsRadio's Raegan Edelman.

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - June 3, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - June 3, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - June 3, 2026

The Salt Palace is going to be shut down for three years for renovations...starting in the fall of 2027.

But it's going to put a strain on a lot of the conventions we've grown to know and love....like Fan X.

Joining me now live in studio is Tyson Lybbert, Chief Sales Officer with Visit Salt Lake.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - June 3, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - June 3, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - June 2, 2026

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KSL News Brief 5:30pm - June 2, 2026

KSL's Top Story:

Governor Cox has appointed two new justices to Utah’s expanded supreme court.  Here's KSL NewsRadio’s Heather Peterson .... has the story

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - June 2, 2026

Today the justice department said its backing away from the president's anti weaponization fund...which was about 1-point-8 billion dollars he wanted to set aside for "victims" of the Biden Administration. 

But they didn't say they would scrap it ENTIRELY. 

Joining me now LIVE with more is ABC News legal analyst Royal Oakes...

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - June 2, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - June 2, 2026

The state's board of education is partnering with Google...to bring artificial intelligence to the classroom. 

Joining me now LIVE with more is Brandon Amacher...with the UVU Center for National Security Studies

Governor Spencer Cox has appointed two new justices to the State Supreme Court. 

KSL NewsRadio's Heather Peterson joins me live in studio to break it down.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - June 2, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - June 2, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - June 1, 2026

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KSL News Brief 4:00pm - June 1, 2026

A suspected crypto currency fraud scheme...moved into Utah. 

KSL TV's Matt Gephardt has been diving into BG Wealth...which police say is an INTERNATIONAL problem. He joins me now LIVE in studio...

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - June 1, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - June 1, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - May 29, 2026

DEVELOPING NEWS...

Looks like planes are taking off from the Salt Lake City airport again... after microburst winds  made it dangerous to land. 

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - May 29, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - May 29, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - May 29, 2026

A judge has decided that no one will get a cent from President Trump's anti-weaponization fund...at least for now.  That's the 1.8 billion dollar fund that would have offered compensation to people "wronged" by the Biden administration...including the people prosecuted for the January 6 attack on the capitol. 

Joining me now LIVE is ABC News Legal Analyst Royal Oakes. 

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - May 29, 2026

Today Ivan Miller, the man accused of murdering three Wayne county women, was in front of a Utah Judge...for the first time since the murders back in March. 
 
KSL Investigator Courtney Johns has been following the story

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - May 29, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - May 28, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - May 28, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - May 28, 2026

The Box Elder County Attorney's Office has decided that voters cannot overturn the proposed AI data center... through a referendum on the ballot.

KSL NewsRadio's Heather Peterson is LIVE to explain. 

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - May 28, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - May 28, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - May 28, 2026

We're keeping an eye on a potential peace agreement between the U-S and Iran. President Trump has NOT approved it yet...but if he does...it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 

Joining me LIVE is the director of UVU's Center for National Security Studies... Ryan Vogel

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - May 28, 2026

If you were just catching a flight you wouldn't have known... but employees at the Salt lake City Airport spent their morning simulating an emergency... so they're prepared when disaster strikes.

Joining me live is airport spokeswoman Nancy Volmer.

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - May 28, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - May 27, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - May 27, 2026

KSL's Top Story:

A second water rights application related to the Box Elder data center ...has now been withdrawn.

And with that?  About 700 letters of protest are now null and void.

KSL NewsRadio's Heather Peterson has the latest. 

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - May 27, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - May 27, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - May 27, 2026

A new study from the Lt. Governor's office, found that 99.72 percent of Utah's registered voters are confirmed U.S. citizens.

Joining me live is KSL TV's Daniel Woodruff.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - May 27, 2026

Matthew Perry's live-in assistant was sentenced today...for giving Perry a dose of ketamine that led to his death in 2023.

ABC's Alex Stone joins me now live.

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - May 27, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - May 26, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - May 26, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - May 26, 2026

The search continues for two young boys from Saratoga Springs.  It's believed their dad took them  to Mexico. 

Investigators say there were warning signs... and we get the latest details.

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - May 26, 2026

Investigators are still looking for the subjects of an amber alert out of Saratoga Springs this weekend. Two young boys...who police now say they believe to have been taken to Mexico by their father. 

Joining me now LIVE...is former FBI agent Greg Rogers

A serious chemical explosion in Washington killed several people... but we don't know the full extent of the damages.

Joining me live from the Longview paper mill is Corwin Haeck... a reporter from our sister station in Seattle.. KIRO NewsRadio

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - May 26, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm May 22, 2026

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KSL News Brief  4:00pm May 22, 2026

Today...policy makers and industry leaders spoke at the Operation Gigawatt Summit here in Utah...addressing energy production here in the state.

KSL.com's Bridger Beal-Cvetko was THERE...and he joins me now LIVE. 

KSL News Brief  3:30pm May 22, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:30pm – May 22, 2026

KSL News Brief  3:00pm May 22, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm May 21, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm May 21, 2026

The Democratic party has released a report on why Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to President Trump.

Joining me live is Adam Gardiner with ASG consulting.

KSL News Brief 5:30pm May 21, 2026

Governor Cox has declared a state of emergency because of the drought...

Utah's Water Watch.....KSL NewsRadio's Adam Small begins our team coverage... 

KSL News Brief 4:30pm May 21, 2026

We are now in an emergency drought. That was issued by the governor today. But what does that mean for us...and our PERSONAL water use?  Joining me live is KSL TV's Courtney Johns... who's been looking into this story today.