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.
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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Committee will host a scholarship breakfast this weekend and memorial service Monday in Jeffersonville to honor the life and work of the civil rights leader. -
Kasey Noel, daughter of former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel, was taken into custody Monday after pleading guilty to nine felonies for theft and tax evasion. -
This week’s snow, ice and bitter cold has meant more people seeking warmth and safety at an emergency shelter in Southern Indiana. But a homeless advocate says this season’s weather is taxing the program’s already strained budget. -
Lawmakers will be at the Indiana Statehouse this week as the 124th General Assembly reconvenes. During this longer session year, legislators will work to balance the state’s biennial budget. -
Democratic Clark County Judge Vicki Carmichael recently retired after 25 years on the bench, but she says her career in public service isn’t over. -
Clark County CARES, a grassroots community group in Southern Indiana, is gearing up for its annual Drug Facts Week. The weeklong event focuses on education, outreach and support for anyone impacted by substance use. -
Charlestown, Indiana’s holiday lights bring in around 60,000 from across the region each year. But for one local couple, the twinkling displays hold a special magic. -
Indiana homeless advocate says they’ll need more funding to keep white flag shelter open next seasonLast fall, the Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana secured a more permanent location for its emergency white flag shelter. The group's director said that’s providing more stability for the program’s clients, at a time of increased need. -
Five people are now charged with murder in a shooting at a fall festival in New Albany in October. -
A regional development authority in Southern Indiana has announced 21 projects to receive $45 million in this round of state READI grants. More than $6 million is tapped to go toward kick starting redevelopment at the former JeffBoat shipyard in Jeffersonville.
