Update: Via Reuters, a spokesperson for the Stevens family confirmed that former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was among those killed in a plane crash in Alaska. Stevens was 86.
Former Alska Sen. Ted Stevens was among those killed in a plane crash in the state, according to KTUU, an NBC affiliate in Alaska.
The KTUU report cites David Dittman, a former staffer for the Senator and friend of the Stevens family, who says he was told Monday night that the former Senator was killed.
Five people were reportedly killed in the crash, but the identities are not confirmed. Former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe was on board as well.