FOLEY, Mo. (AP) – Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns in northeastern Missouri and Illinois got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected.

Recent levee breaks north of Canton, not far from the Iowa line, had allowed the river level to drop there and at other towns far north of St. Louis.

Officials knew the water would rise again to crests expected during the weekend, and while the amount of the increase caught them off guard, it didn’t make things any worse. The folks in Canton were keeping a tight watch over the city’s levee, but it continued to hold strong against the Mississippi.

The river reached 26.3 feet Saturday morning at Canton after dipping below 23 feet two days earlier, and it was expected to crest at 26.4 feet.

Campbell gives apology to police

LONDON (AP) – Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism.

British Airways strongly denied the charge.

Campbell, 38, was sentenced Friday to 200 hours of community service and fined 2,300 pounds ($4,600) after she pleaded guilty to kicking, spitting and swearing at the officers aboard a plane at Heathrow Airport in April.

In an interview with Sky News broadcast Saturday, Campbell said she regretted her behavior and said “I apologize profusely” to the police.

“As for British Airways, I don’t apologize,” she said.

Campbell accused British Airways staff of having racist attitudes.

Homers win game for Cubs

CHICAGO (AP) – The Cubs have the best record in the majors, so it’s no surprise they’re proving to be the top team in their own city.

Jim Edmonds, once with the St. Louis Cardinals and booed as loudly at Wrigley Field as some of the White Sox are now, hit two homers in a nine-run fourth inning Saturday, lifting the Cubs to an 11-7 victory.

“Whenever you get done tying me to the Cardinals, it’ll be fine so I can start getting a little bit of Cubs’ history in my background,” Edmonds said. “It’s a great win.”

Everything Jose Contreras of the White Sox threw, the Cubs seemed to swing at and hit in their biggest inning of the season.

Edmonds and Mike Fontenot hit back-to-back homers to open the inning and Aramis Ramirez and Edmonds had consecutive shots to close it.

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