Residential customers of Westar Energy Inc. will pay an average of $1 more on their monthly bills, the Kansas Corporation Commission said. The higher rates should take effect within a month.

Topeka? Former Westar Energy executive David Wittig will receive $36 million plus legal fees to settle a long-running dispute with the utility company. Wittig served prison time for a bank case ...

and reliable energy in Kansas and Missouri through its subsidiaries, Kansas City Power & Light Company and Westar Energy Inc. It engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of ...