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BLACK RIVER FALLS (WKOW) -- The search continues for two men who escaped from a Black River Falls prison. Authorities now believe they could in Vernon County.

James Newman, 29, and James Misleveck, 18, escaped Tuesday night. Police say they've been on a crime spree ever since.

Friday, an anonymous caller said a black Chrysler Concorde police believe the pair had stolen was in Vernon County. Later, authorities received another call from a man who says he saw Misleveck.

The Vernon County Sheriff John Spears says officers from several departments searched the area, but the men are still on the loose.

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BLACK RIVER FALLS (WKOW) -- Two prison escapees from Black River Falls Correctional Center are still on the loose. According to officials, they are in a stolen vehicle and could be anywhere.

The two men, 18-year-old James Misleveck and 29-year-old James Newman reportedly walked out of the correctional facility Tuesday night.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department says the men then forced a woman to drive them in her car to Sparta. She was dropped off at a Kwik Trip and wasn't hurt.

Police say the inmates are now in a black Chrysler Concorde. They stole it Thursday morning in the Town of Clifton.