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Susan Wolter, who underwent deep brain stimulation surgery to control her Parkinson’s disease, reads to her granddaughter, Melayna Lamke, 3, at her home in Oconomowoc.

Deep in brain, shocks help Parkinson's symptoms

3:14 p.m. | Susan Wolter had a scary decision to make. She could continue taking the 13 pills a day she needed to control her Parkinson's disease, along with dealing with the side effects. Or she could allow doctors to implant two long, thin electrodes deep into her brain.

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New Congress convenes, focused on economy

8:08 p.m. | The start of the new Congress was marked not only by concern over the sagging economy, but also by political intrigue as Democrat Roland Burris of Illinois traveled to the U.S. Capitol in a bid to take Obama's Senate seat, only to be turned away.

Study finds many teens publicize
risk behaviors on MySpace pages

6:35 p.m. | A new study co-led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher suggests not all MySpace users realize how public their so-called private lives are - and many made changes when warned about it.

Brewers, Hoffman make progress on deal

Updated: 5:44 p.m. | Rick Thurman, the lead agent for free-agent closer Trevor Hoffman, said he continued talks with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin this afternoon that could lead to a deal between the parties.

Sheriff details commissioner's attempt to avoid OWI arrest

10:44 a.m. | A former Milwaukee fire and police commissioner attempted to use his position to avoid a drunken driving arrest, suggesting that if he were in the Milwaukee area, he would have received a pass, Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls said.