India, April 27 -- A small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal Airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said.

North Dakota state Rep. Liz Conmy, of Fargo, was killed in the crash, her colleague, state Sen. Tim Mathern, told the Star Tribune. The North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, an affiliate of the national Democratic Party, confirmed Conmy's death in a social media post, calling her a champion for public education, the environment, and transparency.

"We are completely heartbroken and gutted by the loss of Representative Liz Conmy. Her death is a profound loss for our state," the party said in a post on X.

Officers responded to a report of ...