Two people were killed Thursday after the helicopter they were in struck power lines crossing the Mississippi River and crashed onto a barge below, police said. The accident happened around 11 a.m. as ...

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Cpl. Dallas ...

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 ...

A helicopter struck power lines and crashed into a barge along the western bank of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, on Thursday morning, and the crash led to the deaths of the two people ...

The crash, which happened north of St. Louis, closed a bridge into Illinois. A witness said it “just disintegrated” after coming in contact with a power line. By Aimee Ortiz and Rylee Kirk A utility ...

Two workers died when their helicopter struck power lines and crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, sparking a fire and halting river traffic as investigators probe ...

Emergency officials were responding to a fatal helicopter crash Aug. 7 in a section of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, according to transportation officials and local media. The National ...

Alton Police Lt. Seth Stinnett coordinates the response on the scene with his cell phone on the grounds near the Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26 on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The towboat Donna H. Furlong ...

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 ...

A tarp covers the wreckage of a helicopter after it clipped a power line spanning the Mississippi River and crashed onto a barge Thursday in East Alton, Ill.