A docked barge burned on the Mississippi River near Alton, Ill., on Aug. 7 after a utility helicopter working on an Ameren Illinois power project struck a line and crashed onto the vessel, killing two ...

Nebraska Public Power District crews will use a helicopter to deliver power pole structures north of Lexington starting this week in an effort to rebuild a damaged transmission line. Starting the week ...

Helicopters are uniquely designed to offer benefits in the areas of emergency medicine, search and rescue, and firefighting, to name a few. While versatile, because helicopters do frequently fly and ...

A helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed. Two people were aboard the aircraft when it ...

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 ...

Quad-Cities residents may see line workers in a helicopter replacing high-voltage transmission lines across the Mississippi River from Riverdale to East Moline starting this month. It's one of four ...

WEST ALTON, Missouri — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on the fatal helicopter crash on the Mississippi River on Aug. 7. In the report, the NTSB details a ...

LANCASTER, N.Y. — If you notice a low flying helicopter in the suburbs over the next couple of weeks, there is no need to worry. It's all part of routine inspections that NYSEG is doing. These ...

WEST ALTON, Mo. — Communities in Missouri and Illinois are mourning the lives of two men who died in the helicopter crash above the Mississippi River near West Alton on Thursday. The Office of the ...