Jacob Ryan
Investigative ReporterJacob Ryan is an award-winning member of LPM's Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting team who tenaciously reports accountability stories on a variety of subjects.
He is a recipient of a Sidney Hillman award, a national Investigative Reporters and Editors award and numerous regional and local awards.
Jacob, who joined LPM in 2014, is originally from Eddyville, Kentucky. He’s a graduate of Western Kentucky University.
Email Jacob at jryan@lpm.org.
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The warrants were under court-ordered seal for a month after the shooting at Old National Bank downtown. They show police sought to analyze the online footprint left by the shooter. -
Council Republican Anthony Piagentini claims the Louisville Metro Ethics Commission violated state law by releasing records that he says should have been kept confidential.
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The council approved the plan as community members criticized it from the crowd.
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In records filed with the city ethics commission, Republican Anthony Piagentini said the allegations that he used his position to get a $240,000 a year consulting job are “sensational” and impossible to prove.
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Courtney Kellner didn’t know about the shooting at the bank on Main Street in downtown Louisville when her phone buzzed Monday with an emergency alert to avoid the area.
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg’s staff indicated last week he wouldn’t ask council members to approve the spending. Greenberg cited “confusion.”
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The city’s ethics commission will determine if Anthony Piagentini’s role in a $40 million COVID-19 relief grant broke law.
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg wants to use nearly all of the money allocated for Department of Justice-inspired reforms on building renovations and a new officer wellness center. Some Metro Council members are pushing back.
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Jonathan S. Ricketts is an attorney and former chair of the city’s ethics commission and has led several high-profile investigations for the Metro Council in recent years.
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For many, the findings of the U.S. Department of Justice report detailing a pattern of abuses by Louisville police are no surprise. Now, the focus turns to reform, but some are apprehensive about trusting the process.
