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.
RAYTOWN, Mo. –Update: Missouri State Highway canceled the Amber Alert. They released that Xaivon McKinzey returned home. The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert at about 9:10 p.m. Saturday for a 16-year-old abducted at gunpoint. The Raytown Police Department asked for the alert...
ALTON - Thirteen-year-old Alana Jausel's infectious smile and T-shirt: "Love God, Love People" on Friday afternoon said it all when she delivered 210 donated bookbags to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Kids in Care foster children. Jausel touched a lot of hearts when she donate...
Ullin, IL – On October 1, 2020, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) District 22 Patrol was advised of an armed robbery which had just occurred at the Casey’s General Store located at 306 N. 1st Street, Vienna, IL. Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, Vienna...
ALTON - The Imo's Pizza location at 2704 Godfrey Road and multiple businesses around it were closed late Friday morning during a time they would normally all be preparing for a busy day. The Imo's location is right at the border between Alton and Godfrey. Imo's suffered significant damage, Alton...
GODFREY -Alton Fire Department along with other area fire departments responded to a commercial structure fire at Imo’s Pizza at 2704 Godfrey Road. The fire call came around 3:20 a.m.early Friday morning. When firefighters arrived they had heavy smoke visible. Once inside they encountered...
JERSEY - The family of Bonnie Woodward has justice served for the gruesome 2010 murder of Bonnie Woodward. Roger Carroll, charged with Woodward’s murder on April 12, 2018, was sentenced to 45 years for first-degree murder and 25 years for use of a firearm in the case on Thursday in Jersey...
ROXANA - A powerful Roxana girls tennis team blanked Waterloo Gibault 9-0 on Wednesday in a match at Roxana High School courts. These were the singles results: No. 1 - Roxana's Stephanie Kamp was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Waterloo Gibault's Maria Biske. No. 2 - Roxana's Lindsey Ratliff was a 6-1,...
ALTON - An old medical building is being demolished today as part of Hull Property Group’s revitalization plan for the Alton Square Mall property. Alton Mayor Brant Walker said the Hull Group has invested millions into the enhancing the mall area and success will be shown by all these efforts...
EDWARDSVILLE - Donald Nelson has been convicted on all counts, including first-degree murder of 87-year-old Eldon “Twirp” Williams of Godfrey in the 200 block of West Delmar in Alton on Oct. 16, 2018. Nelson was arrested a few blocks away on an unrelated call, but investigators quickly...
COLLINSVILLE - The City of Collinsville released a statement about a letter several Collinsville residents received this past week regarding a political sign. The City of Collinsville said they did not send the letter. The City of Collinsville stressed this letter was made to look like an official...
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