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.
EAST ALTON — Illinois Department of Transportation workers were repairing part of a bridge over Wood River Creek on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, after IDOT was called to the scene when a portion of the bridge fell underneath. Motorists were advised to slow down when entering the area while...
ALTON - Lucy Becker drove in five runs on four hits as the Highland Bulldogs rolled past Alton 17-4 on Thursday. Becker doubled in the fourth inning to score two runs, doubled again in the sixth to score two more and singled in the fifth to drive in another run for Highland. Highland opened the...
MORO, IL. - The National Weather Service in St. Louis has confirmed that two EF-1 tornadoes moved through the Metro East early Wednesday morning, March 11, 2026, including one in Moro, Illinois, and the other in St. Clair County. Jayson Gosselin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service...
MORO, Ill. — National Weather Service in St. Louis officials are sending a survey team to Moro on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, after storm damage in the area left a home on Field Drive with its roof completely removed, snapped large trees at their bases, and flattened a grain silo about a half...
ALTON - Alton police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Tuesday on the property of the Alton Housing Authority in Alton, Illinois, after officers responded to a 911 call reporting gunshots in the 700 block of Oakwood Estates. The Alton Police Department said it received the call...
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced today that an East St. Louis man was found guilty of first-degree murder in what prosecutors described as a murder-for-hire killing of a Collinsville woman. Following a bench trial Monday in Madison County, Associate Judge...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Fire Department responded to Captain D's in the 1900 block of Troy Road for a structure fire Wednesday night. A passerby called 911 at around 11:30 p.m., reporting smoke coming from the roof of the business. Edwardsville Police arrived first and relayed that...
WOOD RIVER - A call to the Wood River Fire Department that initially appeared to be a potentially serious incident at a Wood River nursing home ended without a fire after a dry chemical fire extinguisher was accidentally discharged, prompting an evacuation and medical evaluations, according to the...
PONTOON BEACH – On Saturday, February 28, 2026, at approximately 1:08 a.m., the Mitchell Fire Department provided mutual aid to the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department for a working commercial structure fire in the 3700 block of Pontoon Road. Upon arrival, crews encountered a fully...
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