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Manhattan winery wins big at Kansas Business Awards

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7 months ago

November 6, 2025

Manhattan winery wins big at Kansas Business Awards

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Liquid Art Winery & Estate in Manhattan recently won the To The Stars: Kansas Business Award for Agribusiness.

Kansas businesses were honored on Nov. 6 in Pittsburg for their contributions to Kansas communities and the state economy at the Kansas Department of Commerce’s 2025 To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards ceremony. Nearly 500 attendees attended to celebrate a record 431 businesses, organizations and individuals who were nominated across 11 different categories.

This year, Manhattan’s very own Liquid Art Winery & Estate won the award in Agribusiness. Liquid Art Winery is a 16-acre estate vineyard, tasting room, winery and event space nestled in the heart of the Flint Hills. The rich soil on their estate replicates the soil profile of some of the most prominent grape-growing regions in the world, allowing the producing of premium wines.

“Kansas businesses are the backbone of the record-setting success our state has experienced over the last six years,” said Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland. “All the businesses recognized at To The Stars are worthy of celebration because they exemplify our famous work ethic and determination, further solidifying Kansas as the best place in the nation to do business.”

Liquid Art Winery & Estate is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday year-round, offering charcuteries, artisan pizzas and of course wine, cider and beer. For more information on when you can plan your visit, check out the Liquid Art Winery website.

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Kansas man sentenced to 4 years in connection with 13-year-old Linn County boy’s death

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2 hours ago

May 29, 2026

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Kansas man sentenced to 4 years in connection with 13-year-old Linn County boy’s death

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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Gas, diesel fuel prices down over past week across nation, Kansas

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14 hours ago

May 29, 2026

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Gas, diesel fuel prices down over past week across nation, Kansas

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.

Gas and diesel fuel prices are down this week in Kansas and across the nation, according to the American Automobile Association.(KALB)

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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