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.
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis College of Pharmacy President John A. Pieper made a statement today that the pharmacy is cooperating with area law enforcement about the recent murder of Randy L. Gori of Edwardsville because the suspect - Timothy Michael Banowetz - was a student there. Gori was murdered Saturday...
GODFREY - Godfrey Fire Protection District issued a Box Alarm in a heavy blaze in the 5200 block of Brook Road, an actual Alton address, but it the district's jurisdiction on Tuesday morning. Alton and Fosterburg Fire Department responded to help fight the fire. Godfrey Fire Protection District...
SEE VIDEO: EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Sheriff's Office and Madison County State's Attorney's Office on Monday afternoon announced that a suspect, Timothy Michael Banowetz, 28, of 441 Ramblewood Way, Wentzville, Mo., was charged with offenses related to the first-degree murder...
BREESE CENTRAL PAWS SHOOTOUT CIVIC MEMORIAL 53, BREESE CENTRAL 39: Tori Standefer led CM with a career-high 18 points as the Eagles won the final game over the host Cougars in CM's first game after the sudden resignation of head coach Jonathan Denney and lead assistant coach Julianne...
WOOD RIVER - A serious fire broke out in a garage of a home at 95 N. Main St. in Wood River with a call issued at 1:35 p.m. Monday. The home is a group home for special needs adults. A Box Alarm was issued and it encountered serious damage. The fire spread from the garage to the back of the house...
ALTON - Alton Police Department detectives, all of whom are current members of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, along with numerous Alton administrative and patrol officers, and the Madison County Coroner's Office and Illinois State Police crime scene unit are probing the "suspicious death"...
ALTON - The Alton Police Department is investigating what appears to be a suspicious death Monday morning in the 1100 block of Highland Avenue and Atwood in Alton. Officers were called to the scene around 8 a.m. Monday when someone called in worried about a family member's well being with a welfare...
EDWARDSVILLE- A person was taken into custody after an Edwardsville attorney was found dead inside his Madison County home Saturday night. The body of a highly prominent Edwardsville man - attorney Randy L. Gori - was found Saturday night in a home at 4586 Mooney Creek Road in Edwardsville after...
EDWARDSVILLE - This is a photo circulating of the 2020 Rolls Royce SUV vehicle that was stolen from the home invasion/homicide on Mooney Creek Road in Edwardsville. The body of a highly prominent Edwardsville man - attorney Randy L. Gori - was found Saturday night in a home at 4586 Mooney Creek...
EDWARDSILLE - The body of a highly prominent Edwardsville man - attorney Randy L. Gori - was found Saturday night in a home at 4586 Mooney Creek Road in Edwardsville after a Black 2020 Rolls Royce SUV was taken from the residence. Gori, 47, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Madison County...
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