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 - Here it is eight days before Christmas and one of Alton’s finest and most giving families lost their home in a devastating fire this week in the 100 block of Marietta Place in Alton. Jim “Wally” Wetzstein and Karen Wetzstein lost their home in a destructive blaze at 4:28...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On December 23, 2020, at approximately 7:53 AM, St. Louis County Police officers from the North County Precinct responded to the 2200 block of Chambers Road for a call for service for a person down. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male lying on the parking lot to the rea...
JERSEY - An Illinois Department of Transportation flagger was hit by a vehicle while working on a road project at Illinois Route 109 and Bethel Road on Wednesday morning in Jersey County. Jersey County Sheriff Mike Ringhausen said the person that was struck was removed from the scene by ambulance...
HIGHLAND - A missing juvenile female was reported missing and last seen on Monday in Highland. Riley was last seen near 26th street in Highland. She was wearing blue jean jeggings, a gray shirt, and a black jacket. She is approximately 5-foot-2, 100 pounds. She has missed the necessary medication...
WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Police Department and Alton Police Department worked together early Wednesday, December 23, 2020, to execute a drug search warrant at The Stallion, 53 W. Ferguson Ave., Wood River. "The search warrant was obtained by the Alton Police Department after a drug investigation...
ROSEWOOD HEIGHTS - Rosewood Heights Fire Department responded to a one-car traffic crash just after midnight on Wednesday at East Rosewood Drive and School Street. When firefighters arrived they had one vehicle that had struck a guard rail. Rosewood Heights and Alton Memorial Ambulance treated...
HAZELWOOD, Mo. - One lane of southbound Interstate 270 is open after a semi-truck driver was killed Tuesday around noon. A tractor-trailer broke down on southbound 270 just past McDonnell Boulevard. The driver got out of the semi to put out safety cones when they were struck by another vehicle....
JERSEYVILLE - QEM Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire just before 7 Tuesday morning on Comanche Lane in rural Jersey County. When QEM arrived on the scene, the mobile home had heavy fire and smoke throughout the home. QEM called for mutual aid to help fight the fire. The mobile...
ALTON - Alton Firefighters Local 1255 had its Fourth Annual Turkey Giveaway from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at the Crisis Food Center at 21 E. Sixth Street in Alton, and it was a significant success once again. “This year was a little different due to the COVID-19 Pandemic...
ALTON - The 14th annual Wreaths Across American project and ceremonies were held locally on Saturday at the Alton National Cemetery, in which the headstones of fallen United States military veterans nationwide were decorated with Christmas wreaths by volunteers in 2,100 locations across the country...
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