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From The Associated Press

Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on “The Dark Knight.” The end credits of the “Batman Begins” sequel include a farewell note to Ledger, who died in January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs; and to special-effects technician Conway Wickliffe, who was killed last September in a stunt-car accident. The tribute is included in the credits, which went up Thursday on the Warner Bros. publicity Web site. Ledger plays the villainous Joker in “The Dark Knight,” who begins a reign of terror on Gotham City that pits him against conflicted hero Batman).

Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation. Authorities accuse the 32-year-old country singer of falsifying her community service records. Williamson County Sheriff’s Department officer Charlotte Spencer says McCready turned herself in, posted the $5,000 bond and was released two hours later. She is on probation for a 2004 drug charge.

Bill Murray and his wife of nearly 11 years are divorced. A judge in Charleston County, South Carolina, signed off on the divorce agreement June 13, barely a month after Jennifer Butler Murray asked for the separation. The couple were married in July 1997.

The couple’s four children will live with their mother, while the 57-year-old actor-comedian will have visitation rights and pay child support, according to court papers. Jennifer Murray also will get their home on Sullivans Island, S.C., and a second house in Hemet, Calif.