Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials ...

This is a painful reminder of just how dangerous this work can be,” a local emergency management agency said in a statement ...

The NTSB is investigating a helicopter crash near Alton, Illinois that killed two men, after the aircraft struck power lines ...

Nicholas Fulton, 35, of Salem, and Michael Cody Curry, 37, of Ashley, Illinois, were in the helicopter that struck power ...