Aprile Rickert

An Indiana judge has reinstated members of a Utica fire board, finding they weren’t properly removed by the Clark County Commissioners earlier this month. It happened just in time for the fire board to approve a fire territory with Jeffersonville before the deadline next month.

A Southern Indiana mother is suing multiple municipalities, saying their negligence led to her son’s drowning death at a controversial low-head dam last May.

Two years in, negotiations continue in a legal challenge over the future of the former Colgate-Palmolive property in Clarksville. Town officials initiated legal action to take the real estate by eminent domain, saying they want to make sure the historic property is preserved.

An Indiana judge has approved an emergency hearing next week to consider whether the Clark County Commissioners acted illegally when they removed every member of a Utica fire board the day before a vote to create a fire territory.

Proponents of a proposed fire territory in Southern Indiana say they hope legal intervention can bring it back to the table. Members of the Utica Township Fire Protection District board who were removed this week are taking legal action.

The Clark County Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to remove all three members of the Utica Township Fire Protection District board. It came one day before the board was expected to approve creation of a fire territory with Jeffersonville, a move some other local leaders have opposed.

Clark County officials are poised to create a new fire territory, which they say will add needed fire and EMS protection to Jeffersonville, Utica and Utica Township. Some leaders in surrounding areas say the new territory will mean a hit to their tax revenue and impact operations, and have formally opposed it.

A former Clark County Council member is the third person to plead guilty in the investigation of former Sheriff Jamey Noel.

The Clark County prosecutor has dropped criminal charges against a former jail officer accused of making a deal to let incarcerated men access keys.

Two Southern Indiana residents are hoping to expand their reach to share stories of marginalized communities and start important discussions around equity, connection and empowerment.

A Southern Indiana woman with a lifelong love of music is working to expand access to the arts, which she calls integral for the soul.

A former Clark County Council member charged in the investigation of Jamey Noel has been denied a new judge, after his attorneys argued the one assigned to his case could be biased.

After days of uncertainty for some, Clarksville residents are again assured services at the Jeffersonville Animal Shelter.

Clarksville officials meet Tuesday to revisit an agreement with the Jeffersonville Animal Shelter. Jeffersonville cut off Clarksville’s access last week because town officials hadn’t signed it.

It’s two weeks into Indiana’s legislative session, and lawmakers across the state have filed more than 2,200 bills, only a fraction of which will become law. Here’s a look at what Southern Indiana officials are focused on.