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) August 6,1998




                      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 (785) 575-6300   





                     WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.

Item 5. Other Events

Western Resources herein files the following:

Exhibit 99.1 - Kansas City Power & Light Company 6/30/98 Form 10-Q

        Western Resources was not involved in the preparation of Exhibit 99.1
and therefore is not in a position to verify any such information or
statements.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

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

         Western  Resources 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 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 and
KCPL each file certain documents electronically with the Commission, reports,
proxy and information statements and other information regarding  Western 
Resources 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 and the KCPL Common Stock are listed and traded on the
NYSE.  The KCPL Common Stock is also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange.
Reports, proxy statements and other information filed by Western Resources 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.





                               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     August 6, 1998                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) August 6,1998

                      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 (785) 575-6300   

                     WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.

Item 5. Other Events

Western Resources herein files the following:

Exhibit 99.1 - Kansas City Power & Light Company 6/30/98 Form 10-Q

        Western Resources was not involved in the preparation of Exhibit 99.1
and therefore is not in a position to verify any such information or
statements.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

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

         Western  Resources 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 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 and
KCPL each file certain documents electronically with the Commission, reports,
proxy and information statements and other information regarding  Western 
Resources 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 and the KCPL Common Stock are listed and traded on the
NYSE.  The KCPL Common Stock is also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange.
Reports, proxy statements and other information filed by Western Resources 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.

                               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     August 6, 1998                By      /s/ Jerry D. Courington        
                                                  Jerry D. Courington,
                                                       Controller