In an emotional news conference, the mayor of Wichita, Kansas said her city is grieving the "tragic" plane collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter outside of Washington, DC Wednesday night.

U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall said Thursday afternoon that they have not been told who was on the flight from Wichita that crashed in DC.

Sen. Roger Marshall, Kansas Republican, wants to know why a military helicopter that crashed into a commercial jet carrying passengers from his state was allowed to occupy the same airspace without the ability to directly communicate with the civilian airplanes.

An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.

All 64 people aboard a flight from Wichita, Kansas – 60 passengers and four crew members – and the three soldiers on a U.S. Army helicopter were believed dead after the two aircraft collided in a fiery explosion near Washington,

Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating team were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.

Officials said American Eagle Flight 5342 was attempting to land at Reagan National Airport when it collided with the helicopter midair. Federal officials said all 60 passengers and four crew members on board the American Airlines flight and three soldiers on board the helicopter are presumed dead.

Officials believe there are no survivors after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,

Kansas elected officials issued statements on Thursday morning following the tragic midair crash between a commercial plane that had taken off from Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita and an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night in Washington,

The moments before and after a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter are detailed in air traffic control audio.

Elected officials from Nebraska and Iowa shared their thoughts on the deadly midair crash involving a plane and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.