TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Bill Kurtis skyrocketed from Topeka to Chicago to the CBS Network and beyond, thanks to the 1966 Topeka tornado. Kurtis delivered the iconic warning on WIBW-TV that night: “For ...

University Press of Kansas editor Alec Loganbill worked with broadcasting legend Bill Kurtis on his new book, "Whirlwind." The two attended an event at Maceli's in Lawrence this month. (Jeffery ...

The newsman and voice of NPR’s “Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!” was there for some of the biggest moments of the 20th century. Now, he’s scared about the rise of misinformation. Bill Kurtis was a ...

From his beginnings as a kid from Kansas working at local radio and television stations to pay for college and law school, Bill Kurtis had a hunger for telling stories and finding the truth. With ...

It’s understandable if you know Bill Kurtis only as an anchorman. That was his profession for decades, polished with that sonorous voice and often in the company of Walter Jacobson on WBBM-Ch. 2, or ...