Minocqua Brewing Company: Owner arrested in apparent political intimidation

Minocqua, WI – Yesterday, Kirk Bangstad, owner of Minocqua Brewing Company, was arrested by the Oneida County Sheriff's Department on two counts of "misdemeanor defamation," pursuant to an almost never used, and likely unconstitutional state criminal statute. Bangstad was detained in Minocqua, handcuffed, and transported to the Oneida County jail, where he was booked and held for two hours be...