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.
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.
Damage from last weekend’s storms already far exceeds more than 10 years of tornadoes in western Kentucky combined.
A jail spokesperson said they are still gathering information about the deaths.
JCPS calls external police for a range of issues, but just how often that happens isn’t known. Because the district doesn’t track it.