Temporary public benefits would be withheld from drug users

If someone applying for temporary public assistance is suspected of using drugs they would have to pass a drug tests before Missouri provides benefits under a bill approved in the House. Rep. Ellen Brandom (R-Sikeston) sponsors HB 30 that would withhold Temporary...

West Platte coach busted for pot

49 year old David Bridger, a West Platte R-II School district teacher’s aide and girls varsity basketball coach was charged with felony possession of marijuana along with his 61 year old wife Dorothy and 22 year old son David in their Platte City home. Bridger...

Landis to race in Tour of Missouri bike race

Floyd Landis, who won the 2006 Tour de France, and was later stripped of that championship for a failed drug test is rumored to race in the 2009 Tour of Missouri bike race, according to several sources. The Kansas City Star is reporting that the USA Today online...