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 - A second Good Samaritan appeared in the region Thursday, this time in the form of an off-duty Edwardsville firefighter. The off-duty firefighter was driving by the 4300 block of Thadway in Alton when he saw flames coming from the back of a house. He immediately dialed 911 for fire department...
ALTON - Two cars collided at Main Street and Edwards Street in Alton around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. One person was transported to a local hospital with injuries by Alton Fire Department Rescue, but was conscious and alert at the scene. Both vehicles in the crash suffered damage. ...
EDWARDSVILLE - A Good Samaritan performed a life-saving act at 12:35 a.m. Thursday in the 5500 block of Tiger Road in Edwardsville when he noticed a strange light in a house next to him and he discovered it was a fire. The man quickly worked to wake up the family of three, one pregnant, help them...
ALTON - Collinsville place all five of its scoring runners in the top ten, while Alton placed three runners in the top ten, as the Kahoks won the boys race in the Alton Invitational cross country meet held Wednesday afternoon at Gordon Moore Park. Collinsville won the meet with a total of...
ALTON - Granite City's girls cross country team put six of its runners in the top ten, while Marquette Catholic's Kailey Vickrey came in third as the Warriors won the title in the Alton Invitational cross country meet that was ran Wednesday at Gordon Moore Park. The Warriors won the event with...
ALTON - A suspect, while displaying what appeared to be a firearm, robbed Phillips 66 at 1660 East Broadway Ave. in Alton at approximately 7:12 a.m. Wednesday. With the assistance of witnesses, Alton Police officers and detectives were able to locate and detain a suspect. The investigation is...
ALTON - Alton Fire Department and Alton Police Department were called to a possible arson attempt of a home in the 600 block of Bond Street in Alton just after 11 a.m. Wednesday. The fire was burning inside the vacant house when the fire department arrived and quickly extinguished the blaze. Th...
ALTON - Civic Memorial topped Alton 6-3 in varsity girls tennis on Tuesday at Alton. Civic Memorial's Hannah Butkovich, Kennedy Loewen and Jessica Schillinger won their singles and doubles matches and Alton's Lydia Taul and Ainsley Fortschneider shined in singles for the Redbirds, winning their...
BETHALTO - Civic Memorial junior Aslan Henderson is a valuable athlete in multiple sports for the Eagles - cross country, soccer and track. This fall, he is the top runner in the Eagles' boys cross country group. Henderson won the three-mile Granite City Invite race in his team's category with a time...
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