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[Advertisements appearing in newspapers commencing August 4, 1996]

         AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR KCPL SHAREHOLDERS.

                      KCPL EMPLOYEES DO
                     SUPPORT THE MERGER
                  WITH UTILICORP.  WESTERN
                 RESOURCES IS WRONG, AGAIN.

                  [photograph of employees]

[photograph of employees holding sign "KCPL Employees Say
YES to the UtiliCorp Merger."]

[photograph of employees holding sign "KCPL Employees Say
YES to the UtiliCorp Merger."]

   THERE IS STILL TIME TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.  VOTE FOR THE
   PROPOSED MERGER WITH UTILICORP ON THE WHITE PROXY CARD.

                         [KCPL logo]

If you have any questions about the merger or need
assistance 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.

August 4, 1996




[Excerpts from scripts for KCPL employee information hotline
bulletins issued August 5, 1996.]

[Bulletin issued Monday morning, August 5, 1996]

     Kansas City Power & Light Company announced on Friday that
the United States District Court for the Western District of
Missouri ruled that the KCPL/UtiliCorp merger, while lawful under
Missouri law, nevertheless is subject to the affirmative vote of
two-thirds of KCPL's outstanding shares.

     It remains KCPL's position that the Merger as restructured
on May 20, 1996 does not require a two-thirds vote but rather
requires the approval of a majority of those shares voting at a
meeting.  KCPL intends to immediately appeal the District Court's
decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit.

     The District Court did not enjoin the holding of KCPL's
Special Meeting of Shareholders currently scheduled for August 7,
1996.  KCPL is currently reviewing its options and at the present
time intends to proceed with the August 7 Shareholders' Meeting.
This will enable the shareholder vote to be tabulated assuming
KCPL prevails in its appeal.

     In a news release issued Friday, UtiliCorp United said it
anticipated joining with KCPL in an "expedited and aggressive
appeal" of the decision.

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[Bulletin issued Monday afternoon, August 5, 1996]

     This is an update to the Hotline for Monday, August 5.

     Kansas City Power & Light Company announced today that it is
postponing its Special Meeting of Shareholders which was
scheduled to be held on August 7, 1996.  The Special Meeting is
being postponed after consideration of the views of the staff of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is necessary
to provide KCPL shareholders with additional time to consider
information concerning the August 2, 1996 order of the United
States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
regarding the required vote in KCPL's proposed merger with
UtiliCorp United Inc.

     The Company also announced that the District Court indicated
today that it would consider entering an order that would permit
immediate appeal of its August 2, 1996 ruling to the Eighth
Circuit Court of Appeals after the Special Meeting of
Shareholders is held.

     Shareholders will be notified in the next few days as to the
new time, date and place for the postponed Special Meeting.




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACTS:                         INVESTOR CONTACT:
  Pam Levetzow                               David Myers
  816 / 556-2926                             816 / 556-2312
  Phyllis Desbien
  816 / 556-2903       Joele Frank / Dan Katcher
                       Abernathy MacGregor Scanlon
                       212 / 371-5999


                  KCPL POSTPONES AUGUST 7, 1996
                 SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (AUGUST 5, 1996) -- Kansas City Power &
Light Company (NYSE:  KLT) announced today that it is postponing
its Special Meeting of Shareholders which was scheduled to be
held on August 7, 1996.  The Special Meeting is being postponed
after consideration of the views of the staff of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission that it is necessary to
provide KCPL shareholders with additional time to consider
information concerning the August 2, 1996 order of the United
States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
regarding the required vote in KCPL's proposed merger with
UtiliCorp United Inc. (NYSE:  UCU).

The Company also announced that the District Court indicated
today that it would consider entering an order that would permit
immediate appeal of its August 2, 1996 ruling to the Eighth
Circuit Court of Appeals after the Special Meeting of
Shareholders is held.

Shareholders will be notified in the next few days as to the new
time, date and place for the postponed Special Meeting.

Kansas City Power & Light Company provides electric power to a
growing and diversified service territory encompassing
metropolitan Kansas City and parts of eastern Kansas and western
Missouri.  KCPL is a low-cost producer and leader in fuel
procurement and plant technology.   KLT Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of KCPL, pursues opportunities in non-regulated,
primarily energy-related ventures.

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