Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another ...
In April of this year, the Mississippi River had swelled to a peak of 49 ft., well above the 43 ft. flood level. Low lying areas like the Kings community dealt with flooding issues, Eagle ...
Emergency officials were responding to a fatal helicopter crash Aug. 7 in a section of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, according to transportation officials and local media. The National ...
ALTON, Ill. — Two people were killed when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis. The helicopter hit transmission lines over the Mississippi ...
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 ...
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 ...