larger town especially any University town to avoid any potential civil unrest hotspots. May be a bit over protective in thinking, but why push your luck correct? We stayed in Sidney, NE last night which was fine and I didn't expect much out of the Mountain West. Who in Wyoming would be protesting violently (enter jokes here). However I was glad to be breezing through KC and even Columbia (home of Mizzou). Staying in a podunk trucker crossroads area called Kingdom City. Population 128. There are more people working the gas stations, truck stations, restaurants and hotels at this crossroad then there are people who actually live here. LOL.
We will be headed to Louisville for a TB test read required for new assignment during the day and end up again in some small town with a hotel or two that we can settle into for the evening.