Aprile Rickert
Southern Indiana ReporterAprile is LPM's Southern Indiana reporter. Rickert comes to LPM from the News and Tribune in Southern Indiana, where she covered crime and courts as a senior reporter. A New Albany native, she spent nearly two decades in Louisville before recently moving back across the river to Jeffersonville.
Email Aprile at arickert@lpm.org.
-
State officials in Appalachia have labeled low-head dams as public safety hazards, with some even being responsible for deaths. But some community members are hesitant to have the fixtures removed. -
An Indiana law passed last year makes it easier for parents to send their kids out for religious instruction during school hours. Some Floyd County families have recently signed up for LifeWise Academy, a fast-growing national organization. -
New Albany council members had not yet received a response on the administration's spending related to a low-head dam as of Thursday. -
Community Days returns to Charlestown’s city square this weekend. LPM News talked with Mayor Treva Hodges about what’s new and why the community event is important. -
The president of a Southern Indiana shelter says local funding is essential as homelessness is increasing in the area. -
As the New Albany City Council works on the next budget, its members want more information about the mayor’s approach to a controversial low-head dam.
-
Jeffersonville leaders finalized a new police contract this week after more than a year of negotiations. Uncertainty around Senate Bill 1 contributed to the longer timeline. -
A Southern Indiana nonprofit is hosting a benefit to help raise money to expand harm reduction outreach. -
River Heritage Conservancy said the proposed location for its whitewater element will improve otherwise unused land. -
Scott McVoy was named interim chief of the Jeffersonville Police Department.
