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 - Travion D. Williams, 27, of East St. Louis, was arrested in the 2700 block of Broadway in Alton on Tuesday evening after barricading himself in his vehicle armed and initially refusing to exit Tuesday night. Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido said Williams was armed with a handgun at the tim...
EAST ST. LOUIS – This afternoon, a federal jury in East St. Louis, Illinois, returned a guilty verdict against Avery Smartt, Jr. The 43-year-old East St. Louis native was convicted of producing child pornography and attempting to tamper with the victim’s testimony before trial. The...
COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) - Zone 6 is conducting an independent investigation into an officer-involved shooting that took place on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, on the McKinley Bridge in Venice, IL. According to a preliminary...
BETHALTO - Keith Cook spent 53 years flying and 35 of the years for the same company and out of the same airport. Today marked his last flight for Basler Electric. His last trip was today and he flew with his family down to Spirit of St Louis Airport in Chesterfield Missouri, for lunch before returning...
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association is very disappointed to learn of today’s decision by the governor and IDPH regarding the movement of basketball in Illinois to the “High Risk” category, thus postponing the season for our student-athletes and coaches. The...
JERSEY - Clark Norris , a senior golfer, was a shining star for the Panthers this past fall and is the October Male Athlete of the Month Jersey Community High School. Norris is coached by Bryan Brown. Norris has been playing golf for about two years. “I love the game of golf because...
TROY, IL. - Madisyn Paige Carrino has been missing since October 24, 2020, from Troy Illinois. Carrino is 16 years old. Carrino is described as a white female, 5-foot-11, 215 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a grey t-shirt, blue leggings. She was last seen with...
ROXANA - Sarah Floyd, a senior golfer at Roxana High School, has officially completed 1,000 community service hours. Floyd learned early on that serving the community, volunteering, and giving back was important. Sarah is a definite Difference Maker in her community. Her family has been...
GRANITE CITY - Edwardsville runner Ryan Watts broke the Granite City course record with a time of 14:41.14 as the Tigers placed four of their runners in the top ten in going on to win the IHSA Class 3A cross country regional meet Saturday morning at Wilson Park in Granite City. The Tigers...
GRANITE CITY - Edwardsville sophomore runner Riley Knoyle finished third in the race as the Tigers received solid performances from everyone in the lineup to finish third in the IHSA Class 3A regional cross country meet Saturday morning at Wilson Park in Granite City. Normal Community won...
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