Wild horses roam near a former surface mine in Breathitt County, Ky., on Friday, July 11, 2025. Ryan C. Hermens [email protected] Kentucky likes to call itself the Horse Capital of the World.

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 ...

The Wild Horses Act places wild horses—symbols of the West’s pioneer spirit—under federal protection and management. In southern Wyoming though, these herds largely live on “checkerboard land,” in ...

Editor’s note: This story is the first in a two-part series funded by the Aspen Daily News Journalism Fund, which supports in-depth, independent reporting on issues that impact our region. Part Two, ...