(UPDATE) 10:58 a.m. Students are currently headed back to school according to the City of Atchison, Kan..

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Atchison schools have been evacuated or are sheltering in place and highways into town have been shutdown as crews work a chemical spill at MPG Ingredients.

Atchison Public Schools have been evacuated and children are being transported to Walmart and Maur Hill Mount Academy until further notice. Students at Maur Hill are sheltering in place. Benedictine College has also been evacuated.

K-7, US-59 and US-73 Highways in Atchison have been closed until further notice.

If you are East of 17th Street or K-7 and North of Main Street it is good time to seek shelter at the Atchison Event Center, Walmart or South of town.

We are receiving word from the City of Atchison that the fog has lifted and the situation is improving.