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.
JERSEYVILLE - After the lunch break on Thursday in the Bonnie Woodward murder case, the prosecution called Matt Davis to the stand. At the time of Bonnie Woodward's disappearance, he was a crime scene anthropologist. Roger Carroll is accused of the murder of Woodward. Carroll, of 20758 Cree...
JERSEYVILLE - Right before the lunch break of day two of the murder trial of Bonnie Woodward, Bonnie’s step-daughter Heather Woodward testified. Roger Carroll is accused of the murder of Woodward. Carroll, of 20758 Creek Road in Jerseyville, was charged with three felonies in two counties....
JERSEY - Testimony continued in the Bonnie Woodward murder trial on Wednesday morning. Roger Carroll is accused of the murder of Woodward. Carroll, of 20758 Creek Road in Jerseyville, was charged with three felonies in two counties. He is accused of luring Woodward to Jersey County where authorities...
JERSEYVILLE - Tuesday before the lunch break, Nathan Carroll, the defendant's son, took the stand for the prosecution in the Bonnie Woodward murder case. Roger W. Carroll, of 20758 Creek Road in Jerseyville, was charged with three felonies in two counties. He is accused of luring Woodward...
JERSEY - Opening statements were done on Tuesday morning in the Bonnie Woodward murder case. Roger W. Carroll, of 20758 Creek Road in Jerseyville, was charged with three felonies in two counties. He is accused of luring Woodward to Jersey County where authorities say he killed Woodward with a Stoeger...
ELSAH - The TCAY Tidalwaves YMCA swimming team enjoyed an incredible day as its swimmers took 38 individual events and eight relays, with the swimmers exceeding many of their personal best times, some by as much as 10 to 20 seconds, as the Tidalwaves won the Heartland Area YMCA regional...
SOUTH ROXANA - O ne motorcyclist was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital with injuries Sunday afternoon after a motorcycle crash. The injuries were caused by a collision at Madison Ave. and Rte. 111 around 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Traffic was closed so that the South Roxana Police Department...
GODFREY - Godfrey Fire Protection District issued a Box Alarm for a structure fire at 1106 Merlin Lane and the Fosterburg Fire Department also responded to help fight the fire. Godfrey Fire Protection District Chief Eric Cranmer said the call to the department came in at around 8:00...
JERSEYVILLE - Friday morning the prosecution rested its case in the murder trial of Bonnie Woodward. The defense called their first witness Dawn Cobb, who is an archeologist. The defense asked Cobb if the bones found were consistent with a prehistorical burial site. She said she wasn’t...
BELLEVILLE - Ray’Sean Taylor scored a game-high 23 points, while Keydrian Jones had 18 as Collinsville beat Belleville West 63-44 and won the Belleville East Regional. “Our game plan tonight was giving the ball to Jones and we did and he finished for us,” Taylor also cam...
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