Dalton Brown joined Riverbender.com in January of 2022. He grew up in Jerseyville and graduated from Jersey Community High School in 2017. Dalton earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) with a major in Mass Communications and a minor in Political Science.
During his time at SIUE, Dalton worked as a Copy Editor for The Alestle, the university’s news organization with print and online operations. As a small, student-run newspaper, he often found himself filling the role of reporter and writer and regularly wrote news, lifestyle, and opinion pieces for The Alestle. He received recognition from the Illinois College Press Association for his writing.
Dalton also interned at The Hauser Group, a St. Louis-based Public Relations firm with several clients around the Greater St. Louis area and beyond. During his internship, he wrote newsletter content, social media posts, and several press releases which were featured in publications including Riverbender.com, the Alton Telegraph, the St. Louis Business Journal, and more.
Dalton now covers local business, government/politics, crime, and general news for Riverbender.com.
GRANITE CITY – A Granite City man with a past of domestic violence in Arkansas faces a new set of domestic battery charges in Illinois. Andrew N. Tice, 40, of Granite City, was charged on May 20, 2025 with one count each of aggravated domestic battery (a Class 2 felony) and his second offense...
ALTON – An Alton man faces multiple felonies after recklessly fleeing from police at high speeds, stealing scrap materials and household items, and possessing methamphetamine. Eugene A. Covington, 54, of Alton, was charged on May 12, 2025 with one count of theft, two counts of aggravated fleein...
PHOTOS: Newly promoted Edwardsville Police Lieutenant Matthew Senci, new Police Sergeant Marcus Wagner, new Assistant Fire Chief Mark Mayfield and his father, new Fire Captain Jake Sweetman and family, new Fire Captain Jeremy Paschall and family. EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville saw some Police...
MADISON – Two local women were charged on the same day with burglarizing the same residence in Madison. Joni M. Wilkinson, 38, of Granite City, and Sandra C. Crook, 38, of Madison, were both charged on May 14, 2025 with Class 2 felony counts of burglary. On March 7, 2025, the two allegedly...
GLEN CARBON – Panda Express will open its first-ever Glen Carbon location on Friday, May 23, 2025. At 10 a.m., the well-known American Chinese eatery will open its doors at 2337 Troy Road in Glen Carbon. Lucky customers will be surprised throughout the day with Panda Express giveaways, including...
ALTON – Residents of Alton, Cottage Hills, and Pontoon Beach are the subjects of multiple criminal cases involving stolen vehicles in Madison County. Anna F. Burns, 36, of Alton, was charged on May 13, 2025 with one count of offenses related to motor vehicles, a Class 2 felony. On Dec. 11,...
GRANITE CITY – Granite City Police have charged two city residents in separate cases of domestic battery. David L. Emerson, 70, of Granite City, was charged on May 12, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated domestic battery and a Class A misdemeanor count of domestic battery. On Ma...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville is the latest Riverbend community to establish its own 1% sales tax on groceries to offset major revenue loss as the state’s grocery tax expires. City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance implementing a city-wide Municipal Grocery Retailer’...
GODFREY – The Village of Godfrey has a new Village Board member and Village Clerk after they and returning elected officials were sworn in on Tuesday night, May 20, 2025. Village officials took their oaths of office at this week’s Village Board meeting, which was held at the Trimpe...
ALTON – Community members gathered at the Wedge Innovation Center in Alton on Tuesday night to ask representatives from development firm McCormack Baron Salazar (MBS) about the proposed Lovejoy apartments project. MBS representatives were on hand to answer questions from the public, surrounded...
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