Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/author/jacobryan/)
Jacob Ryan joined the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting in December 2017. For three years prior, he worked as a WFPL News reporter. Ryan is originally from Eddyville, Kentucky.
Benimax is one of several private-equity firms buying hundreds of apartments and single-family homes across Louisville and building rental portfolios.
Amherst Residential has emerged as the biggest private landlord in west Louisville, where most residents are Black and more likely to rent rather than own their homes.
We’re launching a project to shed light on housing issues in Louisville that widen inequity between communities.
A woman’s death is putting a renewed focus on the flaws in the city’s criminal justice system that harm victims of domestic violence, and allow offenders to avoid accountability.
Two years after seizing $380,000 from a St. Matthews man and using indictments his family as leverage to keep it, prosecutors dismissed charges – and kept most of the cash.
Kyla Staple’s Bowling Green home was destroyed when a tornado tore through her neighborhood in December. FEMA hasn’t helped.
After deadly tornadoes hit Kentucky, FEMA promised help. Two months later, fewer than 1 in 7 applicants are getting it.
Brian Bailey is accused of coercing women into serving as confidential informants, and sexually assaulting them.
The $23.7 million, no-bid contract is under dispute in federal court after companies claim the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers secretly gave the job to a preferred company.
The state Transportation Cabinet’s bidding system allows a handful of large companies to avoid serious competition for jobs.