Minnesota News https://mn.gov/ en-us Minnesota https://mn.gov/ https://mn.gov/ Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Leslie R. Washington 2026-08-13T22:42:53Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-763873 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota immediately in honor and remembrance of Leslie R. Washington.</p> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Former Justice Esther M. Tomljanovich 2026-08-10T17:04:10Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-763095 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, August 11, in honor and remembrance of former justice Esther M. Tomljanovich </p> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Senator Lindsey Graham 2026-07-13T17:00:00Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-759603 <font color="#333333" face="Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-size: 16px;">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota immediately and until sunset on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in honor and remembrance of Senator Lindsey Graham.</span></font> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Captain Willibald C. Bianchi 2026-05-01T18:56:24Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-745379 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 2, in honor and remembrance of Captain Willibald C. Bianchi. </p> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Minnetonka Deputy Fire Marshal Shawn Johnson 2026-03-17T21:40:14Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-732717 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise on Wednesday, March 18, to sunset on Thursday, March 19, in honor and remembrance of Deputy Fire Marshall Shawn Johnson of the Minnetonka Fire Department.</p> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Sergeant First Class Nicole Amor 2026-03-05T16:12:22Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-730962 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota immediately and until sunset on the day of interment, in honor and remembrance of Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor. </p> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor the Life and Legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson 2026-02-23T16:12:22Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-726250 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota from sunrise on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, to sunset on Thursday, 26, 2026, in honor and remembrance of the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. </p> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Milaca Firefighter Andy Ziegler 2026-01-09T23:46:00Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-719078 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota on Friday, January 9, 2026, in honor and remembrance of Milaca Firefighter Andy Ziegler.</p> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Saint Paul Firefighter Timothy Bertz 2025-12-26T19:14:09Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-717532 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota on Monday, December 29, 2025, in honor and remembrance of Saint Paul Firefighter Timothy Bertz. </p> Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Minnesota Police Officer Pete Zajac 2025-11-06T19:14:09Z https://mn.gov/governor/resources/flags-half-staff/index.jsp?id=1055-712097 <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">All United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota on Friday, November 7, 2025, in honor and remembrance of Minnesota police officer Pete Zajac.</p>