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/GODFREY/EDWARDSVILLE - A severe storm blew through the area around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, leaving behind a wide range of downed trees, power lines and limb debris. In the 3100 block of Brown Street in Alton there was a tree halfway in the road after the storm and near the Dental...
METRO EAST - The Metro East was hit with some high winds and hail Monday evening, with some damage in certain areas. On social media, it spread a tornado was spotted in Calhoun County, but the National Weather Service in St. Louis said Tuesday it didn't have any such reports. Meteorologist Kevin...
WEST ALTON - Two cars collided just after 2 p.m. on Monday near the Phillips 66 station on Route 67 in West Alton. The cause of the crash was unknown at this time, but witnesses said one of the motorists attempted to cross the road toward the gas station when the vehicle struck and another...
GILLESPIE - The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office directed a search of Gillespie Lake on Monday after information of an alleged body finding on Sunday, but after a dive team and sonar search, nothing was discovered, Sheriff Shawn Kahl informed media. “We got some information Sunday...
COLLINSVILLE - A house fire in the 9000 block of Rene Avenue in Collinsville is considered a crime scene, the State Park Fire Department said Friday morning. The destructive fire broke out around 7:30 a.m. and the State Park Fire Department, which covers that area of Collinsville, was dispatched...
ALTON - An early morning blaze in the 3200 block of Edsall in Alton carried a similar theme as others like it recently - a vacant home and a fire that began early in the morning. Alton Fire Chief Bernie Sebold said the suspicious fire is being investigated by his team and the state fire marshal’s...
ALTON - A fire broke out early Monday morning at a house in the 3200 block of Edsall Street in Alton that was fully engulfed when fire and law enforcement personnel arrived. The call came in around 4 a.m. and Alton Fire Department quickly arrived with Alton Police Department and Alton Memorial...
EAST ALTON - East Alton had its annual Clean Up Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the community. The cleanup started at the Recreation Center in East Alton. East Alton Mayor Joe Silkwood thanked everyone who was in attendance, then everyone split into groups and cleaned up the trash along...
HAMEL - Two vehicles collided head-on just outside Hamel on Illinois Route 157 at Jerusalem Road around 5 p.m. on Friday. The two vehicles were both taken away at the end by tow trucks with major damage done to each of them. The condition of those involved in the crash is unknown at this point....
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