Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News

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You know those loud booming noises that rocked the Salt Lake Valley earlier this afternoon?

Turns out... the weather we're having today could be part of the reason they were so loud.

Joining me live to help us understand this is Jon Meyer with the Utah Climate Center.

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –  Sept. 19, 2024

The DOW closed at a new record high this afternoon... topping 42-thousand for the first time ever.

Joining me live is the president of Gygi Capital Management... Gary Gygi.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm –  Sept. 19, 2024

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KSL News Brief 6:30pm 18SEPT2024

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KSL News Brief 5:30 pm 09/18/2024

Here's the latest in the case of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs: his $50 million bail was denied for the second time by a federal judge on Wednesday, following his arrest on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas addresses why his bail was denied and what's next for Combs.

KSL NEWS BRIEF 5:00 PM 09/18/2024

KSL's Top Story:

Up on Capitol Hill.... things got hot today.... at a hearing that was supposed to be about the Super Tuesday fiasco.  All the chaos on Republican caucus night.

Long lines... website and registration problems... even reports of people giving up and going home... still haven't been addressed by lawmakers. And they won't be addressed today. 

Eye on the Hill.  Let's begin our team coverage with KSL NewsRadio's Becky Bruce.

ksl news brief 4:30 pm 09/18/2024

Today was the Utah Hockey Club's first-ever media day. Joining me live is Utah Hockey Insider Cole Bagley. 

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –  Sept. 18, 2024

KSLAN's Adam Gardiner about the explosions of walkie talkies in Lebanon, just a day after the pager explosion that killed several and injured thousands

KSL News Brief 3:30pm –  Sept. 18, 2024

The fed cut the interest rate for the first time since the early days of the COVID pandemic. 

Joining me live is DMBA financial planner Gerika Espinoza

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –  Sept. 18, 2024

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KSL News Brief 5:00pm 16SEPT2024

Utah's Elections Office says they've found vote discrepancies in Utah County.

The Lieutenant Governor's Office says there were at least 19 extra ballots scanned during the Primary... thanks to a new in-person voting method.

Joining me live is Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson.

KSL News brief 4:30 pm 09/16/2024

KSL NEWS BRIEF 4:00 PM 09/16/2024

We're learning more about the man suspected of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Joining me live is ABC News Legal Analyst Royal Oakes.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm –  Sept. 16, 2024

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KSL News Brief 6:30pm 13SEPT2024

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All bets are off. Just hours after a federal judge gave the green light for gambling on US elections... it was put on hold by a federal appeals court.

Joining me live is KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas 

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –  Sept. 13, 2024

The Emmys are back this Sunday.

Joining us live with a preview on who's big, and who's expected to win... is ABC News Entertainment Correspondent Jason Nathanson.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm –  Sept. 13, 2024

33-thousand Boeing machinist walked off the job today.

Joining me live is ABC News Correspondent Alex Stone.

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –  Sept. 13, 2024

KSL News Brief 6:30pm 12SEPT2024

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ksl news brief 5:30 pm 09/12/2024

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The fight over a constitutional amendment that will appear on Utahns November ballots... is not over.

Lawmakers say they will appeal a judges decision to side with the plaintiffs who argued the amendments language was misleading... voiding the amendment.

Joining me live is KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas.

KSL NEWS BRIEF 4:30 PM 09/12/2024

Road rage continues to plague Utah drivers... even after new legislation targeting the crime.

We've reported on 4 cases of road rage since the beginning of September. Just this morning... a case of road rage in Taylorsville led to shots being fired.

Joining me live is Lieutenant Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol.

KSL News Brief 4:00pm –  Sept. 12, 2024

A Utah judge sided against lawmakers this morning... calling out the language of Amendment D which determines who has the last say on citizen initiatives.

The judge says the ballot question for the amendment will be voided on the November ballot.

Joining me live is Laura Lewis with Mormon Woman for Ethical Government.

KSL News Brief 3:30pm –  Sept. 12, 2024

It hasn't even been 48 hours since former President Trump said "they eat the pets."  And now... there's new trouble in Springfield Ohio. 

ABC News Correspondent Derricke Dennis joins us live. So what's happened since the debate?

KSL News Brief 3:00pm –  Sept. 12, 2024

KSL News Brief 5:30PM 11SEPT2024

KSL's Top Story:

The sky looks strange and hazy this afternoon.  The color is off... the mountains are disappearing... and it smells like smoke.

There are three new fires burning in Northern Utah today  ... one in Tooele County ... one in Box Elder ... and another burning right above Lagoon in Farmington Canyon. 

But all this smoke is actually coming from outside of Utah.