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: July 28, 1997


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


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


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


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









Item 5. Other Materially Important Events

     On July 25, 1997 Lee  Enterprises,  Incorporated  entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire the Pacific  Northwest  Publishing  Group from ABC, Inc., a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of The Walt  Disney  Company  ("Seller").  The Pacific
Northwest  Publishing Group publishes daily and weekly newspapers,  shoppers and
specialty publications. The shopper and specialty publication group covers eight
markets in the states of Washington,  Oregon,  Nevada and Utah. They are grouped
into three  geographic  regions with total  circulation of 980,000 and estimated
readership  of over 2.2 million.  The  newspaper  group  publishes  eight Oregon
newspapers  geographically clustered in the Willamette Valley. The two daily and
six weekly  newspapers  have an  aggregate  paid  circulation  of  approximately
67,000.

     The  transaction,   which  is  subject  to  requisite  regulatory  approval
discussed  below and other  customary  contingencies  for a transaction  of this
nature,  is expected to close before  September 30, 1997.  The purchase price is
approximately  $185 million.  The  acquisition  will be affected by registrant's
acquisition  of all of the  outstanding  shares of common stock of Southern Utah
Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation,  Nevada Media Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and Oregon News Media Inc., a Delaware corporation, from Seller.

     The transaction is subject to the approval of the Federal Trade  Commission
and the United States  Department of Justice pursuant to the requirements of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.








                                   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


          /s/ G. Chris Wahlig
By:      -------------------------
         G. Chris Wahlig
         Chief Accounting Officer

Dated:  July 28, 1997