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

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

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 ...

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a ...

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 ...

The aircraft was flying utility contractors to work on lighting and markers for transmission lines north of St. Louis when ...

According to initial accounts, the aircraft collided with a barge on the upper Mississippi River, sparking a fire on impact.

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.