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.