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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison's police chief is defending his officers' actions in the arrest of an 18-year-old woman outside a mall that has generated claims of unfair treatment.

Madison-based Cellular Dynamics International will expand its position in stem cell-based research into eye disease with a new contract to work with the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

Despite clear video evidence of an arrest of an uncooperative young woman at East Towne Mall, the community is divided over whether the police used excessive force.

A female pedestrian has died from injuries received when she was struck by a car in the eastbound lanes of Highway 30 between Interstate 90/94 and Highway 51 Thursday afternoon, according to Madison police reports.

FENNIMORE - Jonathan Lee Martin, age 28, of Fennimore, Wis., passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016, at his parents farm due to a farming accident. Jonathan was born on Jan. 4, 1988, in Narvon, Pa., the son of Albert…

RIO - Steven Paul Smith, age 55, died Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Madison. He was the son of Merwin and Marian Smith, formerly of Rio, and attended Rio High School.

AVOCA - Gerald Robert "Gary" Mc Intosh, age 72, of Avoca, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Gary was born on April 10, 1944, in Dodgeville, the son of Milo and Eleanor (Dax) Mc Intosh.…

PINE BLUFF - Marie Geneva Lamberty, age 93, of Pine Bluff/Mount Horeb, Wis., died on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wis.

LOGANVILLE - Helen L. Neumann, age 97, died on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in the Reedsburg Area Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH in Hillpoint with…

MOUNT HOREB - Myrl D. McCully, age 72, passed away suddenly, following a long illness, Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

FITCHBURG - Shirley S. (nèe Stennis) Williams, age 78, of Fitchburg, Wis., passed away on the evening of Monday, June 20, 2016, at her home. She was born on Nov. 11, 1937, in Columbia, Miss., the daughter of Rufus B.…

The award was presented at the 39th Governor’s New Product Awards Banquet on Wednesday in Milwaukee.

Unlocked vehicles seem to be easy pickings in Dane County.

Chances for severe weather to come through the Madison area have diminished Wednesday afternoon, but there still is a chance for strong thunderstorms late in the afternoon and into the night.

A one-block stretch of North Butler Street in downtown Madison will be closed for a good part of Thursday so work can be done on a building.

A man found staying at a lake cabin he hadn't rented was arrested Tuesday on multiple charges relating to break-ins in the area in Iowa County.

A restaurant serving Indian food, but not just Indian food, opened Friday in a location that was most famously home to Shakey's Pizza Parlor.

Department leaders tell Natural Resources Board members that budget constraints were a problem, but new solutions may appear soon.

New rules result from a new law passed earlier this year and pushed by Republican lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker.

A Fennimore farmer was killed Monday night when he was run over by a self-propelled forage chopper.