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

A helicopter crashed Thursday morning into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, leaving two people ...

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 ...

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 were killed after a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis.

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

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

Preliminary data showed it hit power lines before the crash, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board. Read ...

On Thursday, two people were reported to have died after a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River in Illinois.