Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wild horses roam near a former surface mine in Breathitt County, Ky., on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Ryan C.

Herald-Leader columnist Linda Blackford holds Kentucky lawmakers and public figures responsible for their actions, highlighting the challenges faced by the state’s institutions and communities. In ...

Kentucky likes to call itself the Horse Capital of the World. Unless, that is, you mean wild horses, in which case some elected officials seem perfectly willing to let them be shipped off to slaughter ...

Wild horses roam near a former surface mine in Breathitt County, Ky., on Friday, July 11, 2025. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com Kentucky likes to call itself the Horse Capital of the World.