Digital Content Producer

Amie Schaeffer

Amie Schaeffer is a digital content producer for KSL NewsRadio. You can contact her at aschaeffer@ksl.com.

Where the jobs are: These are the industries that are hiring — and firing

The latest jobs reporte showed that hiring isn't strong across the board, and is concentrated in a handful of industries.
3 years ago

‘It was fantastic.’ Pilot revels in Great Salt Lake’s wonders

Pilot Gary Kraft has flown over the Great Salt Lake at 15,000 feet, but this week was a different experience.
3 years ago

How to view a lunar eclipse, full ‘flower moon,” and meteor shower this weekend

Alongside the shower comes the May flower moon, the first full moon of the "month of flower," and its almost perfect alignment with the sun and Earth.
3 years ago

Record snowpack likely adds 2 years to Great Salt Lake’s long-term outlook, experts say

When taking into account the typical summer loss, he projects that the lake will be about 4,192.5 feet to 4,193 feet by the end of the year, close to current levels.
3 years ago

WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency

Covid-19 continues to spread, the virus is evolving and remains a global health threat, but at a lower level of concern, according to WHO officials.
3 years ago

Flood warning in place for South Fork of Ogden River as water levels expected to peak

The South Fork of the Ogden River has begun overflowing onto fields and making its way toward Pineview Reservoir.
3 years ago

US labor market heats back up, adding 253,000 jobs in April

Originally Published: 05 MAY 23 06:20 ET Updated: 05 MAY 23 08:32 ET       (CNN) — The labor market heated back up in April as employers added 253,000 jobs, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s a surprising increase at a time when many indicators were pointing to a slowdown […]
3 years ago

Family identifies woman swept into Weber River

Libby Stimpson was walking her dogs along the riverbank when she was swept into the river. The 28-year-old's body has not been recovered.
3 years ago

Utah age verification law at center of lawsuit filed by Free Speech Coalition

The Free Speech Coalition says the new age verification law in Utah violates the First and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
3 years ago

Provo Fire and Rescue practices swift water rescue techniques in Provo River

Provo Fire and Rescue practiced various swift water rescue techniques at the mouth of Provo Canyon amid the high runoff.
3 years ago

Strawberries in the Desert: From drip irrigation to vertical gardens, Utah officials learn how Israel does more with less water

The delegation walked into a greenhouse where plump, ripe strawberries were growing in the middle of the Negev Desert.
3 years ago

Hyrum Dam might be too outdated to handle record runoff water, officials say

The Hyrum Dam is nearly 90 years old causing officials to worry that the dam is not strong enough to deal with the record runoff.
3 years ago

Syracuse police: Woman shot, injured by officers after pointing handgun at them

Syracuse Police Department were dispatched Tuesday night after a woman was making sucicidal and homicidal threats.
3 years ago

Search turned to recovery effort following reports of person screaming in Weber River

Search and rescue crews say this is now considered a recovery effort. Crews were dispatched Monday evening after reports of a woman in the river.
3 years ago

2nd gunshot victim found after shots fired during soccer game at Salt Lake park

Officers arrived around 7:30 p.m. and found the 21-year-old man on the soccer field with a "critical" gunshot wound. Suspect at large.
3 years ago

Uber’s 2023 lost and found report includes dentures, weed, a lightsaber and a slushy machine

The ride-share company published its 2023 Uber Lost & Found Index on April 27, 2023 and it included some unique items.
3 years ago

Why did Utah leaders go to Israel?

Israel is one of the driest countries in the world. The country went from water scarcity to water surplus, what can Utah learn?
3 years ago

National Weather Service issues flood warning for Emigration Creek

The National Weather Service to issue a flood warning through Thursday as Emigration Creek swelled and jumped it's bed.
3 years ago

Parks are flooding but it is by design

Many parks and fields are filling up with water from the spring runoff. Salt Lake County designed over 30 detention basins to catch overflow.
3 years ago

‘Whiplash weather’: Salt Lake County issues turf replacement grants to 7 cities to conserve water

Many residents in Salt Lake County are now eligible in funds from a grant to convert lawns to water efficient landscaping.
3 years ago

Two dead, one wounded after police shoot-out and fire in North Ogden

Police responded to a house on the 3000 block of Mountain Road in North Ogden following a call out for shots fired and a structure fire.
3 years ago

Utah water district to redirect 50M gallons of water to Great Salt Lake every day

The water that the district is sending to the lake is enough to fill 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools or 150 homes for a year.
3 years ago

Salt Lake City librarians seek to unionize, solve ‘long-standing issues’ on the job

The plan calls for a $474,600 increase in all salaries and wages, including a 3% increase in cost of living adjustments.
3 years ago

Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: ‘Let’s finish this job’

The president also has multiple policy goals and unmet promises from his first campaign that he's asking voters on giving him another chance to fulfill.
3 years ago