The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

Old Glory is the only flag flying outside Detroit Lakes City Hall. You won’t see the Minnesota state flag — the retired one or the new one that a number of communities refuse to hoist on flagpoles.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s selection as the Democratic vice-presidential contender spurred false suggestions on social media that he changed the state’s flag to resemble that of Somalia.

The Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission announced that it received over 2,000 submissions for its call for ideas to change the state's flag in November.

Loons to Labs: submissions that didn't make the cut A handout photo of the new Minnesota state flag flown over the capitol on Saturday. The Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission announced that ...

The Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission announced that it received over 2,000 submissions for its call for ideas to change the state's flag in November.

The State Emblems Redesign Commission, for reasons that surpass all understanding, declined to choose even one of the flag designs that feature loons shooting lasers out of their eyes.

St. Paul — As the sun came up over the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday morning, the state’s new flag rose for the first time for Statehood Day.

But now, the design will get a second life. Flag submission No. F674, pictured here, was one of several 'laser loon' designs submitted by the public for consideration as the new Minnesota state flag.

Minnesota wasn't the first state to redesign its flag. There have long been calls for several southern states to scrap flags with ties to the Confederacy, Mississippi changed its flag and 2020.