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 fire broke out in a vacant house in the 900 block of Rixon Street in Alton at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday and the Alton Fire Department and Alton Police Department immediately responded. When Alton Fire and Police arrived they saw smoke coming out of the residence. The fire department attacked...
GODFREY - A male pedestrian was struck and died from injuries suffered in an incident that occurred at 3:30 a.m. Sunday at Short near Alby in Godfrey. The Madison County Sheriff's Office is investigating the situation and said it could not release any additional details at this time. Traffic was...
EAST ALTON - East Alton Fire Department, East Alton Police Department and Alton Memorial Ambulance responded to a rollover traffic crash at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in the 600 block of Wood River Avenue. One female patient was taken to the hospital by Alton Memorial Ambulance. A cause...
WOOD RIVER - A bandit wearing a Hardee’s ball cap and other Hardee’s clothing stepped into the Verizon Wireless Store in Wood River at 11:37 a.m. and after a conversation with an employee, darted out of the store with two of the latest iPhones in his hands. Wood River Police Chief Bra...
EAST ALTON - East Alton Police have confirmed they are investigating a robbery at knife-point. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at or near First Mid-America Credit Union. Police confirmed it was an ongoing investigation, but could not release further comments at this time. Scanner...
BETHALTO – The 99th Bethalto Homecoming was again a success with no crowd issues and “everyone seemed to have a good time” during the three-day Labor Day weekend event, Bethalto Mayor Alan Winslow said today. “The homecoming always has a lot of variety both with food and...
ALTON - The Fifth Annual First Responders Day and Kickball Fundraiser held at Gordon Moore Park recently was again a huge success. "We had 14 teams play a double-elimination bracket," Tommy Davison of the Alton Fire Department said. "Teams included: Alton Fire Department, Alton Police Department,...
GODFREY - A brush fire spread to an apartment in the Surrey Court apartment complex on Sunday night. The call to the Godfrey Fire Protection District came at 8:40 p.m. When the fire officials arrived, they quickly noticed the front part of the apartment complex was on fire. The Godfrey Fire Protection...
ALTON - The Alton Police Department confirmed that one person was shot and eventually died Sunday after an incident in the 100 block of 19th Street in Alton. The shooting was reported around 2 a.m. Sunday. Alton Police Department reported that the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been calle...
ALTON - At least one person was shot in an incident reported around 2 a.m. Sunday on 19th Street in Alton. One person was airlifted to St. Louis after being transported to OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center. Detectives were called to the scene. On scene were Alton Police Department, Alton...
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