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.
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Misty Noel — who is married to former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel — pleaded guilty Wednesday to 10 felonies for theft and tax evasion. -
Silver Creek voters struck down a plan to raise taxes to pay for school improvements leaders say are needed to address capacity issues. -
It’s not a regular election year in Indiana, but some voters will decide whether to fund a $63 million referendum for capital improvements within the Silver Creek School Corporation.
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Indiana lawmakers passed a budget last week that cut funding to public radio and TV stations across the state, attempting to avoid a projected $2.4 billion shortfall. It comes as the federal government also wants to claw back funds for NPR and PBS — which help sustain local stations. -
A new Indiana property tax law threatens a recently approved fire territory in Clark County. The public can learn more about impacts at a meeting scheduled for May 5. -
A former Scott County sheriff with ties to Jamey Noel pleaded not guilty Tuesday to one count of tax evasion. Investigators say he filed false tax returns over several years. -
The Clark County, Indiana jail is now holding people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As of Thursday, they were holding 46 people who arrived last week. -
Flood waters damaged more than 150 structures in the small town of Utica, Indiana. This week, residents and contractors are working on cleanup, as the county looks to state resources to help with recovery. -
Residents of the small town of Utica, Indiana know the perils of flooding. The familiarity doesn’t make things easier, though. -
Intense storms, including suspected tornadoes, ripped through east Louisville and some of Southern Indiana. So far, no injuries have been reported.
