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HARFORD, Pa. (AP) -- A bank says the actor best known as sitcom character Balki Bartokomous has been a perfect stranger when it comes to making payments on his rural Pennsylvania properties.

American soldier and former Taliban captive Bowe Bergdahl has been charged with desertion for his disappearance from an Afghan outpost in 2009, Bergdahl's attorney told ABC News today.

One person is dead and another hurt after a two-car crash in the Town of Wood Wednesday morning, according to the Wood County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities have now identified the man suspected of killing a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper in Fond du Lac.

A Wisconsin state trooper who was killed in a confrontation with a bank robbery suspect was a Kiel native who was active in high school sports and once made the prom court.

Chart-topping boy band One Direction says Zayn Malik has left the group.

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says he hopes to establish regional pain management boards through the Department of Veterans Affairs to help prevent problems like those that occurred at a Tomah medical center.

A federal appeals court says that since Wisconsin does not plan to enforce a photo identification requirement for the April 7 election, it does not need to consider extending a judicial block to the law.

People looking to honor a Wisconsin State Trooper killed in the line of duty are urged to turn on a blue light.

Now that it is officially spring, many of us will do a little spring cleaning around our house. But spring cleaning is more than just bringing out the mops and brooms -- it's about de-cluttering -- and sometimes, getting rid of cherished mementos.

Germanwings' chief executive says the airline's current information is that 72 Germans, 35 Spanish citizens and two Americans were on board the flight that crashed in southern France.

H.J. Heinz Co. is buying Kraft Foods Group Inc., creating what the companies say will be the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is adding another senior staffer with national experience as his political operation grows ahead of a likely 2016 presidential run.

Chris Pahl has been a soccer player for most of his life, but in middle school he decided to try something different. 

Years ago, I experienced my first turkey hunt through the Lincoln County Learn to Turkey Hunt program.On this weeks Outdoors with Lauren we hear from the coordinators of the program on how it started and where it's ended up.

FOND DU LAC (WAOW) -- Our Green Bay affiliate is reporting that a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper is in the hospital after being shot during a standoff in Fond du Lac. 

Police in Crystal say they believe the father of a missing 10-year-old boy hasn't been honest about his disappearance.

?Central Wisconsin has been running hot and cold, but experts say it's too early to be concerned about local crops.

You may be able to talk on your cell phone while driving in one central Wisconsin city.

A Wisconsin state senator says he brought a concealed gun to a committee hearing.