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.
MITCHELL - A motorcycle caught fire after a crash with a semi truck at New Poag Road and I-255 on Monday afternoon. Mitchell Fire Department, and Edwardsville Fire Department worked the scene. The crash did fall within Mitchell’s jurisdiction. Thankfully, the motorcyclist was not injured...
ALTON - Alton Fire Department along with Alton Police Department responded to a single-vehicle traffic crash Saturday evening on Illinois Route 140 just east of Gordon Moore Park entrance. When firefighters and police officers arrived, they noticed a car had run off the roadway and ended...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Marquette Catholic's Owen Williams put up 27 points for the Explorers to help beat Metro East Lutheran Knights 60-55 Saturday afternoon in Alton. The Explorers jumped out to a 14 to 8 lead after the first quarter, then they pushed the lead to 30 to 18 to go into...
PONTOON BEACH - On Friday afternoon, Pontoon Beach Police received a 911 call that a young child was missing and upon arrival, discovered the boy floating unresponsive in the Mallard Lake area. The officers at the scene heroically rescued the small child from the water and began CPR. Temperatures...
EAST ALTON - A man wanted on multiple warrants was apprehended by East Alton Police after he attempted to flee from the officers. “It more of a building and zoning compliance check and once there was contact with the resident, the communication didn’t go very well,” Lt. Christian...
ST LOUIS - On March 4, 2021, at approximately 11:32 p.m., St. Louis County Police officers from the North County Precinct responded to the 4800 block of Lockwig Trail for a call for service for a shooting. Responding officers located a female, 34 years of age, and two children, a 13-year-old...
JERSEYVILLE - Emma Miller, a Jersey Community High School female bowler, has learned the importance of hard work in both the classroom and her sport. For her accomplishments in bowling, she is the Riverbender.com Female Athlete of the Month for Jersey Community High School. “I would...
EAST ALTON - The demolition of the Wood River Power Plant Building next to the three high stacks went as expected on February 1 and as of Friday, March 5, slightly more than a month later, most of the debris has been removed. Workers have been hard at it even in the bitter cold and snowy conditions...
BETHALTO - Civic Memorial Lady Eagles and the Highland lady Bulldogs fought back and forth during all four quarters of Thursday’s game but the Eagles came up on top with a 42-37 win at home. With that win, the Lady Eagles improved to 12-1 and 7-0 in the Mississippi Valley Conference. CM'...
ALTON - The City of Alton has received funding totaling $600,000 for the Phase 1 Brown Improvements Project. The work will consist of asphalt resurfacing and ADA sidewalk accessibility improvements on Brown Street between Main Street and Worden Avenue. The City was awarded a grant in the amount...
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