Chris Rhodes is a photographer and reporter for RiverBender and EdGlenToday.com. He is a graduate of Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL with a degree in Criminal Justice. He also runs the Madison County Scanner Page.
Chris loves camping,fishing, and photography. Chris is an Eagle Scout and lives in East Alton.
EAST ALTON - Several proposals, including a police promotion, demolition plans for four properties, and the purchase of new basketball hoops for the Keasler Complex, passed unanimously during an East Alton board meeting Tuesday night. Among the measures approved in East Alton were the appointment...
ST LOUIS COUNTY - A St. Louis County judge sentenced Ballwin resident Yahya Maly, 29, to 291 years in prison Tuesday morning after he was convicted of raping seven women he met on dating apps, according to court proceedings in St. Louis County. Maly was convicted in April on 17 of 21 counts against...
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County is poised to take a major step in relocating operations out of the former Wood River Township Hospital, with the County Board expected to vote Wednesday on the purchase of three downtown Wood River buildings as part of a plan that officials say would cost less...
EAST ALTON - Several proposals, including a police promotion, demolition plans for four properties, and the purchase of new basketball hoops for the Keasler Complex, were discussed Monday night during an East Alton committee meeting and are set to go before the village board for a vote Tuesday. Amo...
ALTON, Ill. — A person was found dead inside a burning pickup truck after a crash late Sunday in Alton, authorities said. Officers with the Alton Police Department were dispatched at about 11:22 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2026, to the 2200 block of State Street for a traffic crash involving a vehicl...
ALTON — Emergency crews responded to a traffic crash late Sunday night in the 2200 block of State Street after a truck reportedly struck several parked vehicles before coming to rest in the front yard of a residence. The crash occurred just before midnight, prompting a response from the Alton...
BETHALTO — The Bethalto Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of St. Marys Place on Friday, June 12, 2026. When firefighters arrived, they encountered heavy smoke inside the home. Crews initially searched for the source of the fire but were unable to locate it. “We...
EDWARDSVILLE - Vito Crowder pleaded guilty Thursday, June 11, 2026, to murder in the death of 13-year-old Ra'Niya Steward and was sentenced to 35 years in prison, closing one part of a case stemming from the fatal shooting of the Alton girl as she stood on her porch on Highland Avenue. Crowder wa...
GODFREY, Ill. — A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle Thursday afternoon in Godfrey. According to the Madison County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded at approximately 4:55 p.m. on June 11, 2026, to the area...
BETHALTO — The Civic Memorial Lady Eagles basketball team hosted a summer girls basketball shootout on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Bethalto, bringing together eight schools for a full day of varsity and junior varsity competition as teams prepared for the upcoming season. The shootout featured...
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