WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Americans long held in Iran will soon be reunited with their families and says “tireless” diplomacy made it possible. Obama spoke as the Americans were on their way to Switzerland, a day after their release as part of a prisoner swap. Under the deal, the U.S. was pardoning…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers agree the state needs more money for roadwork and bridge repair, but they don’t agree on how to pay for it. A Senate committee could vote this week on a small increase to Missouri’s fuel tax, which Governor Jay Nixon has endorsed. It’s not clear how much support…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The failed, frenzied effort to persuade the St. Louis Rams to stay by building them a new riverfront football stadium will end up costing the public more than $16.2 million — and no ground was ever broken on the project. A majority of the money — $10.5 million — is going…