April Laissle
April Laissle is a graduate of Ohio University and comes to WYSO from WOUB Public Media in Athens, Ohio where she worked as a weekend host and reporter. There, she reported on everything from food insecurity to 4-H chicken competitions. April interned at KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, where she focused on health reporting. She also worked on The Broad Experience, a New-York based podcast about women and workplace issues. In her spare time, April loves traveling, trying new recipes and binge-listening to podcasts. April is a Florida native and has been adjusting to Ohio weather since 2011.
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The Montgomery County Jail has been embroiled in numerous lawsuits and allegations of inmate mistreatment in recent years. And, a recent independent... -
Ohio Higher Education officials will review the results a faculty no-confidence vote against Wright State’s Board of Trustees. On Monday, members of... -
Dayton Public Schools parents came to voice their concerns about the district at a town hall meeting Thursday night. The meeting, held about a month... -
Hundreds of people gathered inside a Miami Valley Muslim community center Monday night to honor the victims of last week’s mass shooting at two mosques... -
The Dayton Funk Music Hall of Fame and Exhibition Center is moving out of its current location in the city’s Fire Blocks district. The museum first... -
Miami Valley Islamic leaders are calling a recent act of vandalism at a Dayton mosque a hate crime, and they’re asking local and federal officials to... -
A community watchdog group Tuesday told Montgomery County Commissioners the county jail needs to be replaced. In a report based on two years of study,...
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The Montgomery County Jail is overcrowded, poorly designed, and chronically understaffed, according to a new report presented to the Montgomery County... -
On Friday, Wright State University’s board of trustees will publicly discuss the school’s finances for the first time since the end of the recent 20-day...
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Crews are still working to assess the potential cost of a water main break earlier this week west of the Keowee Street Bridge in the Great Miami River...
