The helicopter ran into a powerline and crashed Thursday morning on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, ...

The Mississippi River has reopened to vessel traffic north of St. Louis after closing because a helicopter crashed into a ...

The crash, which happened near the border of Missouri and Illinois, closed a bridge into Illinois. A witness said it “just ...

The helicopter collided with power lines and subsequently crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River and experienced a ...

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a ...

First responders say the helicopter had people on board who were trying to do work on nearby power lines before hitting one ...

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a ...

Emergency officials were responding to a fatal helicopter crash Aug. 7 in a section of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, according to transportation officials and local media. ...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Two people died on Thursday after a helicopter they were on board crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River, shutting the waterway to traffic near Alton, ...

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis ...

EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, ...

According to initial accounts, the aircraft collided with a barge on the upper Mississippi River, sparking a fire on impact.