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Devils Lake Prisoner Escapes Jail For Second Time

The U.S. Marshalls Service is searching for a federal prisoner who escaped from jail in Devils Lake for the second time in two years.Wesley E. Brown III escaped from custody at the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center around 1:15 a.m. Saturday.He was in federal custody awaiting sentencing after he pleaded guilty last to charges of possession of a firearm by convicted felon and escape.Brown previously escaped a jail in Rugby in June of 2013.He is described as a six-foot-one- white man who weighs 250 pounds and has brown hair.He has tattoos on his arms, both sides of his neck, and one teardrop tattoo near his right eye.

Breach In The Tolna Dam

Engineers with the state water commission and Nelson County highway department are keeping an eye on a breach in the Tolna Dam.

Chemical Spill At NDSU

Emergency crews evacuate a building at an NDSU research facility after responding to a hazardous material incident.

North Dakota Men’s Books In New TV Series

Two North Dakota men are going to be featured in the upcoming ABC TV drama Boom…sort of. Troy Larson and business partner Terry Hinnenkamp published a series of books about ghost towns across the state and the TV show wants to use them as props.