Kansas City is going to pay two of its former budget analysts $2.8 million to settle their discrimination suit. The two women were fired in 2009 despite excellent evaluations. They claimed race and age discrimination were behind their firings.

St. Joseph officials have put an emergency evacuation plan in place for some parts of the city.

The National Guard is patrolling the levee that protects the south side and Lake Contrary areas of St. Joseph.  City officials say they’re worried the levee eventually will give way because of anticipated pressure from high water in the next several weeks.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Monsanto’s incentives for dealers selling Roundup weed killer. Monsanto is based in Creve Coeur. Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant says the investigation focuses on incentives for the last two years.  

The company says it has ended the incentives.

The mayor of the southwest Missouri community of Diamond has quit, two months into his term. Mayor Ray Prettyman says the board of aldermen has resisted every proposal he has made for change. One alderman has told the Joplin Globe that Prettyman had some good ideas but went about presenting them in the wrong way.