Nashwauk man found dead in burned car

NASHWAUK, Minn. (AP) -- Itasca County sheriff's officials have identified the man found dead following a car fire in Balsam Township.

The body of 68-year-old Louis Stewart, of Nashwauk, was found in the driver's seat of the vehicle along County Road 8 last Friday.

Sheriff's officials say they received a 911 call about the fire and later discovered Stewart's body.

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