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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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Burris turned away as he tries to claim Obama seat

Updated: 3:10 p.m. | Roland Burris tried to take President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat today but failed in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress.

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. Thurman stopped short of saying the Brewers made a concrete offer but said the sides "continued to talk about parameters."

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 in Dodge County, suggesting that if he were in the Milwaukee area, he would have received a pass, Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls said this morning.