Now that we have a new state flag, it’s time to turn to music. The state song, “Hail! Minnesota,” written in 1904 by two University of Minnesota students, was an early version of NyQuil. To be fair, ...

BEMIDJI Devotees of "Hail Minnesota" need not fear. Ann Reed's "Song for Minnesota," when it is ready for release in May, won't bump the official state song from the place it has held since 1905. But ...

Or so says state Sen. Rob Kupec, who’s sponsoring legislation to establish a song by each of those icons as official state songs to join the century-old chestnut “Hail! Minnesota.” But there’s more to ...

Milk, blueberry muffins, honeycrisp apples, “Grace,” ice hockey, L’etoile du Nord and “Hail! Minnesota.” Each is among 20 state symbols in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. One more to add to that? The state ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — What has Minnesota given to the world? Waterskis, SPAM... and of course musical legends Prince and Bob Dylan. Some Minnesota lawmakers seek to enshrine Prince's "Purple Rain" and ...