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

Video of the aftermath of a fatal helicopter crash into a barge on the Mississippi River near Alton on Aug. 7, 2025. Video ...

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

A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two ...

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

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

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the ...

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

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

A helicopter with 2 people on board has crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois.

Former NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Gregory Feith talks about the helicopter crash near West Alton Thursday morning.

A helicopter crash killed two people yesterday near West Alton. 5 On Your Side has the latest information regarding what ...