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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
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                       Amendment No. 13 to
                                
                         SCHEDULE 14D-9
                                
        Solicitation/Recommendation Statement Pursuant to
     Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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                KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                    (Name of Subject Company)
                                
                KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                (Name of Person Filing Statement)
                                
                   Common Stock, no par value
                 (Title of Class of Securities)
                          ____________
                                
                            485134100
              (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
                          ____________
                                
                     Jeanie Sell Latz, Esq.
            Senior Vice President-Corporate Services
                Kansas City Power & Light Company
                           1201 Walnut
                Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2124
                         (816) 556-2200
    (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized
         to receive notice and communications on behalf
                 of the person filing statement)
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                            Copy to:
                                
                    Nancy A. Lieberman, Esq.
              Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
                        919 Third Avenue
                    New York, New York  10022
                         (212) 735-3000
                                
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     This statement amends and supplements the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 of Kansas
City Power & Light Company, a Missouri corporation ("KCPL"),
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on July 9, 1996, as amended, (the "Schedule 14D-
9"), with respect to the exchange offer made by Western
Resources, Inc., a Kansas corporation ("Western Resources"), to
exchange Western Resources common stock, par value $5.00 per
share, for all of the outstanding shares of KCPL common stock, no
par value ("KCPL Common Stock"), on the terms and conditions set
forth in the prospectus of Western Resources dated July 3, 1996
and the related Letter of Transmittal.

     Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Schedule 14D-9.

Item 9.   Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

     The following Exhibits are filed herewith:

     Exhibit 60     Advertisement appearing in newspapers
                    commencing July 25, 1996.
     
     Exhibit 61     Letter to KCPL shareholders distributed
                    commencing July 25, 1996.
     

                            SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of her knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set
forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

                    KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY


                    By:  /s/Jeanie Sell Latz
                            Jeanie Sell Latz
                            Senior Vice President-Corporate
Services

Dated:  July 25, 1996



                          EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                       Description                        Page
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Exhibit 60     Advertisement appearing in newspapers commencing
               July 25, 1996.

Exhibit 61     Letter to KCPL shareholders distributed commencing
               July 25, 1996.



                                                       

[Advertisement appearing in newspapers commencing July 25, 1996]

                                                       Exhibit 60
                                                                 

To [KCPL logo] Shareholders:

                 KCPL'S RECORD OF CREATING VALUE
                    IS SUPERIOR TO WESTERN'S

In choosing between the KCPL/UtiliCorp merger and Western
Resources' proposal to exchange its shares for your KCPL shares,
WE ASK THAT YOU EXAMINE THE RECORD and decide who can be trusted
to provide the greatest value for you.

                        KCPL VS. WESTERN
                 TOTAL RETURNS FOR SHAREHOLDERS

[chart]

     LONG-TERM VALUE               SHORT-TERM VALUE

     8-Year Total                  2-Year Total
     Returns (1)(2)                Returns (1)(3)

     KCPL - 230%                   KCPL - 30%
     Western Resources - 148%      Western Resources - 9%

A combined KCPL/UtiliCorp can continue the record of creating
superior shareholder value.

We are convinced the UtiliCorp merger will increase earnings per
share, reduce investment risk and position the new company for
growth in revenue, income and share value -- increasing your
annual dividend by more than 18%.

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WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE "FOR" THE KCPL/UTILICORP MERGER
TODAY ON THE WHITE PROXY CARD.  A FAILURE TO APPROVE THE
KCPL/UTILICORP MERGER WOULD DEPRIVE YOU OF ITS MANY BENEFITS,
WITH NO ASSURANCE THAT WESTERN'S OFFER -- WHICH HAS BEEN
UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED BY YOUR BOARD -- WOULD EVER BE COMPLETED.

_________________________________________________________________

If you have any questions or need assistance in completing the
WHITE proxy card, please call KCPL Investor Relations, toll free,
at 1-800-245-5275 or our proxy solicitor, D. F. King & Co., Inc.,
toll free, at 1-800-714-3312.

                KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

July 25, 1996

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(1) Total return is measured by stock price appreciation,
assuming reinvestment of dividends.

(2) From May 1, 1988 (the date Drue Jennings became chief
executive officer of KCPL) to January 19, 1996 (the date the
KCPL/UtiliCorp merger agreement was signed).

(3) The two-year period ended December 31, 1995.



                                                       

[Letter to KCPL shareholders distributed commencing July 25, 1996]


                                                       Exhibit 61

July 25, 1996



Dear Shareholder:

With  KCPL's  August 7 Special Meeting of Shareholders  now  less
than  two weeks away, we are writing to urge you to send in  your
WHITE  proxy card and vote FOR the KCPL/UtiliCorp merger  if  you
have not already done so.  It is very important that your vote be
counted at the Meeting.

In  these final days, we would have expected Western Resources to
try  to  address the issues that we have found to be of  greatest
concern to our shareholders -- the impact of Western's rate  case
before the Kansas Corporation Commission and its potential effect
on  Western's  revenues  and earnings,  the  long-term  value  of
Western's  stock  and Western's ability to pay dividends  at  its
promised rate.

Instead,  Western has chosen to pursue a campaign of emotionally-
charged   and  personal  attacks  against  me,  our   Board   and
management.  In recent letters to KCPL shareholders and in  full-
page  paid advertisements,  Western has inaccurately and unfairly
predicted  levels  of compensation for me and  other  members  of
management  following our KCPL/UtiliCorp merger, and has  charged
falsely  that  this has improperly influenced our evaluations  of
the Western offer.

Both  charges  are untrue and misleading, and Western  knows  it.
First,  as  to the assertion that I will be leaving  the  Company
following the KCPL/UtiliCorp merger, let me assure you, I  intend
to be at a combined KCPL/UtiliCorp for years to come.

In  addition,  you should know that in a letter dated  April  14,
1996,  John  Hayes, Western's Chairman, assured me that  I  would
have the same position and compensation arrangements with Western
as  I  would  have  following  the UtiliCorp  merger.   This  was
something that John Hayes wanted me to know; but apparently it is
not  something he has chosen to include in his communications  to
you.    KCPL's  opposition  to  Western's  offer  has  absolutely
nothing to do with management compensation.  It is based  on  our
unshakable belief that the UtiliCorp merger will provide superior
value to KCPL shareholders.

Your  Board is convinced the KCPL/UtiliCorp merger will  increase
earnings  per  share, reduce investment risk  and  position  your
company  to  be  a  formidable competitor  in  both  its  service
territory and the worldwide energy market.

Looking back on my eight years as KCPL's Chief Executive Officer,
I  think  KCPL's  Board  and management can  be  proud  of  their
accomplishments.   From  May  1, 1988  until  the  KCPL/UtiliCorp
merger  agreement  was signed on January 19, 1996,  KCPL's  total
return  to shareholders* was 230%.  With your support, we believe
that  a  combined  KCPL/UtiliCorp can  continue  this  record  of
creating  superior  shareholder value.  By  contrast,   Western's
total  return to shareholders* during this same period  was  only
148%.

Again,  I strongly urge you to vote FOR the KCPL/UtiliCorp merger
on  the enclosed WHITE proxy card.  If you have any questions  or
need  assistance in voting your shares, please call KCPL Investor
Relations  at 800-245-5275 or our proxy solicitor,  D.F.  King  &
Co., Inc., at 800-714-3312.

Thank you for your continued consideration and support.

Sincerely,

/s/Drue Jennings




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*Total  return is measured by stock price appreciation,  assuming
reinvestment of dividends.