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

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

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

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. ...

A helicopter struck a power line over the Mississippi River and crashed onto a barge, killing two people and sparking a fire.

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 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, ...

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

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