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.

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

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

The two cities involved in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 will be 'forever' linked, according to Wichita, Kan. Mayor Lily Wu.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ordered that flags be immediately lowered to half-staff in mourning of the deadly airplane crash.

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout the state to be flown at half-staff until sundown next Thursday, Feb. 6, in honor of the 67 people killed in Wednesday night’s plane crash near the Reagan National Airport in Washington,

Jon Maravilla, the U.S. figure skater who was in Kansas with his teammates, said he was not allowed to board a plane because of his dog, but not the American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S.

The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft. That was the word from authorities Thursday as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot after the country’s deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.

In true Wichitan fashion, the community has stepped up in light of the tragic deadly crash involving American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.