Witness details moments before fatal Mississippi River helicopter-barge crash near 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 died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis ...

Two people are dead after a Hughes 369D helicopter crashed on a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois.

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

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

Emergency officials were responding to a helicopter crash in a section of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois.

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

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

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