Federal investigators are probing what caused what is believed to be contractor helicopter to strike the utility's power line ...

This is a painful reminder of just how dangerous this work can be,” a local emergency management agency said in a statement ...

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

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis ...

Nicholas Fulton, 35, of Salem, Missouri, and Michael Curry, 37, of Ashley, Illinois, were in the helicopter that struck power ...

EAST ALTON, Ill. -- Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois ...

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

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

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

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

The NTSB is investigating a helicopter crash near Alton, Illinois that killed two men, after the aircraft struck power lines ...