The helicopter ran into a powerline and crashed Thursday morning on the Mississippi River, officials said.

A helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River between Illinois and Missouri Thursday — killing at least two people.

Emergency officials were responding to a helicopter crash in a section of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois.

St. Charles County authorities have released the identities of the victims killed in Thursday’s tragic helicopter crash.

2 Dead After Utility Helicopter Crashes Onto Barge in Mississippi River The crash, which happened north of St. Louis, closed a bridge into Illinois.

The utility helicopter was working on a power line when it became entangled, causing it to crash onto a barge below.

Two people died Thursday morning in a helicopter crash on the Mississippi River. The crash happened around 11 a.m. Thursday on the Missouri side of the 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 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 … ...

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