Oneida County zoning won’t pursue Bangstad for alleged sign violation
The Oneida County zoning committee voted Monday not to move forward with prosecution of Kirk Bangstad’s political sign on the side of the Minocqua Brewing Company, after the county’s corporation counsel advised that he considers the county’s sign ordinance to be unconstitutional.
Baghdad Bangstad and his intoxicating message
Back during the Iraqi war, when the neocons of George Bush and Dick Cheney were happily dancing about the globe committing all sorts of atrocities and war crimes, there emerged from the shadows of the bloodletting some comical relief — yes, the neocons tell us, war is funny! —by the name of a fellow everyone called Baghdad Bob.
Studio 715 brings Manhattan workouts to Minocqua
When Elizabeth Smith and Kirk Bangstad relocated to Minocqua from Manhattan, they were sure to bring a slice of the Big Apple with them.
Bangstad takes another loss in federal court
If he were a college football team, Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad might just be Wisconsin’s legal version of Northwestern University; a program whose historic talent for racking up losses gives it the most defeats in college football history.
Bangstad again hits a judicial brick wall
Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad’s quixotic battle with Oneida County has perhaps reached its most chaotic level yet, but one thing’s for sure, he isn’t getting any help from the federal district court, which has again denied a preliminary injunction Bangstad sought to compel the county to issue a conditional use permit (CUP) for his establishment.
Bangstad menaces Minocqua but protest fails to happen
Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad last week directly threatened to disrupt the town of Minocqua’s Independence Day parade unless county officials capitulated and gave him a zoning permit that has been revoked because of ongoing and repeated violations, but in the end no protests took place and the town enjoyed a full day of holiday celebrations.
Misconduct complaint filed against Frederick Melms
Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker has filed an attorney-misconduct complaint with the state court system alleging that Frederick Melms (no association with Melms, Hogan & Francois law firm), an attorney for Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad, has violated multiple provisions of the Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct.
Reader addresses Bangstad
To the Editor: The continuous nasty diatribes from Mr. Bangstad have gotten to be not only nastier but are painting a rather ugly landscape of our county. What is really sad is that he has become more and more sheltered within his own bias and will not allow others to express a dissenting opinion.
Oneida County BOA overturns planning and development decision on Bangstad CUP
Nine months after the Oneida County board of adjustment (BOA) upheld a decision by the Oneida County board’s planning and development committee to revoke the first conditional use permit (CUP) issued to Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad, the BOA overruled the committee and approved a second CUP application from Bangstad.
Minocqua Brewing Company removes post that violated newspaper’s copyright
As The Lakeland Times had demanded, the Minocqua Brewing Company has quietly removed from its Facebook page a post that republished an entire Times news article from this past spring, which The Times alleged violated its copyright protections.
DOT blocks Minocqua Brewing Company’s new access with concrete barriers
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) has swooped in and placed concrete barriers to block a new driveway access off U.S. Highway 51 for the Minocqua Brewing Company (MBC), after the company created the access without DOT permits.
Michigan man arrested, detained for threatening Walker, Schiek
A man accused of making threats to an Oneida County judge and to a newspaper publisher has been arrested and jailed in Michigan, according to court records and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.
Lakeland Times: Our View
It’s sad, but around the country Democrats and progressives are well-known for knowing no shame. The best national example of this was at President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on March 4. Yes, there are expected to be partisan divides where one side claps and the other side doesn’t, but, in their hatred during this speech, Democrats refused to honor Laken Riley, the American student murdered by an illegal alien, and, worse still, refused to clap for DJ Daniel, a 13-year-old with brain cancer as the president made him an honorary member of the Secret Service.
Aspirus fires vice president over assassination post
The escalating fallout from a Minocqua brewery owner’s social media post appearing to celebrate an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump has now cost a senior Aspirus Health executive his job and drawn sharp responses from local officials, tourism leaders, and federal law enforcement.
MBC injunction hearing postponed in Oneida County court
An injunction hearing in Oneida County circuit court regarding a conditional use permit (CUP) for Kirk Bangstad, owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (MBC), is scheduled for this Friday, June 20. The hearing in front of judge Mary Sowinski was originally scheduled for June 13 but was, according to Oneida County corporation counsel Mike Fugle, removed from that day’s court docket.
Bangstad found guilty after a no-contest plea in disorderly conduct case
A judge in Oneida County circuit court found Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad guilty Tuesday of disorderly conduct, after Bangstad entered a no-contest plea to the charge stemming from a June 27, 2025, incident outside his Front Street establishment.
Zoning committee accedes to Bangstad request, pulls motion to deny permit
After seemingly poised a week earlier to deny the conditional use permit application (CUP) for the Minocqua Brewing Company to have an outdoor beer garden with insufficient parking, the Oneida County zoning committee last week withdrew the motion to deny and granted owner Kirk Bangstad more time.
Oneida County schedules revocation hearing for Bangstad CUP
The Oneida County zoning committee has scheduled a public hearing to consider revoking Kirk Bangstad’s conditional use permit for a Minocqua beer garden, after reviewing evidence pointing to a bevy of alleged violations of permit conditions.
Bangstad and the sign of the Times
To the Editor: I see that Minocqua Brewery has put up a sign next to their place — “Make Minocqua Great Again. Don’t Subscribe to the Fish Wrapper” — along with a picture of the Times.
Judge denies Bangstad motion to dismiss defamation lawsuit
A circuit court judge denied a motion Friday to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Gregg Walker and his newspaper companies against Kirk Bangstad — a lawsuit alleging that Bangstad defamed Walker with false accusations on multiple occasions and that he continued to do despite numerous letters and warnings that the allegations were false and to cease and desist.
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