Two people were killed after a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis.

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

Illinois man, Missouri man killed in helicopter-barge crash near Alton ...

The crash happened at about 11 a.m. about a mile and a half south of the Clark Bridge, said Missouri Highway Patrol spokesman ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on a deadly helicopter crash last week in West ...

First responders say the helicopter had people on board who were trying to do work on nearby power lines before hitting one and crashing.

Two people have been killed after a helicopter crashed into a boat on the Mississippi River. The crash triggered a fire that sent large black plumes of smoke into the air. Officials from the National ...

A helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near mile marker 200 in St. Charles County, Missouri, prompting an ...

The helicopter reportedly did not explode mid-air, in contrast to what eyewitnesses at the scene told 5 On Your Side.

The crash happened around 11 a.m. Thursday on the Missouri side of the river near Alton. The helicopter struck power lines, ...

The helicopter was carrying workers who were doing maintenance work on power lines, said Cpl. Dallas Thompson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. No other injuries were reported.

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 ...