With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his state’s new flag in the news, it’s time to ensure South Carolina’s crescent and palmetto tree flag is the best.

I took a close look at all 50 state flags in the United States this week, and I ranked South Carolina’s flag second-best, as you’ll see below, while doing research for a new column on why the ...

South Dakota’s flag features its state seal, which symbolizes the state’s commerce, agriculture, industry and natural resources. The state motto, “Under God the People Rule,” appears on a ...

The South Dakota governor made some progress on an initiative to get the state's tribes to let their flags fly in the capitol — only to have a setback over her comments about crime on tribal lands.

South Dakota did not have a state flag for its first 20 years as a state, until Seth Bullock, the first sheriff of Deadwood and a U.S. marshal at the time, ...

South Dakota removed “The Sunshine State” from its flag in 1992 after ceding that nickname to Florida. The old and new flag designs of South Dakota. Louisiana standardized its pelican-forward ...

A 7th-grade history class, within South St. Paul Public Schools, has been learning about Bills HF274 and SF386, and the flag's history, and now they are taking on the idea of re-designing the ...