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: December 6, 1995






                          LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                    1-6227                  42-0823980
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission                (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)               File Number)               Identification No.)


215 N. Main Street, Davenport, Iowa                 52801-1924
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(Address of principal executive offices)             Zip Code


                                 (319) 383-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)









Item 5.           Other Events.

                           On November 9, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors
                  declared a two for one stock  split to be effected by means of
                  a 100%  stock  dividend.  The  distribution  will  be  made on
                  December 8, 1995 to Common and Class B Common  stockholders of
                  record on the close of business on November 20,  1995,  at the
                  rate of one  share of Common  Stock  for each  share of Common
                  Stock  outstanding,  and one share of Class B Common Stock for
                  each  share  of  Class B  Common  Stock  outstanding,  in each
                  instance as of November  20,  1995.  As of November  20, 1995,
                  there were  17,111,993  shares of Common  Stock and  6,584,931
                  shares  of  Class B  Common  Stock  outstanding.  The  Company
                  anticipates  that the maximum  number of shares  which will be
                  issued as a result of the stock  dividend  will be  17,111,993
                  shares of Common Stock and 6,584,931  shares of Class B Common
                  Stock. As of December 8, 1995,  after giving effect to the two
                  for one stock split,  the Company  anticipates that there will
                  be 34,223,986  shares of Common Stock and 13,169,862 shares of
                  Class B Common Stock outstanding.


                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                                   LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
                                                              (Registrant)



                                                   By  /s/ G. Christopher Wahlig
                                                       -------------------------
                                                           G. Christopher Wahlig
                                                        Chief Accounting Officer



Dated:  December 5, 1995