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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Residents packed the house at the first community input session related to plans for the former Jeffboat property in Jeffersonville. -
American Commercial Barge Line is hosting a community input meeting Monday to gain insight into what residents and stakeholders want to see at the former Jeffboat property in Jeffersonville.
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The New Albany City Council has approved funding and lease plans for a new police headquarters in downtown New Albany. It’s estimated at $12.6 million and has multiple funding sources.
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CenterPoint Energy has called in Minneapolis-based Standby Systems to investigate following multiple carbon monoxide reports in Southern Indiana over Dec. 24 and Christmas Day.
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Democratic Charlestown Mayor Treva Hodges has announced she’ll be seeking a second term. She was first elected in 2019, unseating longtime Republican Mayor Bob Hall.
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Indiana Republican State Rep. Ed Clere has filed paperwork to run for mayor of New Albany in the Indiana primary May 3.
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CenterPoint Energy says it won’t mix propane into its natural gas supply as a state regulatory commission investigates multiple reports of carbon monoxide and other gas issues in Southern Indiana over the Christmas holiday weekend.
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Jeffersonville Republican Mayor Mike Moore has filed his candidacy for a fourth term. He was first elected in 2011.
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More than 100 community members attended the Floyd County Library board of trustees meeting Monday, many speaking out after library staff read LGBTQ book “Prince & Knight” during a recent children’s storytime. Most speakers said such books are needed for representation and inclusivity.
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Southern Indiana lawmakers outlined their legislative goals ahead of the start of the legislative session Monday. This year’s challenge includes creating the state’s biennial budget amid the highest inflation in decades.
