{
  "id": 5464275,
  "title": "Missouri state legislative candidate accused of trying to plant cocaine on opponent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/missouri-state-legislative-candidate-accused-of-trying-to-plant",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T01:12:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/thomas-ross-missouri-plotting-cocaine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Republican candidate Thomas Ross and former campaign manager allegedly devised plan to stash drugs in rival Louise Secker’s purse or vehicle A Missouri House race has been rocked by the Wednesday arrest of Republican candidate Thomas Ross, whom prosecutors accuse of attempting to frame his primary opponent Louise Secker for cocaine possession. In June, Ross allegedly gave his former campaign…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}