Others wished there were more literal depictions of Minnesota icons, like designs of the state bird, a loon, or a walleye. Joe, a 37-year-old St. Cloud resident said the new flag sets itself apart ...

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“The old flag of Minnesota violated every principle, opens new tab of good flag design,” Brian Cham, a North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) member who advised the SERC, said in an emai ...

Andrew Prekker, a 24-year-old Minnesotan artist whose ... rejection by the state legislature, the new flag will become official on 11 May - Minnesota's Statehood Day. The current flag, which ...

Becker County Administrator Carrie Smith displays the old state flag still being used in the county board room. (Karen Tolkkinen/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Ultimately, the commission voted to choose 24-year-old Minnesota resident Andrew Prekker ... by the simplicity and popularity of state flags like New Mexico, Colorado, and Tennessee, all of ...

Josh Metellus feels like he and his new teammates immediately connected. The Minnesota Vikings overhauled their defense after ...

Candidates for the two statehouse seats expressed widespread agreement on some issues, while maintaining an emphasis on ...

Minnesota's likely new state flag features an eight-pointed North Star on a dark blue ... who live more in the state's north. The old seal, which featured a barefoot white farmer and a spear-wielding ...