Lucas Geisler
Anchor at KMIZ-TV (Columbia, MO)
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abc17news.com | Lucas Geisler
Ryan Ferguson attorney seeking $1.3 million more in historic lawsuit judgment JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)An attorney for Ryan Ferguson hopes to get $1 million more in his eight-figure lawsuit against an insurance company. A Cole County jury sided with Ferguson and six former Columbia police detectives in November in their lawsuit against Travelers Insurance.
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abc17news.com | Lucas Geisler
Troopers identify man killed in shootout with patrol in Saline County The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the man killed in a shootout with state troopers in Saline County. The patrol's Troop A posted on X Wednesday night that 23-year-old Francis Alcantar-Chavez of Tempe, Arizona died Tuesday night. The patrol said a trooper shot Alcantar after he allegedly fired at troopers trying to arrest him near Sweet Springs.
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abc17news.com | Lucas Geisler
Judge awards Ryan Ferguson $43.8 million in lawsuit against insurance company JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)A Cole County judge awarded Ryan Ferguson nearly $44 million in his lawsuit against an insurer that hasn't yet paid out his settlement with several Columbia police detectives. Judge Cotton Walker on Monday awarded Ferguson $43.8 million.
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abc17news.com | Lucas Geisler
Digging into the cost and look of a ‘fully staffed’ Columbia Police Department While Columbia’s police chief believes she needs 51 new sworn officers to become “fully staffed,” she knows it will be a multi-year process to get there. Chief Jill Schlude has asked for 51 new sworn positions in the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget.
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abc17news.com | Lucas Geisler
With multi-million dollar award pending, Ryan Ferguson’s attorney asks for court update Jefferson City attorney Michael Berry asked Judge Cotton Walker for an update in his pending decision on how much Ferguson will be awarded from Travelers' Insurance. A jury on Nov. 1 sided with Ferguson in his lawsuit to get Travelers' Insurance to pay the rest of his owed settlement from 2017. Ferguson spent a decade behind bars when he was arrested, charged and convicted for Kent Heitholt's killing in 2000.
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