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

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

Illinois man, Missouri man killed in helicopter-barge crash near Alton ...

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

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 ...

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

The crash happened around 11 a.m. Thursday on the Missouri side of the river near Alton. The helicopter struck power lines, ...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Two people died on Thursday after a helicopter they were on board crashed into a barge on ...

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