When it comes to Minnesota’s state seal, members of a state emblems commission couldn’t resist the call of the loon. The state bird won over the commission and now will be centered on Minnesota’s ...

Minnesota has a new look. The State Emblems Redesign Commission announced it approved the new state flag design in December. According to the commission, the panel tasked with redesigning the flag and ...

A panel tasked with choosing a new Minnesota state flag officially announced the winning design to replace the state flag that has been criticized for being offensive to Native Americans. The State ...

The State Emblems Redesign Commission's goal to adopt a new state flag and seal is now halfway complete after the group moved forward with one of five design finalists. In a meeting over Zoom on ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The new official symbols of Minnesota are closer to being final. The State Emblem Redesign Commission announced the final three finalists during a meeting on Tuesday, with another ...

After four months of discussion and more than 2,000 design submissions, Minnesota finally has a new state flag and seal. Members of the State Emblems Redesign Commission on Tuesday chose a flag design ...

A Minnesota commission tasked with redesigning the state's flag and seal announced its selection for the updated state flag on Tuesday. The State Emblems Redesign Commission voted 11-1 to approve the ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota, a star, and the state's waterways are the centerpieces of the final design chosen for Minnesota's new state flag. The State Emblems Redesign Commission voted to approve the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Good news for loon lovers: The new Minnesota state seal will feature the bird prominently in its center. The State Emblems Redesign Commission on Tuesday unanimously picked the new ...

ST. PAUL — Run it up the flagpole: Minnesota will have a new flag with a shape that resembles — well, itself — along with an eight-point North Star and a single, light blue block to the other side.

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting. Esme ...