Missouri candidate accused of trying to plant cocaine on a political rival
A candidate for the Missouri state House is accused of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on a political rival.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
- Coverage span: 6h 14m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 1h 54m
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Missouri candidate charged with trying to plant cocaine on his political rival(opens original report in a new tab)A candidate for the Missouri House has made an initial court appearance on a federal drug charge accusing him of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on his Republican primary opponent — ABC News
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 70.3 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 27.4 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 2.5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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