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.
WOOD RIVER - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons filed predatory criminal sexual assault charges against a 31-year-old Wood River man for sexually assaulting and exploiting an 8-year-old girl. Jeffrey L. Ramsay (d.o.b. 11/10/88) was charged with one count of Predatory Criminal Sexual...
EAST ALTON - East Alton had several flooded streets during a downpour of rain Tuesday. The National Weather Service in St. Louis said a flash flood watch remains in effect for much of the area through Wednesday morning. Alton has recorded 1.24 inches of rain Tuesday. Additional rainfall o...
SEE VIDEO: ST LOUIS - Fr. Stephen Schumacher, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, was among the defenders of a prominent statue of the city’s namesake as protesters called for its removal Saturday. Umar Lee, an organizer of the protests, said June 27 that the statue “is...
CUBA - Lucas Munzlinger with Unique Storm Trackers was tracking a storm on Saturday evening when he caught an EF-0 tornado on video that hit Northwest of Cuba Missouri leaving some damage. Unique Storm Trackers also travel to the Riverbend area when situations arise. “I have been...
BELLEVILLE – Three teens and three adults are in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old that happened Wednesday evening in Belleville, police say. The shooting happened in the 6300 block of West Washington Street around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, police identified the...
ALTON - J.F. Electric was visible at work high in the air late last week after lightning struck a static line on top of a pole near Argosy in Downtown Alton. The static line came loose and JF Electric inspected the area and reattached the static wire. The business was contracted by Ameren Illinois...
EDWARDSVILLE - Metro East Lutheran High School presented diplomas to its senior graduates this past Saturday on the football field. Salutatorians Stephanie Collins and Kathyrn Eberhart each had speeches followed by Valedictorian Alaina Bozarth. Principal Dr. Jay Krause presented the class....
SPRINGFIELD - Two victims were killed and another injured Friday when an active shooter opened fire inside the Bunn-O-Matic warehouse in Springfield. The suspect, 48-year-old Michael L. Collins, is also dead. The Bunn-O-Matic warehouse is located at 1400 Adlai Stevenson Dr. A SWAT team is...
WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Police Department and the ILEAS Special Response Team executed a search warrant at approximately 6:20 a.m., on June 25, 2020, at 721 Longfellow Ave., Wood River Illinois. The search warrant was obtained by the Wood River Police Department Drug Unit after diligent wor...
ALTON - The Liberty Bank Amphitheater Park area remains blocked off with a sign that says “closed due to flooding,” which is correct because there is still a fountain and some other pump work changes that are going to be made before it reopens. Alton Mayor Brant Walker said it is hoped...
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