Six get stuck on sandbar

Six Jackson residents wound up stuck on a sandbar Sunday night on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, directly across from Cape Rock Park. Capt. Brian Shaffer of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department said a passing fisherman brought back five of the passengers while one stayed with the boat until firefighters arrived. They determined the 24-foot boat was too embedded for the department to help. The man rode back with firefighters...