Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News

KSL Newsradio's Brianna Bodily breaks the news with part of the statement and reaction from Great Salt Lake Council President, Bruce Hough.

A Utah couple have helped developed a ventilator to save the lives of babies born abroad. Kindall and Erica Palmer say they found out about the need from a couple of doctors who have done some volunteer work in 3rd-world countries. The doctors developed their own kind of c-pap and ventilator when they realized many countries couldn't afford the tech currently on the market.  Kindall Palmer (center), Rob Brown (left) and Dr. Stephen Minton discuss revisions to the NeoLife Ventilator. (Erica Palmer)

Wildlife experts are prompting extra caution this spring after a bison attacked a hiker near the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. (AP Photo/Matt Brown)

Alan Bangerter's family has been working plots of land in Davis County for the last four generations. When Bangerter learned that land would be eaten up by at least two different public project he decided to fight.

Salt Lake City's Mayor wants a few more million dollars to make changes in the city. In fact she wants about 25 million dollars- and hopes to get it through a sales tax hike. KSL Newsradio's Brianna Bodily has the details. Picture: Ravell Call, Deseret News 

Extra troopers took to the road today to help cut down the number of speeding vehicles along a section of University Avenue that sees far too many speeding crashes.

Most of Utah is recording medium levels of pollen, with high levels out in Eastern Utah. Picture: pollen.com

Police say a suspect is in "extremely critical condition" after a shooting today outside a home near 1100 East and Princeton Avenue.

A new report shows about 70 percent of Utahns play outside...and they're spending quite a bit of money to do it.  Picture: Laura Seitz, Deseret News

The Utah Highway Patrol confiscated 356 pounds of marijuana Monday morning. Picture: UHP

Officer Robert Jackson is still in the hospital. He has third degree burns up and down his calves and will need surgery. He still doesn’t know when he’ll be released from the hospital. Picture: All four officers who were burned during the rescue gather to tell their story. Left to right: Sgt. Shawn Mckinnon, Officer Cade Bradshaw, Officer Lacy Turner, and Officer Robert Jackson on skype from the University Hospital.

The family of a man who burned himself and three officers in a suicide attempt yesterday, said they have been trying for years to get him the help he needs, and have only met push back from hospitals. Laura Seitz, Deseret News

It was Easter and the whole family was gathered at Grandpa's house. "Every Easter the family all convenes here," said Kim Miller. "We have the barbecue and then an Easter egg hunt." 73 year old Larry Webster was out back grilling the hamburgers. Miller was inside with most of the family when she said her sister noticed a large flame coming from the grille. Picture: Webster family

The Blythe family filed the lawsuit after they say their 15 year old son, Logan, wasn't accepted into the Alternative Eagle Scout Program because he has down syndrome and autism. Ted McBride, Managing Partner at the Salt Lake City offices of Vial Fatheringham, said he knew the best move was to make their struggle public so they could find a resolution for Logan and other boys like him. Photo: KSL TV

Attorneys filed murder charges today against a man accused of stabbing his father multiple times.

Search and Rescue crews hoisted a man out of a tricky spot near Lisa Falls today, after Unified Police say the man fell up to 200 feet.

An apparent change of heart for the Boy Scouts of America. A Payson boy with Down syndrome and autism will be allowed to apply for the rank of Eagle Scout, after all. But, the boy’s family is still not pleased with the decision.

A driver accused of aiming his car at a Granite School District police officer is still in critical condition. Meanwhile, officers were able to track down most of the young men who ran away from the scene.   (Photo Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)

Right now if a Utah woman wants to use birth control for contraception, or for other health reasons, she needs a prescription from a doctor. If she wants it in pill form doctors require yearly visits before giving out the prescription.

Police are now offering 1,000 dollars for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of beating a woman and her friend with a baseball bat.

He only had a moment to act. A Utah Highway Patrol is speaking out about why he slammed his car into another vehicle going the wrong way on Legacy Highway.   (Photo Credit, UHP)

Shots are fired in a West Valley City neighborhood as investigators say a police officer shot at a man who was trying to run him over. The driver of the car was hit and taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. (Photo Credit: Jeffrey D Allred, Deseret News)

Sandy police are searching for a man accused of dragging a woman off a popular walking trail in Sandy, and sexually and physically assaulting her in a gully near the Dewey Bluth park.

Salt Lake City Police are trying to find the person they say was seen stealing political signs in the Avenues, then reportedly got violent when he was confronted about it.

The Utah Highway Patrol is explaining what they believe caused a Payson man to lose control of his truck before slamming into oncoming traffic in Spanish Fork. They’re also explaining why steel cable barriers along I-15 didn’t prevent the vehicle from crossing over. (Photo Credit: Utah Highway Patrol)

Over a dozen Utahns, including a dog, are being honored by the Red Cross for their heroic actions during 2017.

A group of Salt Lake City’s west-enders crash Governor Gary Herbert’s office, pleading with him to veto a controversial bill that would give the state control over the last swath of developable land in Salt Lake City.

A renewed push to make big changes to the U.S. Census. First District Representative Rob Bishop is asking for other lawmakers in D.C. to back legislation that would count missionaries serving overseas.   (Photo Credit: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News, file)

The city of Clearfiled has some big aspirations to redevelop a section of land they’ve purchased on State Street. However, this comes as a big surprise to residents of a mobile home park, who will eventually have to move.

Thousands of Utah’s students walked out of class in a showing of support of the victims of the Parkland shooting one month ago. However, the message behind the walk out didn’t sit well with many other students.   (Photo Credit: AP Photo/ Carolyn Kaster)

Federal agents shot a man Tuesday shortly before 5 p.m. as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant near the Historic Sandy Trax station. An ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) task force tracked the suspect and officers came into contact with the wanted individual while he was in a vehicle at a parking lot near 165 East 9000 South. Sandy Police Lt. Dean Carriger says when the agents made contact with the man and “based on some actions of the individual” shots were fired by the officers.

Thousands of high school and middle school students across the country are planning to walk out of class in honor of the people killed in Parkland, Florida, one month ago. Students at some schools in Utah are taking a slightly different approach.

Officials from the U.S. Attorney's Office say they will not hesitate to throw the book at drug dealers caught with guns in Operation Rio Grande. They say gun charges have a lot more teeth than many people would expect.

Police are accusing three men of briefly kidnapping a man over a stolen security camera.  The victim was able to save himself after jumping out of a moving car.   (Photo Credit: Unified Police)

Hundreds of people all over the Salt Lake Valley may have been ripped off by one West Jordan man accused of stealing mail for months. Investigators say they’re just now scratching the surface of his mail theft, overall.

A warning from UDOT. Officials are reminding drivers that things are going to look very different than they might be used to Monday morning because of the Daylight Saving time shift.

It may take a few days for investigators to sift through the hundreds of stolen items that were reportedly found in a South Salt Lake man’s yard. Officers are sifting through what they’re calling the largest stash of stolen items they’ve ever seen.

A major tech company in Utah is announcing a dramatic expansion in the Silicon Slopes of Lehi. Adobe breaks ground on Phase 2 of their office complex by the Point of the Mountain, which they say will help them practically double in size.

Investigators are releasing more details about the potentially explosive device that forced an evacuation at Pine View High School in Saint George.   They believe the student had the worst of intentions.   (Photo Credit: Stace Hall, KSL TV)

Orem Police are trying to figure out what was behind a pair of home burglaries, where the suspect was acting very odd. Investigators say even the suspect doesn’t know what he was doing.

A threat against a Salt Lake City school lands a 15-year old boy in juvenile detention. Investigators say they don’t know if it was a joke, but, it doesn’t matter if it was.

A bill that was designed to attempt mass shootings in Utah hits a major snag. The House Judiciary Committee says it needs a lot more work, so they plan to study it during an interim session.

Utah’s gang problem is getting younger. Lawmakers are calling on the state to set aside money that would hopefully prevent gangs from recruiting little kids.

He said what? Utah Senator Orrin Hatch has very unflattering words to describe supporters of Obamacare. However, his office says the outgoing senator’s comments were in jest. (Photo Credit: Kristin Murphy, Deseret News, file)

Police say they feel very lucky someone wasn’t seriously hurt, or even killed, after someone apparently used cars on Bangerter Highway as moving targets. (Photo Credit: South Jordan Police)

Two weeks after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, students finally returned to Stoneman Douglas High School.  Police were prevalent, but South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter Lois Soloman said the teens were hopeful.

Both Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods have announced they will no longer sell guns to people under the age of 21, plus, Dick's will no longer sell what they call "assault style" weapons, at all. People on both sides of the gun debate are weighing in.

Two people are facing over a dozen different charges after Weber County elections officials say they forged hundreds of signatures on two statewide petitions.

The debate continues on how schools can be safe in the wake of the Florida school shooting.  Franke DeAngelis was the principal at Columbine High School when 15 students died after two teens opened fire inside the halls of the school.  He joined Jeff Caplan to give his thoughts about school safety going forward. (Photo: Frank DeAngelis Twitter)

It's not funny.  Police are giving more details about an alleged prank where a teen said he would open fire in a school in Kearns. The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office plans to start an outreach campaign to teach kids that these jokes can land them in big trouble.