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Nicholas Fulton, 35, of Salem, Missouri, and Michael Curry, 37, of Ashley, Illinois, were in the helicopter that struck power ...
A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two ...
The crash happened at about 11 a.m. about a mile and a half south of the Clark Bridge, said Missouri Highway Patrol spokesman ...
Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis ...
Nick Fulton was buried in Missouri; services for Michael "Cody" Curry are Friday ...
The NTSB is investigating a helicopter crash near Alton, Illinois that killed two men, after the aircraft struck power lines ...
Two people died Thursday morning, Aug. 7, 2025, when a helicopter crashed while working on power lines near the Melvin Price ...
First responders say the helicopter had people on board who were trying to do work on nearby power lines before hitting one ...
Federal investigators are probing what caused what is believed to be contractor helicopter to strike the utility's power line ...
A helicopter installing marker balls on power lines clipped a power line and crashed into the Mississippi River near the ...
On Thursday morning just after 11 a.m., black smoke could be seen in Alton rising from the Mississippi River. Alton Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Fischer described a "large plume of smoke" when he arrived ...
EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, ...