November 2, 2026 – Bluejay 96.3FM 730AM

Wausau woman sentenced to prison in fentanyl case involving near-fatal overdose

November 2, 2026November 1, 2026 Steve DillonWAUSAU WOMAN DELIVERS FENTANYL NEAR OVERDOSE

A Wausau woman will spend a year in prison for delivering fentanyl in a case involving a near-fatal overdose. Marathon County Circuit Court Judge Suzanne O’Neill sentenced 33-year-old Dalice Brand Thursday to one year of confinement, followed by three years of extended supervision. The case stems from an April overdose at a state Department of Corrections transitional housing facility in Wausau. A staff member found a man unresponsive, and firefighters revived him with Narcan. Brand was convicted of delivering fentanyl as a repeat offender. A separate charge of first-degree recklessly…

Wrong-way driver on Highway 51 crashes into sheriff’s squad, injuring two

November 2, 2026November 1, 2026 Steve DillonWRONG WAY DRIVER ON HIGHWAY 51

An 80-year-old Grafton man is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 51 in Lincoln County and crashing into an occupied sheriff’s squad car and another vehicle. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says its 911 dispatch center received multiple calls reporting a wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 51. A deputy located the vehicle near mile marker 225 in the Town of Skanawan and attempted to stop it. According to the sheriff’s office, the driver continued southbound despite the deputy’s emergency…