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.
GRANITE CITY - The Granite City Fire Department battled a heavy blaze Wednesday afternoon at 18th Street and Edison Avenue in Granite City. The two-story residence was consumed with heavy flames when fire officials arrived. The second story of the house was severely damaged, but the Granite...
ST. LOUIS - Edwardsville reported the highest rain tally in the region of 2.84 inches on Tuesday from weather spotters to the National Weather Service in St. Louis. The storms hit the area multiple times, once around 4:30 p.m., then later in the evening. Lambert Airport reported .43 inches of...
ALTON - The Great River Road is presently closed from Clifton Terrace to State Street in Alton because of a partial train derailment in the 700 block of West Broadway. "There are no train cars that overturned but the train still stretched across the roadway, obstructing traffic," Alton Police...
WOOD RIVER - A man in a red Corvette crashed the vehicle into a yard at 9th and Penning in Wood River after a chase that started with East Alton Police. The person was quickly captured. Wood River Police Department assisted East Alton and the Alton Police Canine Unit also came to the scene to locat...
GODFREY - Godfrey and Carrollton were both hit with a strong thunderstorm surge after 3 p.m. on Tuesday and more for the region is likely to come this evening. The above photo, submitted by Craig Wilfong, depicts low clouds and heavy debris flowing. Wilfong told Riverbender.com reporter Chris Rhodes...
VIDEO OF PITCHER GENNA ROARK: GODFREY - Genna Roark is doing something most girls don’t do at age 10, she is a star pitcher for a boys baseball team in the Godfrey Youth Recreation League. Roark was a strong asset this past week for her team, striking out six of six batters in just...
MONROE COUNTY - On July 15, 2020, Sheriff Neal Rohlfing received positive results for having COVID-19. Sheriff Rohlfing has been quarantining since the weekend when he first had symptoms. The Sheriff’s Department operations have not been affected due to limited contact with employees prior...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announces the appointment of Major Jeff Connor, Chief Deputy Sheriff of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, as the new Commander of the Major Case Squad. This important position within the Major Case Squad is responsible for assigning...
ROXANA - The Roxana Police Department is investigating an attempted Criminal Trespass to Residence complaint that occurred Monday, July 20, 2020, at approximately 5:30 a.m. in the 100 block of East Second Street. The resident awoke early this morning by his two dog’s barking aggressively and...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that Illinois will receive a total of $739,971,747 in federal funding to support hospitals in Illinois providing COVID-19 care in communities across Illinois. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of...
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