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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
                  Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of 
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
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               KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) 
 
                    WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
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                   (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement) 
 
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   The following employee update was issued on May 9, 1996:
     
   Employees are encouraged to call Starline with questions or comments 
   about the proposed merger with KCPL or other company issues. You may 
   call the Starline by dialing 1-800-621-4282 or, from your work location,

   call 913-575-8180. Please leave your name and location for the fastest 
   reply. The following questions with answers are a compilation of those 
   received recently on Starline and from employee meetings:
     
   Q.  What happens if KCPL shareholders on May 22 endorse the UtiliCorp 
   merger proposal?
   A. As discussed at our annual shareholder meeting by John Hayes, 
   chairman and chief executive officer, a merger with KCPL enhances our 
   business plan. But the success of our business plan does not depend on 
   this merger.
     
   Q.  Do Western Resources and KCPL jointly own generating facilities? 
   A. Western Resources and KCPL each own 47 percent of the Wolf Creek 
   Nuclear Generation Station, with Kansas Electric Power Cooperative 
   owning the remaining six percent. We also share ownership of the two 
   LaCygne coal-fired plants. This joint ownership, plus overlapping 
   service territories, are important reasons why we believe a Western 
   Resources/KCPL merger makes a great deal more sense than the UtiliCorp 
   proposal.
     
   Q. There is a lot of interest in the stockbroker visits.  Can you tell 
   me about them?
   A. Over the past several weeks, we have been making visits to analysts, 
   portfolio managers and stockbrokers in dozens of cities across the 
   country to demonstrate to them the strength of our proposal. The 
   reaction of utility analysts to the Western Resources offer has been 
   positive.
     
   Q.  What is being done to communicate directly with KCPL shareholders? 
   A. At the end of last week, we began mailing proxy information and a 
   preliminary prospectus to KCPL shareholders. Remember, once the SEC 
   declares our registration statement effective, we can commence an offer 
   to KCPL shareholders to exchange their shares for Western Resources' 
   shares. Until then, we can only send preliminary information.
      In addition to this mailing, we also are planning a series of 
   information meetings or "open houses" in the Kansas City area next week.

   These "open houses" will feature exhibits from our annual meeting that 
   explain our new products and services. In addition, company 
   representatives will be available to visit one-on-one with KCPL 
   shareholders about our merger proposal.
     
     
     
   Western Resources has filed exchange offer materials with the Securities

   and Exchange Commission and intends to make its offer directly to 
   shareholders of KCPL as soon as its registration statement has been 
   declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     
   A registration statement relating to the Western Resources securities 
   referred to in these materials has been filed with the Securities and 
   Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. Such securities 
   may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the 
   registration statement becomes effective. These materials shall not 
   constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor 
   shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such 
   offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or 
   qualification under the securities laws of any such state.