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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1
                               (Amendment No. 59)
                             Tender Offer Statement
      (Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)

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                        Kansas City Power & Light Company
                            (Name of Subject Company)
                             Western Resources, Inc.
                                    (Bidder)
                         Common Stock, Without Par Value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                    48513410
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
                                John K. Rosenberg
                  Executive Vice President and General Counsel
                             Western Resources, Inc.
                                818 Kansas Avenue
                              Topeka, Kansas 66612
                              Phone: (913) 575-6300
                (Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone
               Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

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                                   Copies to:

                                Neil T. Anderson
                               Sullivan & Cromwell
                                125 Broad Street
                            New York, New York 10004
                                 (212) 558-4000

                                 William S. Lamb
                     LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P.
                              125 West 55th Street
                            New York, New York 10019
                                 (212) 424-8000


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         This Amendment No. 59 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement
on Schedule 14D-1 (the "Schedule 14D-1"), originally filed by Western Resources,
Inc., a Kansas corporation ("Western Resources"), on July 8, 1996 relating to
the exchange offer disclosed therein to exchange all of the outstanding Shares
for shares of Western Resources Common Stock upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Prospectus, dated July 3, 1996, and the related
Letter of Transmittal. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have
the meanings set forth in the Schedule 14D-1.


Item 3.  Past Contacts, Transactions or Negotiations With the Subject Company.

         Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented by reference to the press
release filed as Exhibit (a)(144) hereto.


Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

         Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto the
following:

         (a)(144)  Press Release disseminated November 25, 1996.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


                                               By: /s/ Jerry D. Courington
                                                   Name:    Jerry D. Courington
                                                   Title:   Controller



Dated:  November 26, 1996

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                   Description

(a)(144)      Press Release disseminated November 25, 1996.



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                                                               Exhibit (a)(144)


For Immediate Release
November 25, 1996

KCPL Media Contacts:                   Western Resources
Pam Levetzow                           Media Contact:
816/556-2926                           Michel' J. Philipp
Phyllis Desbien                        913/575-1927
816/556-2903                           news@wstnres.com

KCPL Investor Contact:                 Western Resources
David Myers                            Investor Contact:
816/556-2312                           Rick Kready
                                       913/575-8226



                KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT AND WESTERN RESOURCES
                 CONDUCT SECOND MEETING, ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT


     KANSAS CITY, Missouri, and TOPEKA, Kansas -- Kansas City Power and Light
(NYSE: KLT) and Western Resources, Inc. (NYSE: WR) announced today that 
representatives of their respective boards and managements again met on Monday,
November 25, and continued their discussions.


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