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 ...

Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25.

Despite a decrease in barge traffic on the Upper Mississippi River last year, experts still expect moderate increases in river usage in the future. "Hurricanes Katrina and Rita shut down the river for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Army Corps of Engineers on Friday began reducing the flow from a Missouri River reservoir, a move expected to worsen low-water conditions on the Mississippi River and potentially bring ...

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 ...