U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made autism a priority in his agency, but he consistently spreads false information about the condition, including claims that Tylenol causes it. He visited Rochester Friday to share his near autism initiative in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Parts of the Twin Cities metro area are now under severe drought conditions, along with much of the state.

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says Glacier Ice House laid off an employee who was on leave for cancer treatment, and didn’t give the worker a chance to move into a different position.

The Health Department revoked the licenses for group homes owned and managed by Sekou Dukuly, the executive director of the National Port Authority of Liberia, as well as those connected to Andrea Sampson, a former Anoka County Attorney who prosecutors say used some of her properties to traffic women before converting them into group homes and billing Medicaid.

• ThursdayMinnesota group homes run by Liberian official shut down due to fraud allegations, safety risks

Kelvin Yeboah scored two goals to help Minnesota United beat the San Jose Earthquakes 5-1, snapping a nine-game winless streak. Minnesota (7-7-7) won for the first time since a 3-2 victory on May 2 at Columbus.

Sierra Nicole Reece went viral earlier this year for a video where she stated, “Forget Coachella. I'm trying to go to the Minnesota State Fair.”