Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week marks the 60th anniversary of an F5 tornado that ripped through Topeka, killing 17 people, injuring hundreds more, and destroying homes, cars, and buildings in the heart of the city. We look back on June 8, 1966, with Bonar Menninger, author of "And Hell Followed With It: Life and Death in a Kansas Tornado," and with journalist Bill Kurtis, on the air at WIBW the night of the devastating storm.
This week marks the 60th anniversary of an F5 tornado that ripped through Topeka, killing 17 people, injuring hundreds more, and destroying homes, cars, and buildings in the heart of the city. We look back on June 8, 1966, with Bonar Menninger, author of "And Hell Followed With It: Life and Death in a Kansas Tornado," and with journalist Bill Kurtis, on the air at WIBW the night of the devastating storm.
