Evers Signs 3 Kurtz Bills

Today, Governor Evers signed three bills authored by Rep. Kurtz into law.2023 Wisconsin Act 221 was authored with Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green).Act 221 creates a grant program to assist local agencies with updating their technologyequipment and infrastructure for the Wisconsin Interoperability System forCommunications (WISCOM), a radio system that permits emergency responders frompublic safety agencies to communicate across jurisdictions.2023 Wisconsin Act 222 was authored with Sen. Patrick Testin (R- Stevens Point). Act222 will continue the current practice of allowing providers to recover their costs offacilitating Next Generation 911 (NG-911) by creating a grant program for incumbentlocal exchange carriers to receive reimbursement for some of their costs. These costsmay include IP-based

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Tomah Man Injured While Trying to Escape Search Warrant

A Tomah man was injured while attempting to flee from Monroe County deputies during a search warrant Tuesday night.    At around 8pm Tuesday Evening, the Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at an apartment above Kelsey’s Bar in the City of Tomah where the man lived.  The Sheriff’s Office had received information from multiple sources as well as a Crime Stoppers tip about drugs being sold out of the apartment.  The Sheriff’s Office investigated further and found that Leonard Figgins, 34, was selling methamphetamine and cocaine out of his apartment.     While serving the search warrant, deputies found that Figgins had fled his apartment and went into the neighboring

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