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

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

Two people were killed when a helicopter crash landed on a barge along the Mississippi River after striking power lines. The ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

WEST ALTON- The St. Charles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the two men who died in a helicopter crash on ...

WEST ALTON, Mo. — A portion of the Mississippi River remained closed Friday as the FAA and NTSB continued their investigations into a deadly helicopter crash near Alton.

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.