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 person driving a U-Haul truck struck a traffic light at Ridge and Broadway in Alton at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The traffic light was knocked to the ground and landed on the nearby sidewalk. The driver in the U-Haul truck then fled the scene. The Illinois Department of Transportation has bee...
FOSTERBURG - A red ladder fire truck with an elevated sign that says “Elect Trump Make America Great Again 2020 For President of the United States” has garnered attention of those on their daily trips on Interstate-255 near Fosterburg. The ladder fire truck is positioned in a farm field...
ALTON - Alton Police are investigating a domestic dispute that resulted in minor injuries to a male late Thursday morning. The call to Alton Police occurred at 10:45 a.m. to the 2100 block of Main Street. Alton Fire Department Ambulance also responded. Alton Police said the man was treated a...
GRANITE CITY - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred Thursday morning in the parking lot of Curly’s Corner Market at 5527 Maryville Road, Granite City. The call to the Madison County Sheriff's Office came at 9:55 a.m. Thursday. The Curly’s...
COLLINSVILLE - On Monday, 4/20/20, the Major Case Squad took a 24-year-old female and 20-year-old male into custody reference the murder of Devin Judd. On Tuesday, 4/21/20, the Major Case Squad presented information to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office relative to the offenses...
ALTON– The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that Illinois 143 between Discovery Parkway and Illinois 3 will be restricted to one lane in each direction beginning on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. This work is necessary to construct a new asphalt surface and is expected to be complete...
ALTON - With COVID-19 in the area and with Illinois and Missouir pretty much shut down people are stuck in their houses. People can't go to the St. Louis Zoo, Missouri Botanical Gardens, and many parks are shut down. Residents are not able to take in the spring colors or visit parks. For...
ALTON - The Illinois State Police report a 17-year-old girl died from injuries suffered in a crash at Washington near Broadway on Friday afternoon in Alton. There were three passengers injured in the crash, one was a 20-year-old East St. Louis male, a 17-year-old Belleville male, and a 17-year-old...
ALTON - A driver with three passengers tried to elude police in a chase in Alton early Friday afternoon, but crashed the vehicle into a telephone pole, snapping it in half, then flipped multiple times. All four passengers were ejected from the vehicle with serious injuries. The crash occurred...
GRANITE CITY - The Granite City Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 1900 block of Adams St. in Granite City around 12:30 a.m. on Friday. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control for the most part in quick fashion because of the rapid response. Fire crews stayed on...
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