SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                       FORM 8-K



                                    CURRENT REPORT




                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) April 1, 1997




                               WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)




             KANSAS                    1-3523             48-0290150
(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission         (Employer
Incorporation or Organization      File Number)       Identification No.)



   818 KANSAS AVENUE, TOPEKA, KANSAS                       66612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)




      Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code (913) 575-6300



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                           WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.

Item 5. Other Events

         Western Resources, Inc. herein files the following:

Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Public Accountants

Exhibit 99.1 - Unaudited Pro Forma  Combined  Financial  Information  of Western
Resources, Inc.

Exhibit 99.2 - December 31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K for Kansas City
Power & Light Company

Exhibit 99.3 - December 31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K for ADT, Limited

Exhibit 99.4 - Schedule 14A dated March 3, 1997 as filed by ADT, Limited

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         The reader's attention is directed to additional filings of Western
Resources, Inc. (Western Resources), ADT Limited (ADT), and Kansas City Power
& Light Company (KCPL).

         Western  Resources,  ADT and  KCPL  are  subject  to the  informational
requirements  of the Exchange  Act, and in  accordance  therewith  file reports,
proxy  statements  and  other  information  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "Commission").  Reports,  proxy statements and other information
filed by Western  Resources,  ADT and KCPL with the  Commission may be inspected
and copied at the public  reference  facilities  maintained by the Commission at
Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024,  Washington,  D.C. 20549 and
at the public reference facilities in the Commission's Regional Offices at Seven
World Trade Center,  13th Floor,  New York, New York 10048 and Citicorp  Center,
500 West  Madison  Street,  Suite  1400,  Chicago,  Illinois  60661.  Copies  of
information may be obtained from the Public Reference  Section of the Commission
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. Because
Western Resources,  ADT and KCPL each file certain documents electronically with
the Commission,  reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding  Western  Resources,  ADT and KCPL may also be obtained at  prescribed
rates from the Commission at the Commission's Web site, http//:www.sec.gov.  The
Western  Resources  Common Stock, the ADT Common Stock and the KCPL Common Stock
are listed and traded on the NYSE. ADT Common Stock is also listed and traded on
the London Stock  Exchange,  the Frankfurt  Stock Exchange and the Bermuda Stock
Exchange and the KCPL Common Stock is also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange.
Reports, proxy statements and other information filed by Western Resources,  ADT
and KCPL with the  Commission  may be inspected  at the offices of the NYSE,  20
Broad Street, New York, New York 10005 and, concerning KCPL only, at the offices
of the CSE, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605.

INFORMATION ON ADT AND KCPL INCLUDED IN UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
INFORMATION

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         On  February  7,  1997,  KCPL and  Western  Resources  entered  into an
agreement whereby KCPL would be merged with and into Western Resources.

         On March 14,  1997,  Western  Resources  commenced an offer to exchange
$22.50 of Western  Resources Common Stock and cash for each  outstanding  common
share of ADT not already  owned by Western  Resources or its  subsidiaries  (ADT
Offer).  ADT  shareowners  would  receive  $10 cash plus  0.41494  of a share of
Western  Resources Common Stock for each share of ADT tendered not already owned
by Western  Resources,  based on the closing price of Western  Resources  Common
Stock on March 13, 1997. ADT shareowners would not,  however,  receive more than
0.42017 shares of Western Resources Common Stock for each ADT common share.

         Effective March 17, 1997 Tyco  International Ltd. (Tyco) announced that
they had entered into a  definitive  merger  agreement  with ADT in a stock-for-
stock  transaction.  Based upon Tyco's  closing  stock price on April 1, 1997 of
$54.875, the terms of the agreement would result in a value of approximately $26
per share to ADT shareholders.  Western is currently reviewing the Tyco offer as
well as considering  its  alternatives to such offer and assessing its rights as
an ADT shareholder. At this date, the impact the Tyco offer will have on the ADT
Offer and Tyco's ability to consummate  this  transaction in accordance with the
specified terms is not known.

         While  Western  Resources  has included in Exhibit  99.1 filed  beneath
information  concerning  ADT and  KCPL  insofar  as it is  known  or  reasonably
available to Western Resources,  Western Resources is not affiliated with either
ADT or KCPL. ADT has not to date permitted access by Western  Resources to ADT's
books and records for the  purpose of  preparing  this  document.  In  addition,
Western  Resources has not examined  KCPL's books and records for the purpose of
preparing this document.  Therefore,  information  concerning ADT and KCPL which
has not been made public was not available to Western  Resources for the purpose
of preparing this  document.  Although  Western  Resources has no knowledge that
would indicate that statements relating to ADT or KCPL contained or incorporated
by reference in Exhibit 99.1 in reliance upon publicly available information are
inaccurate or incomplete,  Western Resources was not involved in the preparation
of such information and statements and, for the foregoing  reasons,  is not in a
position to verify any such  information  or  statements.  In addition,  Western
Resources was not involved in the preparation of Exhibits 99.2, 99.3 or 99.4 and
therefore  is not in a  position  to  verify  any of the  information  contained
therein.

         Pursuant  to Rule 409  promulgated  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,
Western  Resources  has  requested  that  Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.,  provide to
Western Resources the information  required for complete  disclosure  concerning
the business, operations, financial condition and management of ADT. Neither ADT
nor Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.  has yet provided any  information  in response to
such request.

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                                                    SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                                Western Resources, Inc.




Date     April 1, 1997                By      /s/ Jerry D. Courington
    --------------------------          -----------------------------
                                                Jerry D. Courington

                                                      Controller


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                       FORM 8-K

                                    CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) April 1, 1997

                               WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

             KANSAS                    1-3523             48-0290150
(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission         (Employer
Incorporation or Organization      File Number)       Identification No.)

   818 KANSAS AVENUE, TOPEKA, KANSAS                       66612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

      Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code (913) 575-6300
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.

Item 5. Other Events

         Western Resources, Inc. herein files the following:

Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Public Accountants

Exhibit 99.1 - Unaudited Pro Forma  Combined  Financial  Information  of Western
Resources, Inc.

Exhibit 99.2 - December 31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K for Kansas City
Power & Light Company

Exhibit 99.3 - December 31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K for ADT, Limited

Exhibit 99.4 - Schedule 14A dated March 3, 1997 as filed by ADT, Limited

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         The reader's attention is directed to additional filings of Western
Resources, Inc. (Western Resources), ADT Limited (ADT), and Kansas City Power
& Light Company (KCPL).

         Western  Resources,  ADT and  KCPL  are  subject  to the  informational
requirements  of the Exchange  Act, and in  accordance  therewith  file reports,
proxy  statements  and  other  information  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "Commission").  Reports,  proxy statements and other information
filed by Western  Resources,  ADT and KCPL with the  Commission may be inspected
and copied at the public  reference  facilities  maintained by the Commission at
Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024,  Washington,  D.C. 20549 and
at the public reference facilities in the Commission's Regional Offices at Seven
World Trade Center,  13th Floor,  New York, New York 10048 and Citicorp  Center,
500 West  Madison  Street,  Suite  1400,  Chicago,  Illinois  60661.  Copies  of
information may be obtained from the Public Reference  Section of the Commission
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. Because
Western Resources,  ADT and KCPL each file certain documents electronically with
the Commission,  reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding  Western  Resources,  ADT and KCPL may also be obtained at  prescribed
rates from the Commission at the Commission's Web site, http//:www.sec.gov.  The
Western  Resources  Common Stock, the ADT Common Stock and the KCPL Common Stock
are listed and traded on the NYSE. ADT Common Stock is also listed and traded on
the London Stock  Exchange,  the Frankfurt  Stock Exchange and the Bermuda Stock
Exchange and the KCPL Common Stock is also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange.
Reports, proxy statements and other information filed by Western Resources,  ADT
and KCPL with the  Commission  may be inspected  at the offices of the NYSE,  20
Broad Street, New York, New York 10005 and, concerning KCPL only, at the offices
of the CSE, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605.

INFORMATION ON ADT AND KCPL INCLUDED IN UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
INFORMATION

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On  February  7,  1997,  KCPL and  Western  Resources  entered  into an
agreement whereby KCPL would be merged with and into Western Resources.

         On March 14,  1997,  Western  Resources  commenced an offer to exchange
$22.50 of Western  Resources Common Stock and cash for each  outstanding  common
share of ADT not already  owned by Western  Resources or its  subsidiaries  (ADT
Offer).  ADT  shareowners  would  receive  $10 cash plus  0.41494  of a share of
Western  Resources Common Stock for each share of ADT tendered not already owned
by Western  Resources,  based on the closing price of Western  Resources  Common
Stock on March 13, 1997. ADT shareowners would not,  however,  receive more than
0.42017 shares of Western Resources Common Stock for each ADT common share.

         Effective March 17, 1997 Tyco  International Ltd. (Tyco) announced that
they had entered into a  definitive  merger  agreement  with ADT in a stock-for-
stock  transaction.  Based upon Tyco's  closing  stock price on April 1, 1997 of
$54.875, the terms of the agreement would result in a value of approximately $26
per share to ADT shareholders.  Western is currently reviewing the Tyco offer as
well as considering  its  alternatives to such offer and assessing its rights as
an ADT shareholder. At this date, the impact the Tyco offer will have on the ADT
Offer and Tyco's ability to consummate  this  transaction in accordance with the
specified terms is not known.

         While  Western  Resources  has included in Exhibit  99.1 filed  beneath
information  concerning  ADT and  KCPL  insofar  as it is  known  or  reasonably
available to Western Resources,  Western Resources is not affiliated with either
ADT or KCPL. ADT has not to date permitted access by Western  Resources to ADT's
books and records for the  purpose of  preparing  this  document.  In  addition,
Western  Resources has not examined  KCPL's books and records for the purpose of
preparing this document.  Therefore,  information  concerning ADT and KCPL which
has not been made public was not available to Western  Resources for the purpose
of preparing this  document.  Although  Western  Resources has no knowledge that
would indicate that statements relating to ADT or KCPL contained or incorporated
by reference in Exhibit 99.1 in reliance upon publicly available information are
inaccurate or incomplete,  Western Resources was not involved in the preparation
of such information and statements and, for the foregoing  reasons,  is not in a
position to verify any such  information  or  statements.  In addition,  Western
Resources was not involved in the preparation of Exhibits 99.2, 99.3 or 99.4 and
therefore  is not in a  position  to  verify  any of the  information  contained
therein.

         Pursuant  to Rule 409  promulgated  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,
Western  Resources  has  requested  that  Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.,  provide to
Western Resources the information  required for complete  disclosure  concerning
the business, operations, financial condition and management of ADT. Neither ADT
nor Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.  has yet provided any  information  in response to
such request.

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                Western Resources, Inc.

Date     April 1, 1997                By      /s/ Jerry D. Courington
    --------------------------          -----------------------------
                                                Jerry D. Courington

                                                      Controller

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