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.
HARTFORD – The Hartford Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the 100 block of East Forest on Monday afternoon. Firefighters encountered significant fire and smoke upon arrival, prompting an immediate assessment of the situation. As the firefighters entered the house, they quickly...
TRENTON - Lucas Abbott finished in third place for Metro-East Lutheran, while Roxana's first two runners, Anthony Hardin and Wyatt Doyle, finished in the top ten, and it helped the Shells win the IHSA Class 1A Trenton Wesclin cross country regional team title Saturday morning at Wesclin High...
TRENTON - Father McGivney Catholic's Elana Rybak and Jane Cummings finished third and fourth individually, and it was enough to send the Griffins' girls cross country team to the championship of the IHSA Class 1A Trenton Wesclin regional meet, held Saturday morning at Wesclin High School....
ALTON — A traffic stop in Alton escalated into a brief pursuit and a crash Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, 2024, resulting in a vehicle colliding with a residence and subsequently catching fire. At approximately 1:30 p.m., a Madison County Sheriff's Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle...
ALTON — A vehicle involved in a police chase with a truck struck two other vehicles before crashing into a home on Ninth Street in Alton around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Authorities reported that the driver of the vehicle that crashed into the house fled the scene. No injuries were...
ROSEWOOD HEIGHTS—The Rosewood Heights Fire Department responded to a two-car accident on Friday night in the 500 block of East Airline, where one vehicle had rolled over. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a truck that had overturned and another vehicle with significant front-end damage....
EDWARDSVILLE — The jury deliberated about three hours Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, before finding Roger Dale Sutton, 57, guilty of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death. The jury found that he fatally beat and strangled Patrenia “Trina” Butler-Turner, wh...
This is a video from a press conference with Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Haine after the Sutton murder trial verdict came back on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024.
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