Utah Supreme Court calls off execution and more on Behind the Headlines

By Tom Williams

Published September 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM MDT

A person sitting in an orange jumpsuit wearing an oxygen tube. — Ralph Menzies appears during his commutation hearing before the parole board as he petitions to stop his execution by firing squad, seen here at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including the Utah Supreme Court calling off Ralph Menzies’ execution days before he was set to die by firing squad.

Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at upr.org. Join the live conversation by email to upraccess@gmail.com.

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Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.

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