Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures:

⛅ 39 – 72° in Logan | 💧 10%

⛅ 47 – 76° in Salt Lake

☀️ 56 – 89° in St. George

On our mind:

Sarah Jane Weaver on how faith blesses generations.
Mallory Everton talks "Studio C" and new film "Villains Inc."
How the Red Rocks can revel that the team had a genuine shot at a national title.

‘You were all just tireless’: Kevin Bacon praises Payson High students as he returns to ‘Footloose’ roots

Getting Kevin Bacon to come to Payson, Utah, was no easy feat. Just about anyone who has spent the past year trying to get his attention will tell you that.

There’s been letter-writing campaigns, a 1980s-themed homecoming dance, a town screening of “Footloose,” a video from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Mr. Bacon pageant, a #BacontoPayson social media effort and website, community outreach to raise money for his charity SixDegrees, and so, so much more.

To make a long story short, it worked.

On a warm spring Saturday, Payson High School students — many wearing their green-and-white student government sweaters and Bacon to Payson T-shirts that they designed themselves — gathered on the football field to welcome the movie star back to his “Footloose” roots.

Read more about Kevin Bacon returning to his "Footloose" stomping grounds.

From Caitlin Clark to Utah Jazz commentary, Utah alum Holly Rowe is covering it all

Speaking at the Parry D. Sorensen Distinguished Lecture at Red Butte Garden on Friday night, University of Utah alum Holly Rowe recalled how $25 changed her life.

While at the U., Rowe was hired as a stringer for a Chicago radio station to get postgame sound from the Chicago Bulls locker room when they played the Utah Jazz.

For a total sum of $25 for the night’s work, Rowe interviewed Bulls stars, including Michael Jordan.

Though she cashed the check — “I did cash the check because I was super poor,” she said — Rowe saved the pay stub, which is framed in her office.

“I was getting paid to interview Michael Jordan,” Rowe said.

Read more about Rowe's experiences covering sports.

More in Sports

Dates Jazz fans should circle on their calendars this spring and summer (Deseret News)
Utah had a genuine shot at a national title and the Red Rocks are going to revel in that (Deseret News)
These two BYU playmakers are ready for a breakout season (Deseret News)
A look at former Utah receiver Devaughn Vele ahead of the NFL draft (Deseret News)

Health

CDC investigating fake Botox, blamed for 9-state outbreak of botulism (Deseret News)
Pandemic policies under scrutiny: American voters question COVID-19 measures (Deseret News)

Faith

The peace, unity embodied at BYU–Hawaii is ‘a miracle’ graduates must spread throughout the world (Church News)
Sarah Jane Weaver: How faith and temples bless generations (Church News)

Utah

Salt Lake City has 'ambitious vision' as it seeks to turn Rio Grande around (KSL)
'Speaking from the grave': Ogden man finds items from the Spanish-American War (KSL)
Utah’s reservoirs and streams in ‘impressive’ shape, state says (Utah News Dispatch)
Found a baby bird on the ground? Southern Utah wildlife authorities give tips (St George News)

The World and Nation

No let-up for Gazans while world focused on Iran attack (BBC)
Man dies after setting himself on fire near Trump trial courthouse in NYC (CBS News)

Politics

The issue with ‘migrant crime’ (Deseret News)
How Libertarians plan to ‘throw a wrench’ into the 2024 presidential election (Deseret News)
Utah’s all-Republican U.S. House delegation split on aid to Ukraine, but united on approving aid for Israel and TikTok ban (Deseret News)

Entertainment

Mallory Everton talks ‘Studio C,’ JK! Studios and her new film, ‘Villains Inc.’ (Deseret News)
‘Civil War’ is an unsettling reflection of our divided nation (Deseret News)

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— Sarah