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Kansas town tapped as one of Top 10 True Western Towns, again
ABILENE, Kan. (KCTV) – A town in Kansas well-known for its history and importance in the Wild West has been named one of the nation’s Top 10 True Western Towns, again.
The City of Abilene has announced that for the third straight year, it continues to reign as a must-visit destination for Western history buffs and enthusiasts. In 2024, the town won the No. 7 spot as one of the Top 10 True Western Towns of the Year by True West Magazine.
City officials noted that the recognition, featured in the magazine’s January/February 2025 edition, will mark the third straight year the honor has been earned and solidify its legacy as a hub of Western heritage.
“Abilene is synonymous with the Wild West, and we are proud to preserve and promote that legacy to visitors from around the world,” said Julie Roller Weeks, Director of the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This award celebrates not only Abilene’s storied history as the original Cowtown but also our ongoing efforts to create new experiences, like the Kansas Gunsmoke Trail, that honor our Western roots.”
City leaders indicated that the Kansas Gunsmoke Traily, a new initiative, invites visitors to explore the heart of the Wild West as they connect iconic towns like Abilene and Dodge City, which took home the No. 9 spot this year. The trail reinforces the town’s status as a premier destination for authentic Western experiences.
Visitors can also stroll through Old Abilene Town and experience reenactments, ride the rails with the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, explore the Dickinson County Heritage Center, admire Westernothemed Art and experience the excitement of the Wild Bill Hickock PRCA Rodeo.
For more information about attractions and events in Abilene or to request a visitor’s guide, click HERE.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Bates County Circuit Court judge Friday sentenced a Linn County, Kansas, man in connection with the December 2025 death of Airen Andula, 13.
Damon Leonard, 47, was sentenced to four years in prison for abandonment of a corpse, according to court records.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of abandoning a corpse on May 22.
Andula disappeared from his Pleasanton, Kansas, home on Dec. 21, 2025. A day later, law enforcement found the boy’s body in a ravine in Bates County, Missouri. He had died from multiple dog bite injuries.
Police were led to the boy’s body after a phone call from Leonard.
Court documents said Leonard “admitted that he transported the deceased child from Kansas to Missouri and left the body in the bottom of the creek” before he returned home.
KSHB 41 reporter Fernanda Silva spoke with Andula’s family earlier this week — after the guilty plea and ahead of Friday’s sentencing.
His family shared that the guilty plea brought a small sense of justice, but it didn’t do much to ease the pain of their loss.
READ MORE | Family of Airen Andula speaks out ahead of sentencing
“We’re missing our kid every day of our lives,” the boy’s father Charles Andula told Silva.
Leonard received credit for time served of 158 days in his sentence, per court records.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – It may not seem like a lot of relief, but gas and diesel prices have declined over the past week.
Friday morning’s national average for a gallon of unleaded gas was $4.39, according to the Automobile Association of America.
That’s down three cents from $4.42 on Thursday; down 16 cents from a week ago; but was up 17 cents from $4.22 a month ago and up $.23 from $3.16 a year ago.
In Kansas, AAA says, unleaded gas on Friday was averaging $3.96 a gallon — down four cents from $4.00 on Thursday; down 13 cents from $3.96 a week ago; but up 26 cents from $3.70 a month ago; and up $1.07 over $2.89 a year ago.
Diesel fuel also was dropping in price. AAA says Friday’s national average for a gallon of diesel was $5.52 a gallon — down three cents from $5.55 on Thursday; down 12 cents from $5.64 a week a go; but up six cents from $5.46 a month ago and up $1.98 from $3.54 a year ago.
Kansas diesel fuel prices, according to AAA, checked in at an average of $4.98 on Friday. That’s five cents below $5.03 on Thursday; down 16 cents from $5.14 a week ago; but up 24 cents over $4.74 a month ago; and up $1.72 from $3.26 a year ago.
In Topeka, GasBuddy.com on Friday morning showed unleaded gas prices ranging between $3.77 and $4.09 in Topeka, with diesel fuel going for between $4.94 and $5.29 a gallon.
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