An emblems redesign commission created by the Minnesota Legislature approved a new official state flag in 2024.

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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.

Sep. 8—ROCHESTER — More than a year after Minnesota adopted a new state flag, the symbol remains for many in the state a source of division and contention rather than a banner of unifying pride. Signs ...