The interior U.S. river, a major shipping waterway for crops and other goods, reopened on Thursday night near Alton, Illinois ...

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis ...

Authorities say a utility helicopter with two people on board accidentally struck a power line in Illinois before crashing ...

Two people were killed in a tragic helicopter crash over the Mississippi River. The helicopter collided with a power line, ...

Around 11 a.m., the helicopter crashed onto a docked barge about 200 yards downstream from the Melvin Price Lock and Dam No.

Two workers died when their helicopter struck power lines and crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, ...

A contractor and subcontractor working on powerlines died when their helicopter hit utility lines, crashed into a barge, ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the type of aircraft involved in the crash into a barge in the ...

A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline Thursday, then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two people, officials said. The two dead were flying in the ...

Ameren contractor, J.F. Electric employee killed in helicopter crash on Mississippi River ...

A helicopter crashed Thursday morning into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, the Federal Aviation ...

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