ATCHISON, Kan. -- At least eighty people sought out medical attention after a chemical accident at a distilling plant in Atchison, Kansas on Friday and at least one person is in intensive care ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nobody was hurt in an explosion Friday night at the MGP Ingredients plant in Atchison. The explosion happened about 8:15 p.m. at the plant, which is located at 100 Commercial ...

THAT INCLUDES THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A NURSING FACILITY AND ATCHISON HIGH SCHOOL AND THE NEIGHBORING CHURCH THAT WERE IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF TOWN. WE HAVE CREWS ON THOSE AREAS RIGH NOW AND ...

ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a chemical plant spill has caused a noxious cloud to form over a northeastern Kansas community, prompting the evacuation of a school and the factory.

More than two years after a toxic chemical fog surrounded Atchison and sent about 140 seeking medical help, two Kansas companies ... living north of the MGPI plant were told to stay inside their ...