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

A helicopter exploded mid-air after making contact with power lines above the Mississippi River on Thursday. These are the ...

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

A J.F. Electric, Inc., employee was killed in the Aug. 7 helicopter crash in Alton.

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

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

Two people died after a helicopter struck power lines and crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River 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. The two dead were flying in the ...

Two people died in a helicopter crash on the Mississippi River near the Mel Price Locks and Dam Thursday morning. The aircraft was working on the power lines above the ...

Two Missouri fisherman share their experiences moments before a fatal helicopter crash in the Mississippi River.

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