Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - August 14, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - August 14, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - August 14, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - August 14, 2026

The man accused of shooting and killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson...has pleaded guilty in federal court. 

Joining me now LIVE with more...is ABC Legal Analyst Royal Oakes. 

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - August 14, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - August 14, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - August 13, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - August 13, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - August 13, 2026

The NBA released its FULL schedule for the upcoming season today...meaning that we get a sneak peek into what the Utah Jazz will face.

Joining me now LIVE with the details...is KSL's Jazz Insider Chandler Holt. 

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - August 13, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - August 13, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - August 13, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - August 13, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - August 12, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - August 12, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - August 12, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - August 12, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - August 12, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - August 12, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - August 11, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - August 11, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - August 11, 2026

Crews are making progress fighting the Widemouth 2 fire..burning more than 122 thousand acres in Millard County. 

And today...crews are using a tactic you might not expect... to fight the flames.

Karl Hunt with forestry, fire and state lands joins me now

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - August 11, 2026

A couple of weeks ago we told you about a platform called "Wyldfire." It allows you to bet on the size and severity of flames. And the prediction market Polymarket allows similar trading. 

Now...lawmakers in California are calling on trading platforms to STOP this type of trading.

ABC's Alex Stone joins me now LIVE with the latest...

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - August 11, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm Aug. 10, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm Aug. 10, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm Aug. 10, 2026

KSL's Top Story:

One of the pilots killed in a helicopter crash while battling the Widemouth 2 fire in Utah... has been identified as a man from California.

KSL NewsRadio’s Eric Cabrera has a message from the mayor of the California community... preparing to bring one of its own home. 

KSL News Brief 5:00pm Aug. 10, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm Aug. 10, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm Aug. 10, 2026

Multiple cities received an evacuation notice last night...due to the Rocky Canyon Fire. 

But a lot of those emergency notifications...were a mistake...caused by a glitch in the emergency management system. KSL TV's Annette Campbell has been following the story...and she joins me now LIVE with the latest. 

KSL News Brief 3:30pm Aug. 10, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm Aug. 10, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - August 7, 2026

KSL's Top Story:

The Widemouth 2 fire is making it difficult for search and rescue crews to respond to a helicopter crash near Richfield today. The Federal Aviation Authority says two people were on board when the firefighting helicopter went down around 10 this morning.

We're going to hear from officials for the first time any moment now. 

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - August 7, 2026

A new inductee into the mascot hall of fame...

Cosmo the Cougar! 

Joining me now LIVE with more...is KSL's BYU Insider Mitch Harper. 

KSL News Brief 3:30pm - August 7, 2026

Another court ruling AGAINST meta. The social media giant was ordered by a state judge to pay 567 million dollars...to address kids' mental health online. 

Joining me now LIVE with more...is ABC's Alex Stone. 

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - August 7, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - August 6, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - August 6, 2026

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

KSL's Top Story:

The areas of Utah that have been hardest hit this fire season are getting a little more support... after Governor Cox and US Forest service chief Tom Schultz toured the region today. 

KSL Newsradio’s Heather Peterson is Live with the details. 

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - August 6, 2026

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci is being held in contempt of congress. 

This after he refused to answer multiple questions...about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joining me now LIVE with more is Congressional Correspondent for the Deseret News, Cami Mondeaux.

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

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - August 6, 2026

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says its AI model is guilty of hacking another company. 

Meta says it had guardrails in place... but the A-I agent got around them. 

Joining me now live is ABC News Correspondent Alex Stone. 

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

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - August 6, 2026

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

BREAKING NEWS...

Just in the last half hour... we learned that two teen girls were killed in an electric scooter crash in Syracuse. 

KSL NewsRadio's Clayre Scott has what we know. 

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - August 5, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - August 5, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - August 5, 2026

220 residents from the apartment fire in Midvale last week are displaced...and now...some of them are telling KSL that insurance they thought they were paying for...doesn't protect any of the belongings they lost.

KSL News Radio's Heather Peterson has been following the story...and she joins me now LIVE in studio...

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

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

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - August 4, 2026

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

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - August 3, 2026

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

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

Douglas Carter is awaiting a new trial... after his original conviction in the murder of Eva Olesen was overturned because of police and prosecutor misconduct. 

It's been a year since the ruling overturning his conviction came down... but he's still being held in jail. So let's bring in KSL legal analyst Greg Skordas to talk about that. 

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

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

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

The Red Cross of Utah is supporting residents...displaced by the apartment fire in Midvale this morning. 

Joining me now LIVE with more...is CEO of American Red Cross Utah Nevada region Heidi Ruster 

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - July 31, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - July 31, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - July 31, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:30pm - July 31, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - July 31, 2026

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - July 31, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:30pm - July 30, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm - July 30, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:30pm - July 30, 2026

KSL News Brief 5:00pm - July 30, 2026

KSL News Brief 4:00pm - July 30, 2026

President Trump says a hero 16-year-old Northern California lifeguard will get an invite to the White House to be honored for his bravery and action.

ABC's Alex Stone with the details.

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

KSL News Brief 3:00pm - July 30, 2026

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

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

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

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

Funeral services wrapped up today... for the Provo Fire Captain, his wife, and three sons that were killed in a flash flood in Wayne County earlier this month. 

Joining me now LIVE is Daniel Woodruff, who was at the funeral. 

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

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

MAJOR problems for airlines today and yesterday. There are several bad storms across the country causing delays...and American Airlines had to ground ALL flights today because of a tech outage.

Joining me now LIVE with more is ABC's Alex Stone...

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

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

KSL News Brief 6:30pm July 28, 2026

KSL News Brief 6:00pm July 28, 2026