Pilot killed in plane crash

was Minneapolis businessman

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man who died in a small plane crash in Hennepin County was the co-owner of a Twin Cities gardening business.

Scott Wagner, 60, was flying his single-engine plane Saturday when it crashed in the Crow-Hassan Park Reserve and burst into flames, according to a statement from Wagners Greenhouses and Garden Center.

An online flight plan shows Wagner’s plane was in the air for just 11 minutes after departing Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie before crashing near Rogers, the Star Tribune reported.

Wagner’s business is based in Minneapolis with seasonal locations in Bloomington and Hugo.

Relatives identify 3 found

dead in Apple Valley

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — The older of two sons fatally shot his mother and brother before killing himself in an Apple Valley home this past weekend, according to court documents.

Relatives identify the three as Janice Petrovich, 60, Alexander Petrovich, 27, and 23-year-old Jonathan “Jack” Petrovich.

The Star Tribune reports Alexander Petrovich also killed the family’s two dogs Saturday.