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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two people are dead after a helicopter struck power lines and crashed onto a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, ...

The helicopter as assisting with repairs to a tower when it clipped a powerline and crashed into a barge along the river.

EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, ...