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.
ALTON - Godfrey Fire Protection District, Brighton and Fosterburg fire departments all joined together to battle a significant blaze Thursday morning at what was described by fire officials as “a make-shift” house on Watt Lane. The house had an Alton mailing address but was considered...
WOOD RIVER - Wood River Police announced two were charged today following a search warrant that was issued Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at The Stallion business, 53 W. Ferguson Ave., Wood River. The Wood River Police Department and the Alton Police Department executed a search warrant at The...
CHICAGO – Gov. J.B. Pritzker today expressed optimism with progress some regions are making in the battle against COVID-19. During the Wednesday, January 6, 2021, afternoon press briefing, Gov. Pritzker said any region that has met the metrics for a reduction of mitigations will move out o...
COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville Fire Department members saved the life of a 50-year-old man Monday night. At approximately 10 p.m on Monday, the Collinsville Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 300 block of East Johnson Street. On their arrival, firefighters found...
WOOD RIVER - Family Video announced today that the remaining stores will close for good, including the Wood River store at 895 East Edwardsville Road. Family Video was the last big chain movie store to close. In October, the Granite City and Belleville East stores closed their doors permanently....
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Monday, January 4, 2020, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued warrants on suspect Angelo Poole, 30 years of age, of the 3300 block of Union Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri 63115, for seven counts of Burglary Second Degree, five counts of Stealing...
ALTON - A fire in the 1800 block of Piasa Street in Alton caused substantial damage both from the original call at 8:30 p.m. Monday of heavy smoke, then the fire rekindled at 4:30 a.m. Alton Fire Department Chief Jesse Jemison said the home where the fire broke out is a “total loss”...
WOOD RIVER - A 23-year-old pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Illinois Route 111 near the Valvoline in Wood River at 5:30 p.m. Sunday and seriously injured. The man struck was on foot en route to work at the nearby Walmart Supercenter, Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said. “He was walkin...
GLEN CARBON - At about 2:27 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, Glen Carbon Police officers responded to a 911 call of a man with a gun in the 200 block of Smola Woods Court, Glen Carbon Police Lt. Patrol Commander Wayne White said Thursday afternoon. "After a search of the area, including a K9 track...
GLEN CARBON - Glen Carbon Police Lt. Patrol Commander Wayne White announced the arrest and charges of a pair of suspects in the strong-armed robbery Wednesday night at the Wal Mart, 400 Junction Drive in Glen Carbon. The armed robbery then led to a high-speed chase into St. Louis County, before the...
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