Aprile Rickert

A former Southern Indiana sheriff and longtime Republican political leader faces 12 years in prison for theft, tax evasion and money laundering.

Former Southern Indiana Sheriff Jamey Noel was sentenced to 15 years on Monday, weeks after he pleaded guilty to a string of felonies including theft, tax evasion and money laundering.

Friends, family and colleagues remember Barbara Hollis as an example of a public servant. The Clark County Council President died this week at age 80.

Misty Noel is asking a court for permission to sell multiple properties she owns with her estranged husband, former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel. He was sentenced last week to years in prison.

Police detained two people in the investigation of a shooting that killed a high school student and injured two others during a festival in New Albany earlier this month.

There are four state representative seats on the ballots this year between Clark and Floyd counties. All have incumbents facing challengers, but in District 71, it's a little different. Democrat Wendy Dant Chesser hopes to retain the seat she was selected for earlier this year against Republican and Libertarian challengers.

Indiana Republican state Rep. Ed Clere was elected to a ninth term in District 72, which covers most of Floyd County in Southern Indiana, according to unofficial results.

Democrat Wendy Dant Chesser has been elected to the Indiana House District 71 seat, less than a year after being caucused into the spot.

Democrat Teah Hampton-Williams was selected by caucus this week to finish the term for longtime Clark County Council member Barbara Hollis, who died last month. Williams-Hampton will also be the first Black woman to sit on that board.

Three people have been charged with murder after a fatal shooting last month at Harvest Homecoming in New Albany.