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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A nearly two-year investigation by the United States Department of Justice shows Louisville police have a history of excessive force, constitutional violations, under-reported incidents, invalid warrants and systemic racist practices. -
Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore delivered his annual state of the city Tuesday, touting continued growth and investment as indicators of the area’s success.
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LifeSpring Health Systems recently launched a Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors group, to provide resources after friends or family lose a loved one to suicide. A second group, the Floyd & Clark Suicide Prevention Coalition, is aimed at community awareness.
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The Town of Clarksville’s acquisition of Ashland Park fits in with the town’s larger plans to improve the area, according to officials.
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The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has cited CenterPoint Energy for four violations investigators say caused more than 100 reports of carbon monoxide issues in Southern Indiana in late December.
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One Southern Indiana, the local chamber of commerce, is finalizing loan selections for small businesses affected by road construction and bridge closures in downtown New Albany.
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A Louisville police officer is on paid administrative leave after officers say they believe he accidentally shot and injured two teens while responding to a reported break-in and stolen vehicle on South 38th Street Monday.
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Officers with the New Albany Police and Floyd County Sheriff's departments will soon carry naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court has issued a ruling that upholds two abortion bans, and remanded the case back to the trial court for review.
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The Indiana House Committee on Public Health has unanimously approved House Bill 1568, which would allow pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control without an appointment.
