The state Senate voted today to remove the heads of Wisconsin’s Ethics and Elections commissions from their posts. We get the details. A theatrical piece based on poetry written by formerly incarcerated women will be performed in Appleton this week. We hear from two people involved in the production. We also look at how local National-Park-Service-maintained sites are faring with maintenance backlog, learn why makeup can still be important to female inmates.

A theater program helps incarcerated women share their stories —and shape their lives.