Two people were killed Thursday after the helicopter they were in struck power lines crossing the Mississippi River and crashed onto a barge below, police said. The accident happened around 11 a.m. as ...

ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi River level is dropping again and barge industry trade groups warned Thursday that river commerce could essentially come to a halt as early as next week in an area south of ...

Two workers died when their helicopter struck power lines and crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, sparking a fire and halting river traffic as investigators probe ...

A Hughes 369D helicopter crashed on a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, Aug. 7 East Alton is roughly 20 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri Two people died as a ...

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 ...

ALTON, Ill. (KTVI) – Two people were killed after a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis. Emergency responders from Missouri and Illinois converged late ...

Low water levels on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers could affect ferrous scrap and finished steel flows in the Midwest and South. Several steel mills in the South and Midwest receive recycled steel ...

WEST ALTON, Mo. — A helicopter and its crew struck a power wire while working on power lines and burst into flames before falling into a barge on the Mississippi River Thursday around 11 a.m. near ...

ST. LOUIS • The Mississippi River reopened to daytime barge traffic Saturday morning. It will remain closed during night hours at least through Sunday night to allow dredge crews through. The river ...

Two people working on power lines 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 ...