Former Sen. Ted Stevens was killed in a plane crash in Alaska last night, Anchorage, Alaska NBC station KTUU reports.
Dave Dittman, a former aide and longtime family friend of former Sen. Ted Stevens says Stevens was killed in a plane crash near Dillingham Monday night.
There is no further confirmation or explanation in that report.
More on the plane crash here.
Late Update: Through a spokesperson, Dittman later told TPMDC that his original report of Stevens’ death was unconfirmed.
Evan McMorris-Santoro
Evan McMorris-Santoro has covered politics for TPM since 2009. Before that, he was a reporter at National Journal’s Hotline covering election 2008. He started his career covering local politics at newspapers in TN and his native NC.
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