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

EAST ALTON, Ill. -- Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois ...

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

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

Two people died on Thursday after a helicopter they were on board crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River, shutting the ...

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

Two people are dead after a Hughes 369D helicopter crashed on a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois.

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

Emergency officials were responding to a helicopter crash in a section of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois.

The utility helicopter was working on a power line when it became entangled, causing it to crash onto a barge below.

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