A symbolic change is bothering some Minnesotans. Now their local leaders are listening; several cities are voting to fly the old state flag instead of the new one. While it was a drastic redesign, it ...

A growing list of Minnesota cities and counties are reverting to flying the previous 1983 Minnesota state flag. Political scientists say the debate signals a much larger cultural divide.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's new flag went into official use Saturday, which has many wondering about the reason for the change. The controversial replacement of the old flag requires an explanation of ...

To speak to the owner of Herold Flags in Rochester, you’ll walk past Minnesota’s state flags in his shop’s front display ...

After a monthslong selection process, a Minnesota commission chose a new design for the state’s flag that was adopted May 11. The flag includes a star and blue coloring, as does Somalia’s national ...

A new Minnesota bill could penalize cities from flying the original state flag by reducing state aid, as several communities reject the redesigned banner.

Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is facing a new challenge from a Minneapolis-area mayor who is refusing to back down from flying the original 1980s state flag. The mayor said the controversial flag ...

A new state flag rose over the Minnesota Capitol at dawn Saturday, May 11, marking its official adoption after a decades-long push to change the state’s emblems. The new design, inspired by one of ...

As the Vice-Chair of the State Emblems Redesign Commission — the group tasked by the Minnesota Legislature to redesign the state’s flag and seal — I find it necessary to respond to the false ...

Minnesota mayors are rejecting their state lawmakers' attempt to penalize cities for not flying the new state flag. Members of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party pushed legislation Monday ...