Dalton Brown joined Riverbender.com in January of 2022. He grew up in Jerseyville and graduated from Jersey Community High School in 2017. Dalton earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) with a major in Mass Communications and a minor in Political Science.
During his time at SIUE, Dalton worked as a Copy Editor for The Alestle, the university’s news organization with print and online operations. As a small, student-run newspaper, he often found himself filling the role of reporter and writer and regularly wrote news, lifestyle, and opinion pieces for The Alestle. He received recognition from the Illinois College Press Association for his writing.
Dalton also interned at The Hauser Group, a St. Louis-based Public Relations firm with several clients around the Greater St. Louis area and beyond. During his internship, he wrote newsletter content, social media posts, and several press releases which were featured in publications including Riverbender.com, the Alton Telegraph, the St. Louis Business Journal, and more.
Dalton now covers local business, government/politics, crime, and general news for Riverbender.com.
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County vehicle thefts in recent months include one case of a high-speed police chase and two separate cases involving homeless individuals, according to county court documents. Lee L. Harris IV, 42, of Collinsville, was charged with one count of offenses related to motor vehicles....
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County has seen several cases of battery and domestic battery in recent weeks, many involving repeat offenders with several prior convictions of battery, domestic battery, and more. John T. Tanner, 34, of Alton, was charged with domestic battery and interfering with the...
EDWARDSVILLE - One case of robbery at a Family Dollar joins several thefts and retail thefts filed in Madison County in recent weeks. Items stolen range from a Shark vacuum to food and alcohol, a TV, a water heater, and much more. Corteon T. Brown, 18, of East St. Louis, was charged with aggravated...
ALTON - Fourth Ward Alderwoman Rosetta Brown said at the Alton City Council meeting this week that there’s been an “impressive” outpouring of community support for the family of Ra’niya Steward, the 13-year-old victim of a fatal shooting in Alton earlier this month . “Th...
ALTON - After stabbing his mother multiple times in the head, neck, and chest, a man from St. Louis faces three felonies in a case filed by the Alton Police Department earlier this month. Michael R. Wiggins, 30, of St. Louis, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery,...
GRANITE CITY - A St. Louis man faces three felonies after allegedly fleeing from the Granite City police at over 100 mph while in possession of fentanyl, according to Madison County court documents. Jalen C. Sherrell, 28, of St. Louis, was charged with one count of unlawful manufacture or delivery...
GRANITE CITY - A man from Wood River who was charged earlier this month with attempted residential burglary has been released from custody after the state “failed to prove” he committed the burglary. Lawrence A. Oker, 33, of Wood River, was charged with one count of attempted residential...
GLEN CARBON - Madison County Treasurer Chris Slusser shared more information with Glen Carbon trustees on Tuesday about the $51 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds the county received from the federal government from 2021 to 2022. Slusser said at this week’s Village Board...
EDWARDSVILLE - A man from Edwardsville has been charged with multiple firearm-related felonies after shooting in the direction of a public park and at multiple victims backing out of a driveway in a residential neighborhood. Daniel R. Matlock, 30, of Edwardsville, was charged with armed violence,...
ALTON - A man from Alton previously convicted of domestic battery and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon has been charged with his second or subsequent offense of domestic battery, according to Madison County court documents. Clarence Estelle, 32, of Alton, was charged with his second...
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