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 - An armed robbery occurred at approximately 10:15 p.m. Sunday at Casey's General Store 2517 Washington in Alton. Scanner traffic said the suspect was armed with a handgun. The person was described as wearing dark clothing and a red mask, he then quickly fled from the robbery on foot toward th...
BELLEVILLE – Saturday night the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Chris R. Grant, 45, with the first-degree murder of Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins early Friday morning. The office states that Grant shot Trooper Hopkins with intent to kill or do great...
GRAFTON - On Saturday Aeries Resort in Grafton hosted a Craft Beer Festival from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The doors opened at 1:30 p.m. for registration and ID check. People sampled craft beers from a variety of local small-batch breweries with a souvenir tasting glass and 12 tastings. Crowned “Best...
EAST ST. LOUIS – A trooper with the Illinois State Police was shot and killed in the line of duty early Friday morning in East St. Louis while serving a warrant. The 33-year-old trooper was identified as Nick Hopkins of Waterloo. He has been on the job 10 years. Hopkins was serving a warrant...
COLLINSVILLE – An Illinois State Police officer suffered life-threatening injuries from a gunshot during the execution of a search warrant in the 1400 block of North 42nd Street in East St. Louis in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 23. The state police officer was transported from th...
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS GOLF TIGERS WIN LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION, EXPLORERS SMALL SCHOOL IN MADISON COUNTY TOURNAMENTS: Marquette Catholic won the small school division, while Edwardsville took top honors in the large school division in the Madison County Golf Tournament,...
EAST ST. LOUIS - An Illinois State Police officer serving a warrant in the 1400 block of North 42 Street in East St. Louis was shot Friday morning. Illinois State Police, East St. Louis Police, and and other law enforcement officers are at the scene, along with tactical units. The Illinois State...
EDWARDSVILLE- The Madison County Board passed a resolution last night at there board meeting to demolish the house where Godfrey Fire Captain Jake Ringering fought his last fire and a wall fell on him. Capt. Ringering died from injuries from the incident and three other firefighters were injured....
ALTON - The Alton Motor Boat Club has a long history and a solid reputation for its social events and giving nature to the community. Established in 1941, The Alton Motor Boat Club now consists of 144 regular members and 124 social members. Regular members not only get to enjoy the clubhouse but...
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