content: 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): July 25, 1998
  
  
                           Commission File Number 0-12788
  
  
                            CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
                IOWA                                   42-0935283
     (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)              Identification Number)
  
  
                         ONE CONVENIENCE BLVD., ANKENY, IOWA
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  
                                        50021
                                     (Zip Code)
  
  
                                   (515) 965-6100
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                        NONE
                            (Former name, former address
                            if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  
  Item 5.           OTHER EVENTS.
  
       On July 25, 1998, Casey's General Stores, Inc. (the "Company") accepted the
  resignations  of Douglas K. Shull as  Treasurer  and as a member of the Board of
  Directors  of the  Company  and one of its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  Casey's
  Marketing  Company.  The  resignations,  which were reached by mutual agreement,
  were effective immediately.  John Harmon, the current Corporate Secretary of the
  Company, has been appointed to serve in the new position of Secretary/Treasurer.
  
       Under a Severance  Agreement  dated as of July 25,  1998 (the  "Agreement")
  between the Company and Mr. Shull, Mr. Shull has agreed to serve as a consultant
  to the Company until August 31, 1998,  during which time he will assist with the
  transition  of his successor and  completion  of the first  quarter's  financial
  reports.  Under the Agreement,  Mr. Shull will receive $75,000 per year for
  twenty years, along with health insurance,  in lieu of the severance payment and
  other rights under his employment agreement with the Company. Mr. Shull also has
  agreed to certain confidentiality and restrictive covenants for a period of
  two years and released the Company from all claims relating to his employment 
  by the Company.
  
       Attached hereto as Exhibit 10.32 and incorporated  herein by reference is a
  copy  of the  Agreement  between  the  Company  and  Mr.  Shull.  The  foregoing
  description  of the  Agreement  is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
  Agreement.
  
  Item 7.           EXHIBITS.
  
  10.32             Severance Agreement dated as of July 25, 1998 between Casey's
                    General Stores, Inc. and Douglas K.  Shull.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  
                                      SIGNATURE
  
  
       Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 12 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.
  
  
                                            CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC.
  
  
  
  Date:  July 27, 1998             By:      /s/ John G.  Harmon
                                            -------------------------
                                            John G.  Harmon
                                            Corporate Secretary/Treasurer
  
  
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  
                                      EXHIBITS
  
  
  EXHIBIT         DESCRIPTION                                            PAGE
  
  10.32           Severance Agreement dated as of July 25, 1998          5
                  between Casey's General Stores, Inc. and
                  Douglas K. Shull
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text: 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): July 25, 1998
  
                           Commission File Number 0-12788
  
                            CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                IOWA                                   42-0935283
     (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)              Identification Number)
  
                         ONE CONVENIENCE BLVD., ANKENY, IOWA
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                        50021
                                     (Zip Code)
  
                                   (515) 965-6100
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                        NONE
                            (Former name, former address
                            if changed since last report)
  Item 5.           OTHER EVENTS.
  
       On July 25, 1998, Casey's General Stores, Inc. (the "Company") accepted the
  resignations  of Douglas K. Shull as  Treasurer  and as a member of the Board of
  Directors  of the  Company  and one of its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  Casey's
  Marketing  Company.  The  resignations,  which were reached by mutual agreement,
  were effective immediately.  John Harmon, the current Corporate Secretary of the
  Company, has been appointed to serve in the new position of Secretary/Treasurer.
  
       Under a Severance  Agreement  dated as of July 25,  1998 (the  "Agreement")
  between the Company and Mr. Shull, Mr. Shull has agreed to serve as a consultant
  to the Company until August 31, 1998,  during which time he will assist with the
  transition  of his successor and  completion  of the first  quarter's  financial
  reports.  Under the Agreement,  Mr. Shull will receive $75,000 per year for
  twenty years, along with health insurance,  in lieu of the severance payment and
  other rights under his employment agreement with the Company. Mr. Shull also has
  agreed to certain confidentiality and restrictive covenants for a period of
  two years and released the Company from all claims relating to his employment 
  by the Company.
  
       Attached hereto as Exhibit 10.32 and incorporated  herein by reference is a
  copy  of the  Agreement  between  the  Company  and  Mr.  Shull.  The  foregoing
  description  of the  Agreement  is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
  Agreement.
  
  Item 7.           EXHIBITS.
  
  10.32             Severance Agreement dated as of July 25, 1998 between Casey's
                    General Stores, Inc. and Douglas K.  Shull.
  SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 12 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.
  
                                            CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC.
  
  Date:  July 27, 1998             By:      /s/ John G.  Harmon
                                            -------------------------
                                            John G.  Harmon
                                            Corporate Secretary/Treasurer
  EXHIBITS
  
  EXHIBIT         DESCRIPTION                                            PAGE
  
  10.32           Severance Agreement dated as of July 25, 1998          5
                  between Casey's General Stores, Inc. and
                  Douglas K. Shull