Jacob Ryan
Jacob Ryan is the urban affairs reporter forWFPL.
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The attorney for Brett Hankison had one request during his arraignment in a Jefferson Circuit Court earlier this month: that his client, who is charged…
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The final days of May were a whirlwind of protests, violence and vandalism in downtown Louisville that upended the city and set the tone for months of…
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The police officers who killed Breonna Taylor came with a search warrant that allowed detectives to raid the 26-year-old’s home without first knocking.…
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In the wake of the fatal shooting of a man in the Russell neighborhood by law enforcement, Gov. Andy Beshear has called on Louisville officials to release…
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The men at the camp near Lexington Road stay busy chopping wood, cleaning dishes and fixing bikes. They sleep in ramshackle tents perched on the edge of a…
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A bill that would penalize law enforcement agencies that fail to report how much cash and property they seize through asset forfeiture is moving through…
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The Louisville Metro Police Department is investigating State Rep. Dan Johnson for alleged sexual abuse in his church.Johnson, a freshman lawmaker and…
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When the University of Louisville took down a monument to Confederate soldiers from the Civil War, a nearby Kentucky town welcomed the statue — and residents still like that it's there.
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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer gave an impassioned speech in support of immigrants and refugees at a public rally Monday night, drawing cheers from an…
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Jefferson County’s top prosecutor is calling on Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin to take action on overcrowded jails in Louisville and across the state.Speaking…