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

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

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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 ...

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

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

Two people are dead after a Hughes 369D helicopter crashed on 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 ...

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

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