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A familiar face is joining the elite Indy Ignite roster!

Perry Meridian High School grad and twotime AllAmerican outside hitter at Stanford University Caitie Baird was just signed by the Ignite for the rest of the 2025 Pro Volleyball Federation season.

Named the 2019 Marion County Female Athlete of the Year, Baird is excited to play pro volleyball not just in the US but at home.

I am thrilled to return to play pro volleyball in my hometown in front of my family and friends, Baird said. When I was growing up, the dream of playing pro volleyball in the United States was just that a dream for all of us. Now that dream is coming true for me right here in Indiana. Its also incredibly exciting to get the opportunity to maybe help the Ignite win a Pro Volleyball Federation championship.

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Published on April 7, 2025

When Sarah Litzsinger takes the stage as Delia Dietz in the Broadway musical Beetlejuice this week in Indianapolis, it will be more than just another performance. It will also be a homecoming.

The actress is a Carmel native, and her return will be a fullcircle moment since first falling in love with theater at Clowes Memorial Hall as a child.

I was 6 years old when my parents took me to see Annie at Clowes Hall, and thats when I got bitten by the showbiz bug, Litzsinger said. I was mesmerized. I couldnt leave my seat during intermission. I knew I had to be up there one day.

That spark has led Litzsinger to a thriving career, and now, shes bringing her talents to Beetlejuice, where she plays the eccentric Delia.

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Published on April 7, 2025

Jay North, the child actor who starred in the early 60s sitcom Dennis the Menace died Sunday afternoon. He was 73.

The actor had been battling colon cancer for years and died at home, according to a social media post shared by sitcom costar Jeannie Russell.

He had a heart as big as a mountain, loved his friends deeply, wrote close friend Laurie Jacobson on Facebook. He called us frequently and ended every conversation with I love you with all my heart. And we loved him with all of ours.

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Published on April 7, 2025

Global stock markets extended a severe plunge Monday, fueled by fears that U.S. tariffs would lead to a global economic slowdown. European and Asian shares saw dramatic losses, the leading U.S. index flirted with bear market territory in premarket trading, and oil prices sagged.

The massive selloff in riskier assets at the start of the trading week follows President Donald Trumps announcement of sharply higher U.S. import taxes and retaliation from China that saw markets fall sharply Thursday and Friday.

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Published on April 7, 2025