Kansas Highway Patrol Car Struck By Semi

TOPEKA, Kan, (WIBW) A Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) Trooper was injured Thursday morning when his cruiser was struck by a semi along Highway 24 near Menoken Road.

The trooper, who was identified as Lt. Greg Kyser, was taken to the hospital with what were described as non-life threatening injuries. He has since been released, according to KHP's Facebook page (see post below)

The crash remains under investigation.

Officials said Kyser was sitting in his patrol car, parked in a construction area, observing traffic when the tractor-trailer rear-ended the vehicle.

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Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online publicFormer New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg rallied with volunteers and leaders of his gun control campaign in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - As the midterm election rapidly approaches, Michael Bloomberg wants voters to keep gun violence prevention on their minds as they head to the polls.

The billionaire and former New York mayor rallied at W.A. Frost restaurant with local volunteers and leaders of Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action.

"They're sending a message to elected officials: vote for common sense gun laws or we are going to throw you out!" Bloomberg declared, in a thumbnail summary of the group's activism around the nation.

Bloomberg's trip as already planned prior to Saturday's attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, but it was fresh on the minds of those