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Pablo Center at the Confluence works to educate and explore William Shakespeare’s writing through the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival to be presented throughout the Summer of 2023. As an integral part of this new festival, Pablo Center is proud to introduce Improbable Fiction: A New Works series. Playwrights from across the region and country are invited to submit one-act plays in one of three categories: “Young Voices” (for writers ages 16-24), “Diverse Perspectives (for writers who identify as BIPOC), or “Shakes-pired”

Lawmakers in Madison are considering a plan that could allow inmates in the state’s prisons to have more things. Current state law caps inmate possessions at 75 dollars worth of stuff, plus a TV, radio, or musical instrument worth as much as 350 dollars. The new law would bump that up to 150 dollars worth of stuff, or a musical instrument worth up to 350 dollars. The plan is due for a hearing at the statehouse later today.

There are new calls for baby boxes across Wisconsin after police in Whitewater found a baby dead in a field over the weekend.  State Representative Barb Dittrich yesterday said while parents can surrender a baby to police officers or firefighters no questions asked within the 72 hours, state law doesn’t allow for baby box surrenders.  Dittrich says the baby’s death shows the need for a new law and more education.

Madison may sue Kia and Hyundai because some of their cars are too easy to steal.  Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway yesterday accused the two carmakers of “cutting corners” and “putting people at risk.”  Madison Police reported a huge spike in Kia and Hyundai thefts over the past few years.  One of the reasons is the rise of Kia Boys videos, which show how easy it is to steal some Kia or Hyundai models with nothing more than a USB cord.  Madison’s

Hundreds of people at the Hutchinson Technology plant in Eau Claire are out of a job.  Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development yesterday said Hutchinson is laying off over 200 people. That’s about 55 percent of the company’s employees in Eau Claire. The state says the layoffs are set to take effect on May 5th.

A Sheboygan mom accused of strangling one of her children and trying to drown the other may be ready to change her plea. Natalia Hitchcock originally entered an insanity plea to charges that she killed her eight-year-old son, and tried to kill her eleven-year-old son in March of last year. Court records show there’s a hearing next month where she could change that plea. Hitchcock told police she felt that someone was controlling her mind, and said she killed her

The search for Ronald Henry is over. The sheriff in Grant County says they’ve found his remains Sunday. A teenager hiking through the woods found what is left of Henry. He’d been missing since early December after he left his friend’s house and never returned. Investigators are not guessing at how, or when he died. There’s an autopsy scheduled. Henry’s family say they want justice, and they want to see who killed him locked-up.

There will be just one debate in Wisconsin’s race for Supreme Court. Judge Janet Protasiewicz yesterday agreed to appear at the debate hosted by the State Bar of Wisconsin and a Madison TV station on March 21st. She has declined invitations to at least five other debates. Protasiewicz’s campaign says they know the State Bar’s reputation for debates in the past. Conservative candidate Dan Kelly’s campaign says it is ‘outrageous’ that Protasiewicz won’t answer questions about her record on the bench, or her

Forecasters say this wet end to winter could mean more spring flooding in the Chippewa Valley. The National Weather Service says there’s a 55 percent chance of minor flooding along the Chippewa and Eau Claire rivers, and a 50 percent chance of moderate flooding. The models suggest just a 15 percent chance of major flooding on either river. Bill Borghoff with the Weather Service says as the snow melts over the next few weeks, they’ll get a better sense of

It was a lucky weekend for some Wisconsin Lottery players. The lottery yesterday said four winning tickets were drawn between Friday and Sunday. The first was a 100 thousand-dollar All or Nothing ticket sold in Pulaski on Friday. The next was a 350 thousand-dollar SuperCash winner sold in Turtle Lake. A Kwik Trip in Sparta then sold a 150 thousand-dollars Powerball ticket on Saturday. And someone then bought a 100 thousand-dollar All Or Nothing ticket in Franklin on Sunday.