The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released the identity of the 13-year-old girl who was killed in a car crash following a law enforcement pursuit Sunday in Itasca County.

According to a release from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the girl as Angelica Bryan of Cass Lake.

According to a preliminary investigation by the BCA, at 1:30 a.m. Sunday an Itasca County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop a 2003 Honda Odyssey for driving with no headlights.

The vehicle was traveling west on County Road 63 near the intersection of County Road 271 when the deputy activated emergency lights in an attempt to pull the vehicle over, the release said.

The driver, later identified as Bryan, failed to stop and accelerated away from the deputy, who initiated a pursuit. During the pursuit, the vehicle reached speeds estimated to be over 90 mph, the release noted.

The Minnesota State Patrol deployed a tire deflation device during the pursuit, but it failed to make contact with the vehicle’s tires. Bryan continued to drive with no headlights on Highway 6 and drove off the roadway just east of County Road 11, where the van struck a tree and came to a stop.

Bryan was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of the injuries she suffered in the crash.

The BCA’s preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle driven by Bryan was stolen that night from a residence in Cohasset.

Relatives told KSTP-TV that they believed Bryan was running away from a foster home.

The BCA agreed to investigate the pursuit and crash at the request of the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office to avoid a conflict of interest.

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A central Minnesota man was injured when his pickup truck collided with a black bear in Benton County.

The crash occurred at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 23 in Maywood Township, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Douglas Jon Cramlet, 45, of Milaca, was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado southbound when he hit the bear near mile marker 227, according to a State Patrol report.

Cramlet suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to St. Cloud Hospital. The Silverado’s airbag deployed and Cramlet was wearing a seat belt, according to the report.

The bear was killed, according to State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow.

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Minnesota United is pursuing a deal to bring in Julian Gressel from Inter Miami, according to GiveMeSport.

Reporter Tom Bogert termed it as “advanced talks,” but emphasized on X that there were “still details to figure out. (But) optimism something gets done.”

One source told the Pioneer Press that the effort was not advanced.

But time would be of the essence for this intra-league trade, with the MLS primary transfer window closing Wednesday night.

Gressel would be a versatile right-sided player to add to the mix. The Loons have had a strong start to the 2025 season, but right wing and central midfield are among its roster needs. Bongi Hlongwane has been the starting right wingback under head coach Eric Ramsay for a second season, but it has not been the smoothest transitions for the more attack-minded South African.

Gressel would be a more natural fit at that spot. The 31-year-old has yet to play for Miami this season. A year ago, he was a key piece on a Miami side that won the MLS Supporters Shield, putting up nine assists and one goal in 2,340 minutes in league play.

Gressel would be relatively expensive, with a guaranteed compensation of $1.09 million in 2024, according to the MLS Players Association.

Gressel has played for five MLS clubs, starting with Atlanta United in 2017, followed by D.C. United, Vancouver Whitecaps and Columbus Crew.

The Wild’s first-round playoff series against Vegas is tied, 1-1, headed into Game 3 on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center. In the battle of top lines, however, Minnesota has been the clear winner so far.

And if you’re a Wild fan or don’t have a horse in this race, it’s been fun to watch.

In Game 2 on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena, Kaprizov sent a floater from the top of his own left circle to a streaking Boldy, who leveled it off just in front of the blue line before scoring on a breakaway to put the Wild up 1-0 and set the tone for a 5-2 Minnesota victory.

Asked Wednesday where that pass might rank on plays he has seen Kaprizov make, Wild blue liner Brock Faber said, “One, I think.”

“That was incredible. An incredible play — an incredible handle by Bolds, too,” he continued. “Just the whole play, fun to watch, for sure.”

Not for Knights coach Bruce Cassidy, who used some of his postgame press conference late Tuesday to send a message to his top line of Brett Eichel, Brett Howden and Matt Stone, which combined for 70 goals and 201 points for a Knights team that won the Pacific Division with 110 points.

Through two games, however, they have a combined two points on a pair of goals by Howden.

“They’re elite, world-class players and they’ve got to get going,” Cassidy said. “The other teams’ top guys are all over the sheet. You know it’s time.”

The Wild’s top line of Kaprizov, Boldly and center Joel Eriksson Ek, meanwhile, has combined for five goals, nine points, 16 shots on goal and 15 hits so far. This is a major development for the Wild, who white-knuckled it into the postseason while Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek recovered from lower-body injuries.

They missed so many games — 77 combined — that Wild coaches were hesitant to put them on the same line when they returned before the penultimate game of the regular season. Ultimately, coach John Hynes didn’t want to break up Mats Zuccarello, Freddy Gaudreau and Marcus Johansson.
“That’s why we made the decision to start the series like that,” Hynes said.

With two goals and three assists, Kaprizov was tied for the NHL lead with five playoff points Wednesday when Minnesota flew back to the Twin Cities. Boldly has three goals and an assist. Eriksson Ek doesn’t have a point, but his typically heavy game has created space for his linemates.

“The bottom line with those three is they’re all very talented, they’re tenacious competitors and they’re playing the game that’s required to win,” Hynes said. “They’re playing north, they’re heavy on pucks, they’re playing in the offensive zone. When they have opportunities to turn plays, like last night, they have the skills to make it.”

The Knights’ top line has been relatively quiet.

“It’s early,” Cassidy said. “I have all the faith in the world in those guys. And that gets over-analyzed early in a series, too. The other night, Jack had a breakaway, Stoney was in all alone. … They just didn’t finish the other night.”

“Tonight,” he added, “less so.”

Playing with Jonathan Marchessault — now in Nashville — and Ivan Barbashev, Eichel had a team-high 26 points in 22 postseason games when the Knights won the 2023 Stanley Cup. Stone had 24, and Barbashev 18.

“No one cares what we did two years ago. Nobody cares,” Cassidy said. “They respect us for what we did, they don’t care now. There are 16 teams that want the trophy and they’re hungry. Every year that starts in the playoffs.

“So, some of our guys have got to realize we started Sunday here, so get hungry, get competitive.”

Faber acknowledged the Wild have done a good job against that top line so far, and that Minnesota’s top line has been great. But he also acknowledged that can change.

“There’s no secret way to go about it,” he said. “They’re going to do everything that can to stop 97, 12 and 14, and sometimes you’re able to do that, sometimes you’re not.

“We have our matches and we have our game plans and tendencies that we look for. We’ve done a really good job so far. There’s been bad shifts; there’s been great shifts. That’s just all part of hockey, the ebbs and flows of it.”

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