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 ...

Two people died on Thursday after a helicopter they were on board crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River, shutting the ...

The crash, which happened north of St. Louis, closed a bridge into Illinois. A witness said it “just disintegrated” after ...

Authorities say a utility helicopter with two people on board accidentally struck a power line in Illinois before crashing ...

Two workers died when their helicopter struck power lines and crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, ...

A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two ...

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 ...

The aircraft was flying utility contractors to work on lighting and markers for transmission lines north of St. Louis when the accident happened.

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. ...

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